Essay Politics and AMUA.G. NooraniOn how the university got enmeshed in political battles with communal overtones.
Essay AMU under assaultA.G. NOORANIThe Modi government’s reversal of the Union government’s stand on the Aligarh Muslim University not only perpetuates a grievous wrong but betrays a po
Essay Intelligence & policyA.G. NooraniIt is high time that the rogue elephant that is the Research and Analysis Wing acquires a strong statutory mahout—a charter enacted by Parliament. Thi
Facts of a carnageA.G. NooraniAn important addition to the documentation of the 2002 Gujarat pogrom, the book deserves a wide readership.
Jammu & Kashmir Relevance of U.N. resolutionsA.G. NOORANIThough most of the U.N. resolutions on Kashmir have been overtaken by recent events, two that define the contours of the conflict are still relevant:
Essay Constitution and secularismA.G. NOORANIThe 42nd Amendment made formal the Constitution’s basic commitment to the idea of a secular state—quite contrary to the BJP position that the amendmen
Essay India’s Sawdust CaesarA.G. NooraniIt is futile to expect Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rein in the so-called fringe elements because they form the core of his constituency. He neithe
Uniform Civil Code Zeal and poor scholarshipA.G. NOORANIThe cure to the malaise is not the imposition of a hated uniform civil code but a strong agitation for respect for the sharia and rejection of the Ang
Uniform Civil Code Zeal and poor scholarshipA.G. NOORANIThe cure to the malaise is not the imposition of a hated uniform civil code but a strong agitation for respect for the sharia and rejection of the Ang
Essay Hindutva’s stickA.G. NOORANIHindutva groups use the idea of a uniform civil code as a stick to beat the minorities with, an enterprise that finds an answering echo in judicial ze
Essay The Doval doctrineA.G. NooraniThe National Security Adviser’s policy prescription is marked by three themes: irrelevance of morality, extremism freed from calculation or calibratio
Essay A failure ordainedA.G. NOORANIIn 1960, India lost a chance to settle the border disagreement with China. China’s position has since hardened, and the concessions that Zhou Enlai wa
Natchathiram Nagargiradhu: A cinematic experiment gone sour Pa. Ranjith’s latest film is as dull, as self-congratulating and as long as a manifesto.
