Consequences of hate campaigns Why do riots erupt?A.G. NooraniThe Delhi violence show that hate campaigns have consequences.
An inspired dissent A.G. Noorani“It is said that this manifesto is more than a theory, that it was an incitement. Every idea is an incitement. It offers itself for belief and, if bel
Essay The plague of seditionA.G. NooraniThe Supreme Court of India has upheld the obsolete colonial law of sedition, which was inspired by the racist ideology of the need to keep Indian rebe
Essay Faiz Ahmed Faiz: A true South AsianA.G. NOORANIThe Shaheen Baghs that sprang up all over India in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act reclaimed Faiz Ahmed Faiz as truly one of us, a fig
Essay The Atlas and the Army chief A.G. NOORANIThe signs are many and disturbing that the Modi government may be contemplating military action to wrest Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Gandhi’s assassination A.G. Noorani THE main witness against V.D. Savarkar in the Gandhi assassination case was the approver Digamber Badge. Two other witnesses corroborated his
Essay Savarkar & the BJPA.G.NooraniWhat was Savarkar’s record in his 83 years to hail him as a hero? Six abject apologies to the British rulers, an unprecedented record in the entire hi
Extracts The Khrushchev-Abbas dialogueA.G. NOORANIA conversation between Nikita S. Khrushchev, K.A. Abbas and Ali Sardar Jafri that took place in January 1960.
Ayodhya title case Supreme Court denies justice A.G. NOORANIWhat right, power and jurisdiction has the apex court of a secular state to direct the government to construct the house of worship of any community?
A right royal snubA.G. NooraniTHE prize goes to the Chinese Emperor’s letter of October 3, 1973, to Britain’s insane King George III. It was sanitised by British officials. Here ar
Essay Diplomacy & language A.G.NOORANILapses from civility are rare in diplomacy, but the diplomat’s reputation for care in the use of language has at times landed him in trouble.
Essay Rule of law & ArmyA.G. NOORANIIn international law, the state and its organ, the army, are held accountable for any wrongdoing. Not so in India where the army enjoys impunity throu
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
