History of a dispute The Pan Tsu-li momentA.G. NOORANIA strong thread of continuity in China’s approach runs for six decades, from 1959 to this day. India ignored the hints, with two consequences. China c
A question of ideology Modi & ZionismA.G. NOORANIThe Hindu right wing’s admiration for Israel and the Zionist ideology is born out of its antipathy to Muslims.
Essay Ambedkar’s warningA.G. NOORANIProponents of Hindu supremacy knew that democracy could be used to establish a Hindu Raj. They and their followers have sought to use the vote for end
Kashmir Human shields & pellet gunsA.G. NOORANIIt is a particular outlook that shuns conciliation in and on Kashmir, resolves to “settle” the matter by brute force condoning pellet guns and hostage
War on Indus waters?A.G. NOORANIThe Indus Waters Treaty was not unfair to India, and the belligerence over it under the present regime is harmful for peace between the two nations.
Glimpses into 1942A.G. NOORANIA rich collection of documents that offer insights into the political currents that rocked the year 1942 in India.
Essay A blot on India’s secularismA.G. NOORANIThe country failed to give the Jamia Millia Islamia University its dues as an institution founded by a minority community with the objective of servin
Glimpses of a rich lifeA.G. NOORANIThese volumes of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru are a useful record of Nehru’s talks with Ayub Khan on the boundary question.
Essay The roots of 2017A.G. NOORANILord Mountbatten did his best to work out a realistic solution regarding Kashmir in the months preceding and following the 1947 Partition, but first M
Essay Flawed hearingA.G. NOORANIThe Panama Papers shattered Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s image, but the court proceedings against him were not founded on solid evidence.
Kashmir's autonomy Myths and falsehoodsA.G. NOORANIA.B. Vajpayee, often thought to have genuinely attempted to resolve the Kashmir impasse, hawkishly derailed dialogue and made sure that the dilution o
Essay Gilgit gamesA.G. NOORANIKashmiris have objected unanimously to Pakistan’s move to make Gilgit-Baltistan one of its provinces. Rather late in the day they have discovered that
The rediscovery of Ekakini, an iconic Hindi work Hindi literary circles are all agog as the first lesbian novel, from 1948, is republished.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
