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Debating the dangers

Of the revival of secular sentiment in Pakistan, impressions from a fortnight-long visit.

On Sino-Indian relations

Protracted Contest: Sino-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century by John W. Garver; Oxford University Press; pages 447, Rs.595.

Vajpayee and the Constitution

With his recent utterances on Ayodhya, Atal Behari Vajpayee has become the first Prime Minister in India's history to have ranged himself on the side

Nehru: A democratic Curzon?

Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Second Series, Volume 27; Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund; distributed by Oxford University Press; pages 608, Rs.50

The truth about POTO

The draconian Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance draws heavily from anti-terrorism Acts in the United States and the United Kingdom. But unlike those i

A matter of credibility

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's pronouncements on the Ayodhya issue over a period of time have been markedly contradictory - or worse.

The enduring triangle

The United States and Pakistan 1947-2000: Disenchanted Allies by Dennis Kux; Oxford University Press, 2001; pages 470, Rs. 495.

Islam and violence: slurs and myths

Shattering the Myth: Islam beyond Violence by Bruce B. Lawrence; Oxford University Press; pages 237, Rs.495.

Of Jinnah and Junagadh

Jinnah Papers: Pakistan: Pangs of Birth 15 August-30 September 1947; first series, Volume V; editor-in-chief Z. H. Zaidi; Quaid-e-Azam Papers Project,

Jinnah and Junagadh

Jinnah Papers: Pakistan: Pangs of Birth 15 August-30 September 1947; first series, Volume V; editor-in-chief Z. H. Zaidi; Quaid-e-Azam Papers Project,

The modern Prime Minister

I do not know how many members of the House realise what exactly is the machinery by which collective responsibility (of the Council of Ministers to t

Some larger questions

Transcending the facts of the unique and unprecedented sets of litigation arising out of Jayalalithaa becoming the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, two q