MJ Akbar
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
Who Wants the Peace of the Graveyard?
The Afghan War is over ideology, not geography
23 July 2021
War Cries and Monsoon Melodies
Goan musings on Rao’s wisdom and the unending march in Afghanistan
16 July 2021
Cricket in 2050
All matches are now played in a covered stadium, any batsman who hits the ceiling is given an eight. The old helicopter shot is passé, players are hitting perpendicular rockets into the air
11 June 2021
A Bookworm’s Lockdown
A loincloth for Prince Philip and the Quran written in Saddam’s blood
28 May 2021
The Day of the Final Game Is Coming
Mamata Banerjee cannot take success for granted
07 May 2021
From Genius to Divinity
Satyajit Ray never touched alcohol, and listened to a sonata by Beethoven on his turntable gramophone at breakfast. What else could possibly be required for the biodata of a Calcutta god?
30 April 2021
What’s At Stake?
Any number in three figures for the party will be a massive advance
16 April 2021
An East Bengal In West Bengal
The 2021 struggle for power is shaped by history, geography, demography—and a miracle by the mahatma, argues MJ Akbar
12 March 2021Authors
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle
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