Rahul Pandita
Journalist and author MJ Akbar on why the two-nation theory is a spectacularly stupid idea that needs the enmity of ‘the other’ to exist
Pakistani actress Veena Malik leaves her country’s clergy struck and the Twitterati cheering with a bristling defence of her appearance on Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss
Aasia Bibi has been sentenced to death under Pakistan’s dubious blasphemy laws. Her case could hasten the country’s slide towards a closed society.
The story of an unlikely Christian channel in Pakistan. If going on air was difficult, staying on air is something of a miracle.
The author, who was the first journalist to expose match fixing in international cricket, pieces together the intricate details of how the sting on the Pakistani cricket team was crafted by a British tabloid. He also remembers his own undercover operations closer home.
Pakistani artist Rashid Rana uses pornographic images of women to create the burkha in his critique of cultural stereotypes of women.
The world’s Most Wanted Man was not only sighted last in Pakistan, according to the WikiLeaks diaries, that country’s role in the turbulent region has been getting more and more alarming.
The judge has spoken. Ajmal Kasab is guilty. Our Home Minister has declared that this is a message to Pakistan and a victory for India. Is it, really? Not a chance.
South Asian politics is the politics of the family. And never before have we got such a view from the inside. It’s what gives this book its wider relevance.