Pakistan

New Pakistan Taliban Chief

Avinash Subramaniam

Chillingly for his rivals, Hakimullah Mehsud has been compared to Idi Amin

The ‘If Only’ History of India

Hartosh Singh Bal

Jaswant Singh cites Gokhale to sell Jinnah as ‘an ambassador of Hindu-Muslim unity’. So, Hitler was a painter, right?

How the Other Half Lives

Faiza S. Khan

The act of history that gave us our independence in fact created two independent nations. A view from across the border.

The Final Frontier

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If 30 years of foreign policy could be rewound, Pakistan’s ‘jihad factory’ would not exist, says Alice Albinia

It’s a question India’s Prime Minister asked a long time ago when he first embarked on his political journey. Now, in his latest effort to lead the country in keeping with his long-term vision, he may well want to ask it again: who fails if India wins?