Pakistan

A State Gone to Seed

Soutik Biswas

A collection of essays fails to shed new light on an old topic. The focus is on Pakistan, not on the great divide

‘Yes, I Don’t Like Pakistan’

Salman Rushdie speaks of a failure called Pakistan, and why his lawyer told him proving Indira Gandhi was not of good character was the only way to save his skin

No One Wants to be Like India

David Lepeska

Parag Khanna has always been on the go. Open’s David Lepeska recently corralled him for a wide-ranging discussion. Excerpts

Republic of Divides

Basharat Peer

Rock music, English satire, mansions with private guards and big guns. Meanwhile, students work as shoeshine boys. And death threats are issued on FM radio. A journey into a country of contradictions