terrorism

Ways of Seeing

Aimee Ginsburg

One person’s terrorist is another’s martyr and somebody else’s son who could do no wrong

The Injured Are Everywhere

Rahul Bhatia

As we come under attack, yet again, what do our reactions say about us?

Besieged, Not Fallen

Mosharraf Zaidi

Questions on Pakistan’s intent to fight terror and fulfil its international obligations are legitimate, but they assume a State in complete control. It is not

Losing the Idea of India

Hartosh Singh Bal

Sometimes alienation can be addressed the usual way. Sometimes not. In this rather special case, maybe it’s time to begin all over again: by listening

The Scare of a Red October

Rahul Pandita

They are on the prowl along J&K’s dividing line. Hardcore Lashkar militants lie in wait for a chance to sneak in and wreak havoc in Delhi during the Commonwealth Games this autumn.

Kashmir’s Ghost Terrorist

Rahul Pandita

One man’s life in the Valley suggests how terror attacks have become a commercial proposition for local trouble makers looking for a quick buck.

Kidnapped by the State

Amitava Kumar

A professor in the US takes up the cause of a terror detainee of Pakistani origin who, she says, is guilty only of being a Muslim and a critic of US policies.