Pakistani Travelogue-I: Welcome to Multan
During my first visit to Pakistan in 1997 I was scheduled to make a speech in Multan at Bahauddin Zakariya University. Before flying to Multan, I spent a remarkable week in Sindh, where I met incredibly articulate More...
Is Pakistan Embracing Its Indic Roots?
Since its formation Pakistan has been working hard to separate itself from its Indic roots. Some recent events augur a small beginning towards a new trend, Pakistan returning to the idea of Vasudaiva Kutumbhakam More...
The Fatal Flaw: Nine Points India Ignores about Pakistan
After the Pathankot terror attack we again find ourselves to be on the receiving end in another round of proxy war imposed upon us by Pakistan. However, the old narrative on Pakistan continues to be prevalent in More...
Exposing Mehdi Hasan’s Accomplices
[contextly_sidebar id=”WwLYXQ2c255FE34NJcWzF4PRsCN9YkLA”] This article is a continuation of Responding to Mehdi Hasan – How Hindus Should Engage Their Opponents. This is an attempt to outline ways More...
Why Indians Should Boycott Shah Rukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan is among the most famous people in India. His popularity and influence now extend well beyond the reel world. As the owner of the IPL cricket team, Kolkata Knight Riders, he has become a power player More...
Indian Secularism Views Indian Muslims As Pakistanis
Secularism as practised in India is a threat to Indian Muslims as this essay will demonstrate. As per purely academic definitions, there are primarily two meanings of secularism. First, it is a movement of ideas More...
The Original Himalayan Blunder: How India Lost Gilgit-Baltistan
The original Himalayan Blunder was with regard to the Gilgit Agency and the Wazarat, which many don’t even remember. Gilgit-Baltistan, as we know it today comprised Gilgit Agency and Gilgit Wazarat back in 1947. A More...
Another Godhra in the Making?
I am beginning to worry about India’s national security in the wake of the Pakistani terrorist attacks on Gurdaspur and Udhampur as well as rumbles about cyber security, and the Taliban advance on Kunduz. Gurdaspur More...
NSA Talks: In Which Pakistan does an Arvind Kejriwal
Twice in just over a year, the Hurriyat hounds have been made pariahs by the Modi-led government of India. In August last year, India cancelled its scheduled Foreign Secretary level talks with Pakistan after the More...
Pakistani Jihad-ISIS Spreads Terror Tentacles in a Dozen Indian States
Abstract Information available from open source media regarding pro-ISIS elements in India indicates that jihadist activities are being observed by intelligence agencies in a dozen Indian states. This article will More...