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Category: South Asia

An Escape To…

He was seen leaving for an unknown destination, deftly dodging the Red Army, in a dark March night, six decades ago! He hardly had any idea what lay ahead… the […]

Tryst With Trust, Treaties & Terrorism

Well, it seems that the Indian Ministry of External Affairs is not at all happy, as China has, once more, blocked the designation of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a […]

The Elixir Of Life!

The start, which tends to wake the civilised people, like us, up with a start, is at Hollywood in all probability! Mad Max 3, the movie starring Mel Gibson, did manage […]

Causal Casualties…

The year 1963… it was the month of September when India had just lost the war (not just another skirmish) against China! This defeat had damaged the then Indian Prime […]

Pedagogy & The Educator!

The US forces had searched thoroughly the house in which he reportedly took refuge. However, they had failed to find him there! Surprisingly, Mullah Omar – the late founder-initiator of the […]

Policing & Polishing Morality

It was the French philosopher, social theorist and literary critic Paul-Michel Foucault, whose heard mentioning: “The strategic adversary is Fascism…the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our […]

That Is All… Period!

“No men on the panel will vote for the documentary about periods because the subject is too icky…” One of male judges in the Oscar Committee commented during the recent voting on […]

Alms & Arms

JeM, Jihadists & Journalism… Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM, or literally ‘The Army of Muhammad’ in Urdu) is a Pakistan-based terror outfit active in Kashmir. The main motive of this group is to […]

Warmth Worming Its Way Through

The dense fog in the Indian capital of New Delhi (in January-February) reportedly started creating trouble for the people living in Bhola, the largest island of neighbouring Bangladesh! People on […]