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Category: South Asia

An Other Woman

Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa), the daughter of Persian immigrants who became queen of the Mughal Empire, enjoys a special status in South Asia. Many stories have been written on her […]

The Language Of Power!

It’s quite obvious that we can’t trace some languages, if language census takes place after a gap of 10 years. It is because language is a dynamic entity…… it emerges […]

The Changing Equation In S Asia

In a rare first, the Pakistani soldiers and officers will undergo the training at Russian military institutes. The Pak Defence Ministry recently confirmed the news, saying in a statement that […]

A Spiritual Thought!

The Dalai Lama has triggered a sensation by saying that “had Jawaharlal Nehru not been self-centred, India and Pakistan would have been one country”. The Tibetan spiritual leader made such […]

A ‘Controversial’ Indian!

The Indians usually blame Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee for the plight of the Hindus (especially in East Pakistan) after the Partition of India in 1947. Most probably, he is blamed […]

Russia To Influence Indian Election?

Russia plans to influence the public opinion in India through social media ahead of the 2019 Parliamentary Election! Philip N Howard – the statutory Professor of Internet Studies at the […]

All Eyes Are On Modi-Khan Relationship

Former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was working on a ‘Treaty of Peace and Good Neighbourliness’, including a ‘No War Pact’, with then Pakistani President General Zia-ul-Haq in 1984. Gandhi […]

A Piece Of Indian History Saved In London

The ‘India Club‘ in London is safe, for now. The Westminster City Council’s Planning Sub-Committee recently rejected the application to demolish the Club and to construct a luxury hotel there. […]

Delhi Set To Join Elite Club

Former US President Ronald Regan had decided to create a ‘missile defence system’ during the Cold War to protect his country’s capital from possible Russian missile attacks. A few years […]