Wars of Errors

Evil is self-destructive, you will find if you read Shakespeare; and patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel, said an Englishmen more than two

Rest in Peace Pakistan (1947-1974)

You cannot understand Pakistan until and unless you understand how the demise of the ideal of Pakistan was brought about by its own people

150 Years: Recounting Untold History

This May of year 2007 is making 150 years of those untold stories of the heroes of the India’s war of freedom.

The Dispatches On War: Part X

Metternich And the European Politics of Power: 1815-1850

Thanksgiving as Tragedy

Thanksgiving: a feast as a prelude to a massacre.

Vidarbha and Farmer Suicides - Facts and Fiction

The black cotton soil of Vidarbha is legendary and is supposed to breed “aalsi” (lazy) farmers since you simply have to throw the seeds onto

Studying History? Yes, it is necessary

Why do Pakistanis consider Mahmud Ghazni, Mohammad Ghauri and Aurangzeb Great Muslims?

Dispatches on War (Part VI)

The American movie industry is a powerful institution, which can shape perceptions globally.

Indo-Pak History via Mail

Pakistan is trying to create an identity but you cannot hide your heritage.

The Naked Fakir

’The naked fakir,’ Churchill called him. ’Greatest man ever who walked on the earth ...’ said Einstein.

Remembering H.M. Seervai (1906-1996)

Those who are familiar with the legal profession know that his 4 volume work on Constitutional Law is the finest

Dispatches On War (Part IV)

The Battle of Somme offers that unique event in which the views of an entire generation and through them, the world’s perspective on a human

The Dispatches on War (Part V)

Muslims and Crusades -- In the last five hundred years, the destiny of the Muslim world and the European continent seems to have undertaken diverse

South Asia’s Clarence Darrow

An anglicized barrister who ended up founding a separate Muslim majority state is an apparent paradox but not really so...

Recent Terror in Egypt

Egypt is where it all started as early as 1928. Indeed it was not as much a reaction to non-Muslims or even colonial rule as