William Dalrymple
Fatima Bhutto Fighting for Justice Dec 31, 1969
The man Fatima Bhutto holds responsible for her father’s death is not only out of prison after 11 years without conviction, but is suddenly the most powerful man in the country.
The Irreverent Hero Islam Forgot Dec 31, 1969
The Adventures of Hamza is the Iliad and Odyssey of the mediaeval Persianate world: a rollicking, magic-filled heroic saga, full of myth and imagination.
Pakistan's Flawed and Feudal Princess Dec 31, 1969
It's wrong for the West simply to mourn Benazir Bhutto as a martyred democrat, says this acclaimed south Asia expert. Her legacy is far murkier and more complex.
Bernard Lewis and the Neocon view of Islam Dec 31, 1969
Lewis has had such a profound influence that according to the Wall Street Journal, “the Lewis doctrine, in effect, had become US policy”.
Democracy, not terror, is the engine of political Islam Dec 31, 1969
Democracy is not the antidote to the Islamists the neocons once fondly believed it would be.
A Writer's People and earlier works of V.S. Naipaul Dec 31, 1969
Naipaul was once a penetrating and unpredictable literary critic, but here criticism has been reduced to a series of spikey provocations.
A Friend of Feudalism Dec 31, 1969
The very reasons that make the west love Benazir Bhutto are the same that leave many Pakistanis with second thoughts.
Days of Rage Dec 31, 1969
“However flawed democracy here is, it is still the only answer,” she (Asma Jahangir) continued.
India: The Empire Strikes Back Dec 31, 1969
In 1600 India produced 22.5% of global GDP. By 1870, India had been reduced into a Third World nation, thanks to the Raj.
Independence Thinker Dec 31, 1969
Gandhi is one of the most written about individuals in modern history... But recently his status has been somewhat eroded.
The 'poor' Neighbour Dec 31, 1969
India is seen as a success story, while Pakistan is written off as a failed state and the hiding place of Osama bin Laden. What went wrong?
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