Wahhabism is transforming Indo-Islamic civilisation. A scholarly yet accessible essay collection analyses the interface between West and South Asian Islam.
A new real threat of Khalistani terror, fuelled and funded by foreign gurudwaras patronised by liberal white politicians, has revived memories of a blood-drenched era of Punjab’s history
The Khalistan years recalled through a woman’s life
Talking to Outlook, Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh explains the role of 'foreign hand' in reviving Khalistani extremism in the state.
India will want the visiting PM to reconsider his soft line on resurgent Sikh radicals in Canada
A spurt in ‘separatist diasporian movement’ gives Canadian Khalistanis new impetus
An ambitious AAP flirted with the wrong sentiment in Punjab last year—separatism
The Sikh response to Indian nationalism was complex—loyal soldiers of the colonial army, they didn’t fall for the ‘separate electorate’ idea
Scriptwriters come out of the shadows as Bollywood, its formulas failing, hunts for quality content
"You could say politics too is a form of theatre—an enactment or performance," writes veteran actor Govind Namdev about his acting journay and plans ahead.
Perumal Murugan re-enters the world of letters with a novel that depicts an outlier's struggle to live and love in a society where privacy is history
Why Darul Uloom Deoband doesn't want women to watch football? How are they cashing the cow in Gujarat? Read all the juicy gossip here...
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I salute you, DM of Bareilly. Sure, Chandan Gupta shouldn’t have been killed in Kasganj and we grieve for him, but there is no need to bully our fellow citizens, just to prove the colonialists right.
Changed public sentiment puts Dhaka in a cleft stick on hasty repatriation of Myanmar refugees
A sudden spurt in Haryana’s crime points to an administration that lacks in political will and is pressured by caste politics. The CM, though, will ‘remain’.
This year’s Budget throws in some original reforms with regard to direct taxes
Investment in Railways needs careful monitoring in light of poor performance
Suddenly, ryots get false hopes. In poll year, harvest isn’t all about field crops.
Rural development schemes have been allocated record sums
A low fiscal deficit on his mind, the FM plays it safe with taxes. Only the old have reason to smile.
Jaitley promises succour, belatedly, to aggrieved sectors. But is it too thin a supply of oxygen for India’s distressed?
