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Victory Belongs To Shaheen Bagh

Victory belongs to Shaheen Bagh

So the aam aadmi’s ‘jharu’ (broom) has swept away the toxic garbage that the BJP had flooded the national capital of Delhi with. The credit for the spectacular performance by…

Who’s Afraid Of Shahrukh Khan?

Who’s afraid of Shahrukh Khan?

Dubai eye The writer is a Middle East based columnist. Shahrukh Khan may not be the finest actor of his generation but he is certainly one of the most loved.…

The Original Sin Of Shahrukh Khan

The original sin of Shahrukh Khan

Now what was Shahrukh Khan thinking when he did that article for Outlook? If anyone in the Mumbai film industry knows how to engage the media and use it to…

To hold each other’s flag

WHILE India and Pakistan can and do unfurl their flags in distant territories — say, in a cricket stadium in Sharjah or when they secure a medal at the Olympics,…

Modi’s hat-trick

AT the cusp of yesterday, most of his troubles seemed so far away. The published exit polls pointed to a third landslide for Narendra Modi and his allies, even though…

Will not talking usher in peace?

INDIA’S home minister says there can’t be any talks with Pakistan until peace comes to Jammu and Kashmir first. It’s not clear if he was posturing as politicians often do…

Critical days for Modi and rivals

THE underplayed defeat for his government by 32 seats in the parliamentary elections, with a whopping loss of 63 BJP MPs from the previous tally, may have reined in Prime…

Path of instability

PAKISTAN is currently muddling through a storm of political instability, economic downturn and resurgent terrorism. Large sections of Indian media and pundits have seized the opportunity to demonise Pakistan as…

Back to the two-lock basics

IT wasn’t a coincidence that two vote-rich Indian states ruled by two formidable opposition leaders — both regarded as prime minister material — witnessed headline-catching communal violence last week. Coupled…

Removing rust

ON Oct 22, Supremo Nawaz Sharif will wake up suffering from more than jetlag. He will feel the rust in his joints after four years of rest in London. He…