Ali Khan Mahmudabad

Some of the greatest human tragedies of the last century and indeed many of the current political conflicts across the world prove that citizens are equally complicit in the crimes of their governments.

Acts of terrorism have been carried out in the name of Judaism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. So where does this leave us? Who do we blame?

Rural politics in UP, and perhaps also in many other parts of India, revolves around three points: the thana, the tehsil and the public sector bank

Without appropriation the BJP will be unable to draw any connection between itself and figures who are pivotal to understanding the constitution

Land can be divided and borders can be invented but language continues to transcend these man-made walls…

A depressing story of how an apolitical interfaith programme falls prey to petty political interests.

It is noteworthy that even an ardent pan-Islamist like Afghani saw that India's true potential lay in the unity of her people.

But everyone was happy to say ‘I am Charlie’.

The shocking tragedies of Paris and Peshawar have reignited questions about who is a Muslim and who is not or who speaks for Islam and who does not.

As various powers again consider arming people they deem to be ‘rebels’ rather than ‘terrorists’ in Syria, they must remembers that the 100,000 odd mujahideen produced by Operation Cyclone over 14 years did not just disappear.