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What Modi can learn from Emperor Akbar — Part 2
If awoke in Modi’s India, the three emperors would ask, what has happened to our beloved homeland?
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What Modi can learn from Emperor Akbar — Part 1
We can assess Akbar’s attitude to religion by looking at the most visible symbol of Akbar’s reign — the Nauratan
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1971 field notes: lessons for Pakistan — Part II
All governments must attempt to maintain law and order and at all costs
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1971 field notes: lessons for Pakistan
In contrast to Ayub Khan, West Pakistani officials were not appreciating the scale of the crisis
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Remembering Dina
Neither Indians nor Pakistanis quite forgave Dina Wadia for being Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter
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Remembering Dina — Part II
In conversation, Dina recalled her father with warm affection
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Remembering Dina
Neither Indians nor Pakistanis quite forgave Dina Wadia for being Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter
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Charging into the graveyard of empires
A victory at this stage for America would mean simply maintaining an American presence in the region
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Khizr Khan: the rhino tamer of America
For Khizr Khan, the Prophet has left behind a blueprint for individuals to face every kind of challenge in life
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Omran Daqneesh and Aylan Kurdi
In between the death of young Aylan and wounding of Omran lay one year of immense human suffering on a global scale