Stories from Ayesha Siddiqa
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Seeking closure
An under-construction narrative tried to put the onus on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto for the events of 1971
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Paris — the day after
Muslims aren't the only ones who kill. There's been violence in Myanmar by Buddhists, brutality by Shiv Sena in...
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Turning relations over
Talking to Russians, it was pleasant to see the mention of Pakistan did not automatically result in tense expressions
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Turning out like us!
Are the days of Indian pluralism over? What a reminder of the Zia-era Pakistan!
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Killing an airline?
The fact is that pilots are still flying, but for once are insisting on flying according to the book
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Must we talk?
Talks will only work when India and Pakistan cool their heels and do their homework on why they want to talk
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A general’s legacy
Gul must have died a proud man realising that succeeding generations of officers kept up the traditions he established
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New social contract
Other states also engage in ‘gentrification’, but they don't treat citizens the way I-11 inhabitants were treated
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Lost in translation
Bajrangi Bhaijaan doesn’t say that we are the same; it just reminds us of our geographical closeness