A note from Pakistan: Why Gandhi matters beyond India’s borders

A contested figure in Pakistan’s discourse, Gandhi’s ideas and humanism retain relevance for both nations Nation-states write their own histories. Pakistan is no different.…

Too Late For Kashmiri Politicians To Accept Two-Nation Theory

Now that India has actually merged Jammu & Kashmir in Indian Union Territory, certain Kashmiri politicians are coming to admit that Two-Nation Theory was…

Can India and Pakistan continue to blame the colonists for their failure to liberate its people?

Independence Day in India and Pakistan is a strange moment. Celebrating the end of racist imperialism comes along with the underplayed horrors of a…

The Indic civilisation

By Ishtiaq Ahmed  Today’s article coincides with India’s declaration as a republic in 1950. The civilisational roots of modern India are always worth discussing,…

‘Gandhi, My Father’ – humanising heroes

It is an interesting coincidence that the new Bollywood film, Gandhi – My Father has been released days before the subcontinent celebrates sixty years…

The rescued letter of Mahatama Gandhi

A rare letter by Gandhi weeks before his assassination was saved from an auction by the Indian Government. The contents of the letter are…