Since independence
South Asian history after 1947, including 1965 and 1971.
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Hamid Hussain: Remembering Colonel Shuja Khanzada
Hamid Hussain remembers Colonel Shuja Khanzada (1943-2015), the Punjab home minister killed in a suicide attack in Attock, tracing his military family’s service in the British Indian army and his…
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Romila Thapar. Something is missing..
Commenting on an interview with Romila Thapar, the author says he accepts her sceptical, neutral historian’s ideal but finds she lacks a vision of what India is and why India…
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The 1965 War. A Summary by Major Amin
The author reposts Major Amin’s long article on the 1965 India-Pakistan war, offered as a more objective view because both countries claim victory, arguing Pakistan’s Kashmir operations misjudged India’s response…
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Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Shaheed and Flt Lt Mati ur Rahman Shaheed. Heroes.
The author tells the story of the 20 August 1971 T-33 crash that killed Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas and Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman, both later awarded their country’s highest gallantry…
