Since independence
South Asian history after 1947, including 1965 and 1971.
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Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan and Sam Manekshaw (and a comment from Major Agha Amin)
Hamid Hussain corrects a story about Sam Manekshaw and a motorcycle sold to Yahya Khan, drawing on his piece about the controversies over Ayub Khan’s selection as army chief, with…
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Bangladesh forgives Jamaat
The author calls the commutation of Delwar Hossain Sayedee’s death sentence good but not fair, argues Bangladesh needs a working compromise and forgiveness, and worries about land grabs and the…
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Aunn Zara (pitch-perfect Punjabi)
On Aunn Zara’s Punjabi in a Pakistani drama, the poster surveys South Asia’s four great languages: Punjabi recovering after Partition, Bengali strengthened by independent Bangladesh, Hindi spreading, and the resistance…
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Punjab 1984
Praising Anurag Singh’s film Punjab 1984 as one of the year’s best for direction, acting and music, the post calls it more love story than commentary, notes Khalistani objections, and…
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General Zia in Jordan
Posting a note from Hamid Hussain on General Zia in Jordan, the author adds a first-hand report that the then army chief joined those who forgave Zia, and argues Islamism…
