Since independence
South Asian history after 1947, including 1965 and 1971.
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Maj General Tajammal Malik. Very Important Interview
Omar Ali reposts an old Agha H. Amin interview with Maj. Gen. Tajammal Hussain Malik, calling it a must-read on the Pakistan Army, and describes Malik as an excellent field…
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Hindi Cinema As Visual Political Narrative
The author traces four phases of social change in post-independence India through Hindi films, beginning with the late 1950s to 1970s era of socialism, industrialisation and urbanisation, and arguing that,…
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Kashmir Files : Short Review
Nachiketa gives a hurried short review of The Kashmir Files, finding it more effective than he expected: the loud direction suits its aim, the violence is not overdone and the…
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Major Amin’s Review: 1965, A Western Sunrise. by Shiv Kunal Varma
Reviewing Shiv Kunal Verma’s 1965: A Western Sunrise, retired Major Agha H Amin finds it a good effort with interesting background but lists several errors on brigade structure, the SSG’s…
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Zulfi Bhutto of Pakistan; the dark side chronicles
Reposting an old piece, Asif Javed argues that the legend of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto has outrun the record, and sets out his ‘dark side’, including intolerance of rival power centres…
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Brigadier FB Ali; the Man Who Removed Yahya Khan
Hamid Hussain’s obituary of Brigadier F. B. Ali (1929-2021) recounts his career in the Pakistan Army and his roles in the December 1971 move against Yahya Khan and an alleged…
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Major Amin’s Summing up of the 3 Major Indo-Pak Wars
Major Amin, in an extract from his history of the Pakistan army, sums up the three Indo-Pak wars, arguing that Gilgit was won in 1947 by British and Gilgit Scouts…
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Book Review: Jugalbandi- The BJP Before Modi, by Vinay Sitapati
A review of Vinay Sitapati’s Jugalbandi, on the partnership of Vajpayee and Advani through the RSS, Jan Sangh and BJP. The reviewer finds it extensively researched, a ringside view of…
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General AAK Niazi, Military career
A note by Hamid Hussain on the military career of Lt Gen A. A. K. Niazi, the Eastern Command chief who surrendered in December 1971. The introduction presents it as…
