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Enjoying a respite from the relentless scrutiny of his rocky tenure at Harvard’s helm, University President Lawrence H. Summers—in the midst of a week-long sojourn to South Asia—offered the local media a glimpse of his plans to deepen ties with...
While the first part of Collingham's book describes how many Indian curries came into being, the second part explains how the British Empire spread these dishes throughout the world, by creating the peculiar institution of the Indian restaurant. Almost every Indian who has gone abroad has wondered why the...
India is changing fast. A few years ago, a bomb attack on a holy Hindu site would have sparked riots. A few months ago, there would have seemed little doubt that Islamist groups linked to Pakistan carried it out. That neither is a certainty today reflects a nation, and a...
Singh's caution reflects the subcontinent's history of Hindu-Muslim violence. Hindu-majority India and Muslim Pakistan were born in the sectarian bloodbath of partition, and three wars the the Kashmir insurgency have kept relations between the communities strained. Just four years ago, the death of 59 Hindus in...
It would be naive to think that India has shed its Hindu chauvinism overnight. After the latest attack, former BJP Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani announced he would he embarking on a "yatra," a cross between a march and a pilgrimage, to protest the pandering to "minorities" - meaning Muslims...