Word: subcontinentals
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"I've always felt that the export of our vulgarity is the hallmark of our greatness," says Styron, who lived for many years in Paris and whose books always sell well in France. "I don't necessarily mean to be derogatory. The Europeans have always been fascinated by wanting to...
"The right one used to be associated with prostitutes on the Indian subcontinent," says Shehabudding. "There's less of a stigma attatched to the left one."
In the 20th century, the most successful female dynast has been Indira Gandhi of India, daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. Over a span of 16 years, Gandhi proved herself the most formidable Prime Minister India has ever had, masterly melding the charisma of her family with the subcontinent's...
since Pakistan was created as a homeland for Moslems in the 1947 partition that ended British colonial rule of the Indian subcontinent.
The distrust and hatred between primarily Hindu India and Muslim Pakistan have exploded into war three times, twice (in 1947 and 1965) over the fate of Kashmir. The issue is no closer to peaceful resolution today than it was when the two nations were created by the British partition of...