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Pervez Hoodbhoy
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How does India’s New Education Policy compare with Pakistan’s recent single national curriculum?
In both places, majoritarian consensus against their respective religious minorities will be hugely strengthened.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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In Pakistan, women are upending centuries of patriarchy – and men must catch up
Pakistan’s Aurat March from earlier this month is a sign of the times.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Why have Saudi Arabia and the UAE failed to express support for Pakistan’s position on Kashmir?
Both places are autocracies, where the people cannot be allowed to express their will and advocating democracy is a punishable crime.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Opinion: Pakistan could never reach the Moon because it didn’t have its own Nehru
If Narendra Modi were the prime minister of India 70-80 years ago, the country today would be pursuing astrology instead of astronomy.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Pervez Hoodbhoy: What is it that Pakistan wants anyway?
India could have dealt with Kashmir differently. But Imran Khan must realise that Jaish-e-Mohammed and others of its ilk are not the answer.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Why Bangladesh’s economy is growing much faster than Pakistan’s – and what India has to do with that
Eschewing militarism in favour of human development, Bangladesh set its initial priorities correctly.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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In Imran Khan’s Naya Pakistan, the removal of an Ahmadi economist shows power of religious bias
The backlash to Atif Mian’s appointment came not just from rival parties but from within the new prime minister’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf too.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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As Modi undermines Nehru, India is becoming Pakistan’s mirror image
But it is still not that easy to banish the legacy of the first prime minister, writes the prominent Pakistani scientist.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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In Pakistan, Punjab has set an example by removing hate from its school textbooks
The new material is printed on decent paper and includes subjects that were earlier blacked out.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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‘Holy men’, theirs and ours: If India has Ram Rahim, Pakistan has its pirs and mullahs
The self-styled messenger of god was recently convicted of rape by an Indian court.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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From Pakistan’s Mashal Khan to India’s Pehlu Khan, what is the psychology behind lynching?
Much of the Pakistani public, tacitly or openly, endorses violent punishment of suspected blasphemers.
Pervez Hoodbhoy
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Who is Pakistan's enemy number one?
Could there be something more dangerous than corruption, bad governance and religious terrorism? Indian and American conspiracies?
Pervez Hoodbhoy
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement