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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.
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Trending
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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Counterview: What Arundhati Roy and the secular intelligentsia get wrong about Modi’s India
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India and its intelligence services should change the way they operate, says Justin Trudeau
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A celebrity fitness instructor offers five rules of fitness for everyone
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video
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Watch: Riders stranded upside down after amusement park ride malfunctions in Ontario, Canada
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Watch: A capella group sings mashup of a song from ‘Roja’ in three different languages
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Watch: Congress workers protest inside mosquito nets against rising dengue cases in Kolkata
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Watch: Many injured at roadside talent show ‘Happy Street’ in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Comedian imagines Karan Johar explaining ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’ roles to cast
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Reel
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When Dev Anand was mistaken for a taxi driver
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Start the week with a film: KG George’s ‘Irakal’ is a singular study of a psycho
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Watch: Marathi series ‘Shantit Kranti’ gets a second season
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ trailer: In Nithya Menen-led Telugu show, a woman stakes claim to her inheritance
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‘The Great Indian Family’ review: Well-meaning but simplistic
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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.
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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.
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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?
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The Field
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Live
India at Asian Games, Sept 26: Neha Thakur wins silver in sailing; hockey team wins 16-1
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Watch, Asian Games: Men’s 10m air rifle team wins India’s first gold medal in Hangzhou
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India at Asian Games, Sept 26 schedule: Shooting, boxing, hockey continues
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Watch, Asian Games: Indian rowers add to tally with two bronze medals
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Watch, highlights: Indian women’s cricket team win the Asian Games gold after win over Sri Lanka