Personal tragedies and circumstances shaped Indira Gandhi’s journey from a reluctant politician to India’s prime minister, proving those who underestimated her wrong by dominating Indian politics for two decades, influencing subsequent generations, and ensuring her family’s hold on Congress
In the early decades of independence, top Indian and Pakistani military officers, trained together at academies such as Sandhurst as a group of tightly-knit cadets selected based on shared features, maintained bonds despite hostilities and the tumultuous partition
Sri Lanka is unlikely to immediately overcome the chaos as the next government faces an uphill task of addressing shortages of essentials such as food, medicine, and fuel
Sri Lanka has faced a crippling economic meltdown and struggled to even import essential items such as fuel, food, and medicines as it has run out of foreign exchange reserves
Indian expatriates in the Arab world represent a continuation of the enduring India-Arabia relations that date back centuries and enabled enriching exchanges in literature, science, and spirituality, going much beyond Islam and its propagation
Nanak’s relevance has grown more than ever before as he preached against religious prejudices and founded Sikhism as a monotheistic religion and a synthesis between Islam and Hinduism
Pakistan’s judiciary has had an unenviable record of legitimizing military rulers under the ‘doctrine of necessity but has also over the decades managed to stand out by exerting a check on the executive and the military establishment
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s allegations that the US backed an attempt to oust him in April 2022 put a spotlight on Washington’s involvement in regime changes
Three-time Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has consistently taken a conciliatory approach towards India and sought peaceful co-existence and economic prosperity, earning him Indian approval as the businessman politician brings a pragmatic approach to politics wherein ideology takes a backseat and he appears willing to give more and take less
