'New Pak army chief won't want trouble with India for now'

'The last thing he would want is new tensions with India.' IMAGE: Lieutenant General Asim Munir, after being appointed as Pakistan's new chief of army staff, meets with President Dr Arif Alvi, at......

Hijab Case: Why Muslim Liberals Will Lose

The educated, respectable and established Muslims voices, that were on the modernising side on the Shah Bano issue, are fighting on the opposite side now, mostly because they worry about Narendra......

Malaysia's Lashkar arrest points to its global footprint

Aveek Sen on how the Lashkar-e-Tayiba looks at the world while focusing on India and Afghanistan. IMAGE: This photograph from April 2015 shows Malaysia's then prime minister Najib Razak speaking......

Before the Owaisis there was Shahabuddin

Today as one sees the Owaisi brothers of Hyderabad seeking to lay claim as the custodians of the Muslim vote and the upholders of the community's interests, it is Syed Shahabuddin who springs to......

Gopichand slams badminton's proposed new rule changes

However, former India coaches Vimal Kumar and Syed Mohammed Arif, favoured the proposed rule, saying it would make the players stronger. IMAGE: Saina Nehwal serves. Photograph: Robertus......