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Topic: Jinnah

Nehru’s enthusiasm, Jinnah’s silence, and Gandhi’s baffling indifference to Mohenjo-daro

In 'The Indus', Andrew Robinson looks at the vital legacy of the Indus Valley Civiliation within modern India.

Pakistan created a Gurdaspur myth for way too long. The truth was very different

Despite there being no contemporaneous evidence, it has often been argued that the 1947 Radcliffe Award, which defined the boundary between India and Pakistan...

Gandhi suggested giving PM post to Jinnah—who Edwina & Mountbatten found ‘most difficult’

Sam Dalrymple’s ‘Shattered Lands’ presents, for the first time, the whole story of how the Indian Empire was unmade.

Nehru and Jinnah squabbled like schoolboys when Travancore declared its independence

In '565', Mallika Ravikumar introduces readers to the dramatic saga of how a great nation was forged.

How Nehru’s hostility pushed Jinnah closer to the Pakistan cause

Tahir Kamran's 'Chequered Past, Uncertain Future' describes the post-1947 shift – following the partition of India and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Sarojini Naidu was once ‘enviably close’ to Jinnah – Asaf Ali

In 'Circles of Freedom', historian TCA Raghavan focuses on the incredible lives of Asaf Ali and his companions to tell the story of the Indian freedom struggle.

Why did Jinnah fade out of Congress? Gandhi reduced him to just a ‘Muslim’

In 'What if There Was No Congress?', Priyam Gandhi-Mody revists the key events that shaped India's political history.

‘Partition happened because of Hindu Mahasabha, not Jinnah’, says SP’s Swami Prasad Maurya

Former UP minister adds that 'those talking about Hindu Rashtra are country's enemies', adds Modi should be concerned about ensuring jobs for Indians than about Israel-Hamas war.

When Nehru took up the cudgels against CPI for being ‘full-blooded supporters’ of Jinnah

In '1947-1957 India', Chandrachur Ghose talks about Nehru's supremacy in the years leading up to Independence.

How Maharaja Hari Singh’s indecision led to Pakistan’s economic blockade of Kashmir

In 'Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir', author Sandeep Bamzai looks back at the years leading to and following the Partition.

On Camera

Bengal once had arenas for identity battles—stadiums, football, jerseys. Now it’s polling booths

From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.

As govt weighs mandatory silver hallmarking, new report flags economic & operational bottlenecks

Koan Advisory report warns that infra gaps could hurt small businesses and artisans, recommends transition period of 3-5 yrs for industry to adapt.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.