In 'The Fearless Judge', author Insiyah Vahanvaty recalls the life and times of Justice AM Ahmadi, who was Chief Justice of India from 1994 to 1997, and was celebrated for being a ‘Citizen’s Judge’.
When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
Instead of exposing ex-CJI AM Ahmadi, Ms. Vahanvaty is celebrating him. Instead of exposing AMU for the conception of the idea of Pakistan and providing leadership to the Pakistan Movement which led to the partition of India, Ms. Vahanvaty seems more interested in the “minority character” of the University.
An institution like AMU must be held accountable for it’s role in the creation of Pakistan.
AMU is not only a minority institution but a privileged elite minority within a minority institution.
Instead of exposing ex-CJI AM Ahmadi, Ms. Vahanvaty is celebrating him. Instead of exposing AMU for the conception of the idea of Pakistan and providing leadership to the Pakistan Movement which led to the partition of India, Ms. Vahanvaty seems more interested in the “minority character” of the University.
An institution like AMU must be held accountable for it’s role in the creation of Pakistan.