The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.
Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
This entire article is built on “what ifs” with zero proof. The author complains that the Nizams stayed out of politics and dreams about how great things could have been if they hadn’t. Really? Based on what evidence?
Here’s what the author conveniently forgets: AIMIM didn’t appear out of nowhere. It grew directly from the same people who supported the Nizam—specifically Kasim Rizvi and his Razakar thugs who terrorized Hindus trying to join India. The Razakars worked for the Nizam, doing his dirty work. So complaining about AIMIM’s communal politics while praising the Nizams? That’s rich. Owaisi’s party is basically carrying forward the Nizam’s own playbook.
The author is living in a fantasy World. This entire article is built on “what ifs” with zero proof. The author complains that the Nizams stayed out of politics and dreams about how great things could have been if they hadn’t. Really? Based on what evidence?
Here’s what the author conveniently forgets: AIMIM didn’t appear out of nowhere. It grew directly from the same people who supported the Nizam—specifically Kasim Rizvi and his Razakar thugs who terrorized Hindus trying to join India. The Razakars worked for the Nizam, doing his dirty work. So complaining about AIMIM’s communal politics while praising the Nizams? That’s pretty rich. Owaisi’s party is basically carrying forward the Nizam’s own playbook.
And calling Hyderabad “annexed”? Really!! Calling that “annexation” is either ignorance or dishonesty—pick one. This area was ruled by Hindu kings like the Kakatiyas, Chalukyas and Satavahanas, for centuries, before the Nizams even showed up in 1724. The Nizams refused to join India even though most people living there were Hindus. Treating Hyderabad like it was the Nizam’s personal property that got stolen is just bad history.
The author is nostalgic for rulers who would have played the same divisive, backward, regressive politics that we see today. He’s not writing analysis—he’s writing fan fiction about a family that doesn’t deserve it
This has much to do with the victor and the vanquished state of mind. the vengeance with which the govt of the day grabbed the Nizam’s properties on one pretext or the other and thus humiliated both the deposed King Osman Ali Khan and after his death, his successor Prince Mukarram Jah – that treatment forced Mukarram Jah to leave Hyderabad and stay far away from the humiliation that was being heaped upon him by the victorious Indian govt. The Mysore Maharaja was not treated this way, neither all the rest of the Rajas – only the Nizams were especially given the treatment of an enemy, as the Indian army had invaded Hyderabad to capture it – the Nizam was not allowed to merge with the Indian Union in a politically-settled peaceful manner – Patel ordered the army action when Nehruji was not present in the country, else Nehruji would have allowed for a peaceful merger.
I write to applaud your courageous article and its striking subheading. Your measured candour and historical clarity illuminate an uncomfortable truth with dignity and restraint. Such writing enriches public discourse and commands respect. It reflects intellectual honesty and rare moral confidence in our times today.
This entire article is built on “what ifs” with zero proof. The author complains that the Nizams stayed out of politics and dreams about how great things could have been if they hadn’t. Really? Based on what evidence?
Here’s what the author conveniently forgets: AIMIM didn’t appear out of nowhere. It grew directly from the same people who supported the Nizam—specifically Kasim Rizvi and his Razakar thugs who terrorized Hindus trying to join India. The Razakars worked for the Nizam, doing his dirty work. So complaining about AIMIM’s communal politics while praising the Nizams? That’s rich. Owaisi’s party is basically carrying forward the Nizam’s own playbook.
The author is living in a fantasy World. This entire article is built on “what ifs” with zero proof. The author complains that the Nizams stayed out of politics and dreams about how great things could have been if they hadn’t. Really? Based on what evidence?
Here’s what the author conveniently forgets: AIMIM didn’t appear out of nowhere. It grew directly from the same people who supported the Nizam—specifically Kasim Rizvi and his Razakar thugs who terrorized Hindus trying to join India. The Razakars worked for the Nizam, doing his dirty work. So complaining about AIMIM’s communal politics while praising the Nizams? That’s pretty rich. Owaisi’s party is basically carrying forward the Nizam’s own playbook.
And calling Hyderabad “annexed”? Really!! Calling that “annexation” is either ignorance or dishonesty—pick one. This area was ruled by Hindu kings like the Kakatiyas, Chalukyas and Satavahanas, for centuries, before the Nizams even showed up in 1724. The Nizams refused to join India even though most people living there were Hindus. Treating Hyderabad like it was the Nizam’s personal property that got stolen is just bad history.
The author is nostalgic for rulers who would have played the same divisive, backward, regressive politics that we see today. He’s not writing analysis—he’s writing fan fiction about a family that doesn’t deserve it
This has much to do with the victor and the vanquished state of mind. the vengeance with which the govt of the day grabbed the Nizam’s properties on one pretext or the other and thus humiliated both the deposed King Osman Ali Khan and after his death, his successor Prince Mukarram Jah – that treatment forced Mukarram Jah to leave Hyderabad and stay far away from the humiliation that was being heaped upon him by the victorious Indian govt. The Mysore Maharaja was not treated this way, neither all the rest of the Rajas – only the Nizams were especially given the treatment of an enemy, as the Indian army had invaded Hyderabad to capture it – the Nizam was not allowed to merge with the Indian Union in a politically-settled peaceful manner – Patel ordered the army action when Nehruji was not present in the country, else Nehruji would have allowed for a peaceful merger.
I write to applaud your courageous article and its striking subheading. Your measured candour and historical clarity illuminate an uncomfortable truth with dignity and restraint. Such writing enriches public discourse and commands respect. It reflects intellectual honesty and rare moral confidence in our times today.