Meghnad Desai

The idea of Pakistan


Meghnad Desai
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Christophe Jaffrelot The Indian Express Group

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Party in the dock

Thursday 9 May '13

Citizens'' confidence in the judiciary remains strong, and their trust in the power of the vote is high. But faith in the political party is imperilled
Rule of gavel

Thursday 25 April '13

Pakistan is experiencing a government of judges by default
A class of his own

Wednesday 17 April '13

How the support of the neo-middle class has been crucial to Modi's rise
Under a Southern sun

Monday 1 April '13

But is India content with being a junior partner in the BRICS?
The missing democrats

Thursday 21 March '13

Why parliamentary democracy is still not secure in Pakistan
Narendra Modi, by default

Friday 28 December '12

He has no competition in Gujarat the Congress faces a crisis of leadership and ideology, and OBC and Dalit forces are no counter either
Past the Muslim monolith

Monday 1 October '12

What, exactly, unites Indian Muslims and what divides them?
The resistible rise of Modi

Thursday 21 June '12

BJP''s troubles are set to multiply: it will either continue to suffer from a leadership problem or lose more allies
The Modi Message

Monday 27 February '12

10 years after riots, what his 'Vikas'' means for him, the BJP and democracy
Her Sarvajan Test

Thursday 26 January '12

Will Mayawati''s catch-all formula work this time?
End of an era

Saturday 5 September '09

The BJP''s succession battle points to a larger dilemma
Looking for the Muslim MP

Saturday 16 May '09

BJP, Congress don''t nominate Muslims. Will the count throw up a surprise?
A running thread of deep saffron

Thursday 29 January '09

The networks, the places, and the methods of Malegaon point to a tradition of Hindu terror