Independence Day Archives

Partition as a Life Frame: A Few Thoughts from the Gulf

by Manishankar Prasad14 August 202115 September 2021 3 min read

Partition has spurned an intellectual industry of remembrances and reminders, however for Punjab and Bengal and the Sindhis, it is very much real.

Neighbourhood Politics South Asia & China

Does the US-Taliban Deal Brighten Afghanistan’s Future Prospects?

by Jacob Zucker21 August 202010 December 2020 5 min read

Two days ago, Afghanistan marked its 101st Independence Day. Over the course of this 24-hour window meant to feature celebrations and patriotic displays, 75 separate attacks ravaged 22 different provinces of the country.

Neighbourhood Society South Asia & China

“Afghan people want their Constitution to be upheld.”

by Mark Kinra19 August 202010 December 2020 4 min read

Ustad Mohammad Hussain Sarahang and the Bamiyan Buddhas are symbols of India-Afghan connect. Sources: https://oriental-traditional-music.blogspot.com/2018/10/ustad-mohammad-hussain-khan-sar-auhang.html and Wikimedia Commons.