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Armed Pakistani Taliban gather at a hideout in the semi-autonomous tribal district of Orakzai on April 22, 2009.(Getty)

The Pakistani Taliban is Back

Six years after their defeat, the once-dreaded Pakistani Taliban have staged a gradual comeback in their former territories in Waziristan, the rugged tribal region bordering Afghanistan, by carrying…

Daud Khattak
Indian Sikh activists from various radical Sikh organisations shout slogans in support of Sikh leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and Khalistan -- the name for an envisioned independent Sikh state -- after prayers on the 33rd anniversary of Operation Blue Star at the Golden temple in Amritsar on June 6, 2017. (Getty)

Re-Emergence of Sikh Separatism

The 1947 partition of India made it evident that sectarianism was going to plague the subcontinent for the foreseeable future. Fast forward 70 years later and the emergence of Hindu nationalism in…

Ali El Shamy

Calling Pakistan's Bluff

[caption id="attachment_55254096" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Pakistan army cadets take part in a guard of honour during an event to mark the birth anniversary of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali…

Majalla
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