Afghan/Pushtun nationalists have rejected the inception of the "Indian Muslim commonwealth" because of the Durand line which divides the Pushtun people between two states, a frontier imposed by the British Raj. Pakistan used "jihadi" militants as a...

My compatriots' vote to ban minarets is fuelled by fear by Tariq Ramadan. The Swiss have voted not against towers, but Muslims. Across Europe, we must stand up to the flame-fanning populists It wasn't meant to go this way. For months we had been...

Pro-Israel lobby group bankrolling Tories, film claims (50% of MPs in the shadow cabinet are Conservative Friends of Israel members, according to Channel 4's Dispatches). Pro-Israeli organisations in Britain look set to see their influence increase...

Pakistan's conspiracy cottage industry Blame for the recent spate of bombings is being laid at the door of foreign powers by many ordinary Pakistanis. Why? Although the Taliban have openly claimed responsibility for the recent epidemic of suicide...

I think this cartoon captures my feelings about the episode better than anything I've seen in print or any other media till now. People who join a military or militia are doing so for the purpose of taking part in armed combat. As far as I understand...