Cross Connections

Did the Defence Minsiter of India have to sound like a gully bully to make a point about the rightwing version of patriotism? Unfort...

Of Bukhari, politics and politicians "Should we invite him? Say, do you want us to invite the prime minister? If not, what are we d...

The ad copy says: Address: America "I saw a white man purchasing Vicco Vajradanti in a shop here. I felt immensely proud. W...

Is she dead? Injured? Her limbs blown off? I will never know. I knew her only as a pseudonym. She often spoke about training for the ...

I thought people who went against the tide of prevalent thought are fringe elements. Now, from what we see around us, those who can...

Why should a former Pakistani cricketer not get a visa to visit India? The obvious reason is that his son is married to underworld don Daw...

Not many in Pakistan would have heard about their cricket team for the blind. Fewer would have known about Zeeshan Abbasi, the captain. ...

Rahul, Katrina: the hybrids He is half-Italian. Why did she have to apologise to Rahul Gandhi? Actress Katrina Kaif made a harmless ...

Before questioning Salman Khan about speaking to Pakistani news channel Express 24/7, since they have blocked Indian channels, the Shiv Sena...

Play It Again, Scam by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, August 8 Our favourite sport – corruption – has once again taken centre-stage. I...

Culinary Communalism The Halal Question by Farzana Versey Counterpunch, February 19, 2010 Let us not confuse matters. France’s problem with ...

The demonisation of violence The Curious Case of Dr Afia Siddiqui by Farzana Versey Countercurrents, February 6, 2010 The mosquito hover...

The Indian Media Discovers a New Pakistan Moderns, Models and Martyrs by Farzana Versey Counterpunch, November 13-15, 2009 (A slightly abrid...

She exposed pink underwear worn under a short black leather kimono. Japan’s finalist for the Miss Universe, Emiri Miyasaka, caused a bit of ...

Everytime I watched him, the gleam in his eye, that deadpan tone in voice, and the way his hands almost seemed to grab the desk, I could sen...

This is the season of shame. Everyone is so into this national shame business. Of course, it is all skewed. It is as though feeling ashamed ...