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Editorial India

March 15, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #ANI, #BJP, #BJP-RSS, #Brahmin, #castepolitics, #Comunist party, #Congress, #CPM, #Dikshit, #Dilip Padgaonkar, #Imran, #Lok Sabha elections, #loksabhapolls2019, #Lucknow, #mumbai, #NDTV, #Pranab Mukherjee, #Prime Minister Modi, #Randeep Surjewala’s, #Sonia Gandhi, #thakur, #The India Observer, #The Last Brahmin Prime Minister, #TIO, AAP, Arvind kejriwal, india elections, Manmohan Singh, Narendra Modi, PTI, Rahul Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi

The Return Of The Brahmin?

In 1996 my book “The Last Brahmin Prime Minister” was on the stands. The title was so controversial that friends

Editorial India

March 7, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #communist, #emergency, #F16, #gathbandhan, #Ghar wapsi, #ImranKhan, #India-Pakistan, #Indo-Pak, #Jaya Prakash Narayan, #JeM, #Josh, #Josh Malihabadi, #MiG21Bison, #Muslim League, #Nawa-e-Waqt, #Nehru’s socialism, #PMModi, #pro-American, #Pulwamaattack, #RSS, #Sikh, #Soviet Union, #Urdu poet, #WingCommanderAbhinandan, anti-Sikh, CRPFconvoy, Indira Gandhi, kashmir, Lahore, Rajiv Gandhi

Does Imran Khan Know He Has Followed Josh Malihabadi’s Advice?

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken the leaf out of great Urdu poet Josh Malihabadi’s book: “Badlay ki rasm

India

February 17, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #Akhilesh Yadav, #BJP, #Congress, #Elections2019, #Islamophobia, #Jantar Mantar, #Jyotiraditya Scindia, #Kumbh, #Lucknow, #MamtaBanerjee, #modi, #Mulayam Singh Yadav, #Opposition, #RahulGabdhi, #Sanatkada, #Shivpal Yadav, #Sonia Gandhi, #SP-BSP, #Taj Hotel, #UP, #West Bengal, Priyanka, Srinagar

What’s The Hitch In Congress Leading Post Poll Coalition Opposite BJP?

Copy Edited by Adam Rizvi: The ghastly news from Kashmir did cast a shadow, otherwise, Lucknow has had a festive February.

Editorial World

February 10, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #Russia, #Taliban, Afghanistan, US

US, Russia And Blackwater Mercenaries Plot Different Futures For Afghanistan

Two parallel peace processes on Afghanistan are underway. In Doha, Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan has held extensive

Editorial World

February 4, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #EU, #Maduro, #PresidentTrump, #Russia, #USA, #Venezula

If US Invades Venezuela, Who Will Report The Resistance?

Tectonic shifts are taking in various parts of the globe which reach us only in biased, broad brushes. The key

Editorial India

January 31, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #Akhilesh, #Ayodhya, #Chief Minister in UP, #Congress, #Elections2019, #Ganga, #Jamuna, #Kashi, #Mathura, #Mayawati, #PriyankaGandhi, #RahulGandhi, #Satish Sharma, #Sonia Gandhi, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #Triveni, Adam Rizvi

Priyanka’s Entry Makes For Riveting Triangular Pre Election Pirouette

Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi: The image of Priyanka Gandhi that has stayed with me is of her campaigning for

Editorial India

January 20, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #Amethi, #BJP, #Congress, #CPM, #Elections2019, #Kerala, #Kolkata, #loksabhaelections2019, #mahaghatbandhan, #OBC, #oppositionunity, #OppositionvsModi, #Priyanka Gandhi, #Rashtriya Lok Dal, #Rath Yatra, #RSS, #Samajwadi, #Sitaram Yechury, #Sonia Gandhi, #Trinamool Congress, Adam Rizvi, Rajiv Gandhi, VHP

How Is The Electoral Game Shaping Up In Key States

The BJP in Kerala may have boosted its saffron image on the Sabrimala issue but is unlikely to gain much

Editorial India World

January 4, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #AtalBihariVajpayee, #Ayatullahs, #CIA, #Iran, #JimmyCarter, #Kabul, #Khomeini, #Mir Akbar Khyber, #MorarjiDesai, #Pakistan, #President Jimmy Carter, #TheIndiaObserver, Adam Rizvi, Afghanistan, Zbigniew Brzezinski

Remembering 40 Years Ago When Afghanistan, Pakistan, The Region Changed Forever

“Problems” like Afghanistan, even Iran, created in the thick of the Cold War, are now in the lap of a

Editorial News World

January 1, 2019 Saeed Naqvi #CNN, #DonaldTrump, #James Glanz, #John Markoff, #Mike Pompeo, #Nobel Loreat, #Obama, #PresidentTrump, #Qaddafi, #Saddam Hussain, #sistani, #Syriawithdrawal, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, #Troopsominghome, #US Ambassador, #Whitehouse, Adam Rizvi, Bashar al assad, ISIS, Mexican border, Saeed Naqvi, Syria

Announcing Withdrawals: Trump Is Doing What He Promised At Outset

With the suddenness of revelation, withdrawal from Syria and “drawdown” from Afghanistan have been announced by Donald Trump. In the

Editorial World

December 28, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Jordan, #MBS, #MiddleEast, #Qatar, #SaurdiArabia, Israel, Turkey

An Oasis Of Peace In A Troubled World

Yellow vests in Paris, Brexit in Britain, Trump in the US, George Soros and Steve Bannon vying for the soul

Editorial India

December 20, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Congress, #Hinduism, #Nehru, #RahulGandhi, #TIO, Adam Rizvi, bacha Khan, Frontier Gandhi, Indira, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Mamata Banerjee, Maulana Azad, mayor of london, Mountbatten, Rajiv Gandhi, Ram Rajya, Ram Temple, sadiq Khan, Saeed Naqvi, sajid Jeved, Yogi Adityanath

Can Rahul’s Hinduism Succeed Where Bogus Secularism Failed?

Copy Edited by Adam Rizvi: It will be impossible to resist the temptation of attributing Congress gains in the three northern

Editorial India World

December 9, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Gurunanakdevji, #ImranKhan, #KatrarpurSahib, #Sidhu

Kartarpur: What Went Before It And What Might Follow

Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi: The controversy surrounding Navjot Singh Siddhu’s pilgrimage to Kartarpur Sahib must have amused President Ram Nath

Australia Editorial India

November 30, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Assemblyelections2018, #BJP, #Chhatisgarh, #Congress, #Hinduism, #madhyapradesh, #modi, #TheIndiaObserver, #TIO, cowurine, Saeed Naqvi

Cow Urine In Congress Manifesto: Hinduism Bar Raised Sky High

In a letter to her father written on December 10, 1949, Indira Gandhi threatened that she would be provoked to

Editorial

October 1, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #IndiaPakistan, #manto, #NanditaDas, #NawazuddinSiddiqui, Bollywood

Manto Speaks Post Partition Truth With Relentless Fury

Nandita Das’ film on the subcontinent’s greatest short story writer, Saadat Hasan Manto, brought alive memories of days when it

Editorial World

September 16, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Assadregime, #civilwar, #Hezbollah, #Idlib, #JohnBolton, #Russia, Syria, Turkey, US

Air Bombardment Or “Chemical Attack”: Suspense Surround Idlib Endgame

The Byzantine and Roman sites of Ebla and Idlib, in North West Syria, may well be reduced to dust if

Columns Editorial India

September 9, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #LGBTQ, #Section377, #SupremeCourt

Reflections On The Supreme Court Liberating Gays And Lesbians

Those travelling to England for the first time in the sixties were recipients of a tract from the British High

Editorial India

September 1, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #burqaban, #islam#burqa, women

Since Burqa Has No Kuranic Injunction, Why Annoy Host Societies?

In normal times Britain’s former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson’s observation that burqa clad women resemble walking “letter boxes” and “bank

Editorial India

August 17, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #AtalBihariVajpayee

The Best Prime Minister The Congress Never Had!

Aaney wali naslein hum par Fakhr kareingi, hum asaro, Jub unko yeh khayal aayega Humney Atal ko dekha thaa (By

Editorial India

August 10, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #AIADMK, #DMK, #JAYALALITHA, #KARUNANIDHI, #TamilNadu, #TNpolitics

Karunanidhi: Scratches On My Mind Firm Five Years In Chennai

Muthuvel Karunanidhi’s passing away has brought back disparate images of my five unlikely years in Chennai as regional editor of

Editorial World

August 8, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #AshrafGhani, #China, #ImranKhan, #IndiaPak, #PMModi, #Taliban, #USPak, Afghanistan, US

Afghanistan, Not India, Will Be Imran Khan’s Priority Until 2019

Even before elections in Pakistan had taken place the media which articulates the western establishment point of view, like the

Editorial India

July 20, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #airtravel, #Hindu-Muslim, #HinduMeal, #Jainmeal, #nonvegmeal

“Muslim” Meal On Air India To Protect Hindus From “Halal”

On an Air India flight from London the hostess walked down the aisle taking orders for dinner. She leaned over

Editorial India

June 26, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #BJP, #Hapurlynching, #JammuandKashmir, #PDP

Meaning Of Latest Turn In Kashmir Lies Outside The State

Two policemen leading the mob which ultimately lynched a Muslim in Hapur is, ofcourse, part of familiar communalism which has

Editorial

June 16, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #BritishPolitics, #Conservatives, #LabourParty, #Mayor, #MayorofLondon, #Membersofparliament, #Muslims, #SadiqKhan, #SajidJavid, #TheresaMay

“Two Muslims Near The Very Top In British Politics”

The three column, six inch deep headline on page 1 of the Daily Telegraph caught my eye: “Doors open to

Editorial World

June 2, 2018 Saeed Naqvi #Euro, #Europe, #Italy, #Spain

After Brexit, Itexit Looms, Spanish Order Caves In: God Help Europe

Pardon the postscript first. With the appointment of Giuseppe Conte, a lawyer, as a compromise Prime Minister of Italy, the

Author: Saeed Naqvi

The Return Of The Brahmin?

Does Imran Khan Know He Has Followed Josh Malihabadi’s Advice?

What’s The Hitch In Congress Leading Post Poll Coalition Opposite BJP?

US, Russia And Blackwater Mercenaries Plot Different Futures For Afghanistan

If US Invades Venezuela, Who Will Report The Resistance?

Priyanka’s Entry Makes For Riveting Triangular Pre Election Pirouette

How Is The Electoral Game Shaping Up In Key States

Remembering 40 Years Ago When Afghanistan, Pakistan, The Region Changed Forever

Announcing Withdrawals: Trump Is Doing What He Promised At Outset

An Oasis Of Peace In A Troubled World

Can Rahul’s Hinduism Succeed Where Bogus Secularism Failed?

Kartarpur: What Went Before It And What Might Follow

Cow Urine In Congress Manifesto: Hinduism Bar Raised Sky High

Manto Speaks Post Partition Truth With Relentless Fury

Air Bombardment Or “Chemical Attack”: Suspense Surround Idlib Endgame

Reflections On The Supreme Court Liberating Gays And Lesbians

Since Burqa Has No Kuranic Injunction, Why Annoy Host Societies?

The Best Prime Minister The Congress Never Had!

Karunanidhi: Scratches On My Mind Firm Five Years In Chennai

Afghanistan, Not India, Will Be Imran Khan’s Priority Until 2019

“Muslim” Meal On Air India To Protect Hindus From “Halal”

Meaning Of Latest Turn In Kashmir Lies Outside The State

“Two Muslims Near The Very Top In British Politics”

After Brexit, Itexit Looms, Spanish Order Caves In: God Help Europe

Entire Opposition Join Hands Even As Doves In RAW And ISI Coo