Manhunt by Peter Bergen
Great investigative work and new sources make this a thrilling account of the long hunt for Osama Bin LadenIt was, as Peter Bergen points out in this meticulously reported, pacy and authoritative book, the most intensive and expensive manhunt of all ti...
Imran Khan pulls out of conference over Rushdie booking
Pakistani cricket-star-turned-politician drops out of India lineup after learning of Satanic Verses novelist's participationImran Khan, the Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician, has pulled out of a conference in Delhi because of the expected attendanc...
Gandhi clan scours India’s largest state for votes among Muslims and outcast
The Congress party of Nehru and Indira Gandhi is accused of sacrificing free speech to make a comeback in India's most populous stateYou can find the Islamic Centre of India in the Aishbagh neighbourhood of the north-eastern city of Lucknow, flanked by...
Salman Rushdie goes on offensive after Indian festival appearance is cancelled
Satanic Verses author attacks Indian politicians for failing to protect free speech after video link appearance is scrappedSalman Rushdie has launched a scathing attack on the Indian government for failing to protect free speech after organisers of Asi...
Jaipur festival cancels Salman Rushdie video link
Owner of festival's hotel venue scraps event featuring Satanic Verses author following police warning of violenceThe organisers of Asia's biggest literary festival have been forced to cancel a video-linked appearance by British author Salman Rushdie af...
Salman Rushdie pulls out of Jaipur literary festival over assassination fears
Author says intelligence sources warned him that 'paid assassins from the Mumbai underworld' might try to kill himSalman Rushdie has pulled out of Asia's biggest literary festival after being warned he is being targeted by killers sent by an underworld...
Salman Rushdie readings threaten future of Indian literary festival
Writers read excerpts from The Satanic Verses in support of Rushdie who pulled out of Jaipur event amid security fearsOrganisers of India's biggest literary festival said on Friday they feared for the future of the event after several high-profile writ...
Kashmir’s first literary festival hit by controversy
Organisers face criticism that 'apolitical' event in the disputed Indian state is an 'exercise in propaganda'With its placid lakes, snow-capped mountains, and deep cultural heritage, Kashmir would seem to be the perfect location for a literary festival...
Pakistan: A Hard Country by Anatol Lieven — review
Anatol Lieven's blend of analysis, history and reporting provides a rare and compelling insight into a complex, troubled nationWhat is it with Pakistan? Currently, our attention is diverted by the Middle East, but there seems little doubt that the coun...
Talking to the Enemy by Scott Atran
Rather than being brainwashed by militant recruiters, terrorists tend to be ordinary people driven by their peer group, argues anthropologist Scott AtranThe story of the 7/7 bombings in London in 2005 has been told many times. We know, for example, tha...
Mumbai University drops Rohinton Mistry novel after extremists complain
• Author decries 'threats and intimidation' by Shiv Sena• Such a Long Journey insults leader Bal Thackeray – grandsonThe prize-winning author Rohinton Mistry was today at the centre of a row in India after his novel Such a Long Journey was cut fr...
