India celebrates its muslim authors; Pakistan relegates its to misery. India sends a probe to the moon; Pakistan goes to the IMF for a rescue. The Kashmiri separatists protest – but take their right to do so for granted. By doing so they do themselves and their people no favors.
The BBC has just reported that Taslima Nasreen, the Bangladeshi author at the heart of Kolkata’s riots, has been escorted out of the city, following a demand by Kolkata police that she leave the city. This is a tragedy of colossal proportions, akin to Modi’s support of the Godhara riots. But the biggest tragedy in simply [...]