Author: Saleque Khan (Saleque Khan)

East Pakistan war in 1971
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March: A Month to Remember

In recent time, we notice a significant change in mindset of Pakistani media, netizens and a group of selective politicians. After half a century, their constant revisit of the killings of 1971 brings up an obvious question, ‘why now?’ This article is intended to look at the possible answer/s without having any prior judgement. The...

An injured Palestinian child is taken to hospital after Israeli attacks on Gaza.
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The Red, Green, White and Black

One Sunday morning I was doing my weekly grocery in a chain store in New York. It was a busy time, shoppers were picking up items hurriedly. I was randomly picking up my grocery essentials. At one point, I stopped at a large wicker basket that contained watermelons. I was not sure which one to...

The Great Calcutta Killings, 1946
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16th August: A Revisit

This revisit is intended to reveal what actually happened 75 years ago and why BJP leadership wants to mark the 16th of August as their protest/mourn day. 16th August 1946, a date that calls for a revisit. And the revisit begins in Calcutta, now known as Kolkata. This revisit has a prelude. On 3rd August...