Terrorism, human rights, and development

RESPONSES to terrorism ought to be based on a holistic understanding of security, within the human rights and rule of law framework. Terrorism in all its dimensions has a long history in India; the attack at the Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore, was only the latest incident. Every time a terrorist strike takes place on Indian soil or elsewhere in the world, governments tend to formulate similar responses.

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Rise and fall of Coromandel Muslims

BEFORE the Portuguese, the Dutch and the English established themselves on the Coromandel or East Tamil Nadu coastline, maritime trade was entirely in the hands of Tamil-speaking Muslims of Arab-Tamil ancestry.

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