By Malik Siraj Akbar

It’s a rare opportunity to come across an American diplomat who understands the South Asian culture and speaks fluent Urdu and Hindi. Former ambassador Teresita C. Schaffer, 66, is one of those rare individuals who are not only aware of the cultural nuances of the Indo-Pak region, but happens to be an elegant speaker of Hindi and Urdu.

By Matt Cavanagh

Yesterday’s Daily Telegraph deployed the familiar combination of Andrew Green from Migration Watch and a controversialist, self-publicist Tory MP – on this occasion Dominic Raab – to stoke fear of an “EU crime wave”.

By Anwar Akhtar

I was, like everyone, shocked by the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11 - the sheer barbarity, awful scenes of destruction and of so many people dying violent and horrific deaths.  I knew immediately this would have huge consequences, such a destructive act against American citizens on American soil.  I recall the many instant comparisons made with Pearl Harbor and fearing who would be cast in the role of Japan.