Islam, South Asian & the Cold War is divided into three thematic sections – Islam and Muslims, South Asian Themes and Ravages of the Cold War – and provides interesting insights into the issues dealt with, from the perspective of a leading political commentator and legal expert of our times.

A.G. Noorani is Advocate, Supreme Court of India, and a leading constitutional expert and political commentator. He is a regular columnist for Frontline and the author of numerous books, including: Articles 370: A Constitutional History of Jammu and Kashmir (2010), Jinnah and Tilak: Comrades in the Freedom Struggle (2010), India-China Boundary Problem 1846–1947: History and Diplomacy (2010), Indian Political Trials, 1775–1947(2006), Constitutional Questions and Citizens’ Rights (2006), The Muslims of India: A Documentary Record (editor, 2003), Islam and Jihad: Prejudice versus Reality (2003), and the two-volume The Babri Masjid Question 1528-2003: ‘A Matter of National Honour’ (editor, 2003).