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November 2, 2023
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Maratha quota stir is a sign of a state in decline

While joining journalism 35 years ago in Mumbai, a senior colleague offered this advice: “If you really want to witness political drama, you should move to Delhi, in Mumbai...

October 19, 2023
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Avoid grandstanding on the war in Gaza

A week is a long time in war and politics. The horrific October 7 terror attack on Israeli civilians by the Palestinian militant outfit, Hamas has sparked off global...

October 5, 2023
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How they took away the spirit of my game

“War Minus the Shooting” is the rather prescient title of a fine book on the 1996 cricket World Cup by an American journalist, Mike Marqusee. Twenty-seven years later, India-Pakistan...

September 21, 2023
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A post-dated Bill of rights ahead of polls

Competitive credit-taking is part of the cut and thrust of politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) boasts that passage of the long-pending “historic” 33% women’s reservation Bill in Parliament...

September 21, 2023
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A post-dated Bill of rights ahead of polls

September 7, 2023
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Why is govt backing simultaneous polls?

In this media-saturated age, the Modi government has perfected the art of headline management. The one nation, one election proposal is the latest example. On the very day that...

August 24, 2023
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Can BJP’s 3-pronged attack win in 2024?

With an astute political communicator such as Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, the message often lies in deliberate wordplay. Which is why the use of the word parivarjan (family...

August 24, 2023
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Can BJP’s 3-pronged attack win in 2024?

With an astute political communicator such as Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, the message often lies in deliberate wordplay. Which is why the use of the word parivarjan (family...

August 11, 2023
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Ten lessons from no-confidence motion debate

With the three day no-confidence motion in Parliament completed, the bugle for the 2024 general elections has been sounded. This no-confidence motion was never about the numbers but a...

July 27, 2023
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End the whataboutery around Manipur crisis

In the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots, the standard Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) response during any television debate was, “What about 1984?” Framing the issue of communal violence...