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The writer is a senior journalist based in New Delhi.
    Bharat Bhushan |Why Changes In FCRA Stoke Minority FearsColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan |Why Changes In FCRA Stoke Minority Fears

    The seized assets will vest in a “designated authority” created by the government, which can pass them on to government...

    10 Aug 2026 1:09 AM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | BNP Govt In Dhaka Risks Squandering Indias TrustColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | BNP Govt In Dhaka Risks Squandering India's Trust

    Bangladesh summoned Indian diplomats twice -- after Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s “detect, delete and...

    13 July 2026 12:01 AM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Clueless in Dhaka: Polite Tweet Hits Major TripwireColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Clueless in Dhaka: Polite Tweet Hits Major Tripwire

    US ambassadors to India normally confine themselves to bilateral matters and do not reach out to Indian envoys in third...

    28 Jun 2026 10:09 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Merger Mirage: Trinamul & Congress Can’t ConvergeColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Merger Mirage: Trinamul & Congress Can’t Converge

    Ms Banerjee as an alliance partner of the Congress is a better strategic choice than TMC’s merger with the Congress....

    14 Jun 2026 11:49 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Exam Mess Rattles Futures: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust?Columnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Exam Mess Rattles Futures: Can IAF, PM Rebuild Trust?

    The military is being used as a trust substitute to somehow restore the faith of the public. And the Prime Minister...

    31 May 2026 11:22 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | From The Bench To Barbs: ‘Cockroach’ Slur On CriticsColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | From The Bench To Barbs: ‘Cockroach’ Slur On Critics

    Notwithstanding the denial, it is important to note that metaphors that dehumanise any citizen are not merely...

    18 May 2026 12:32 AM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | SC Hate Speech Ruling Casts Long Shadow On MinoritiesColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | SC Hate Speech Ruling Casts Long Shadow On Minorities

    The judgment will go down in history because the Supreme Court refused to apply the law against a Union minister who led...

    3 May 2026 11:01 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Is Women’s Quota Modi’s Failed Mandal Moment?Columnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Is Women’s Quota Modi’s Failed Mandal Moment?

    Much before Narendra Modi, another Prime Minister, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, had risked a gambit with the issue of...

    19 April 2026 11:03 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | LPG, Energy Crisis Fuels Reverse Migration AgainColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | LPG, Energy Crisis Fuels Reverse Migration Again

    There is a need to extend the “One Nation One Ration Card” to cover health insurance and pensions to ensure that...

    5 April 2026 11:44 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Pax Silica: Insurance At The Cost Of Strategic AutonomyColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Pax Silica: Insurance At The Cost Of Strategic...

    India’s enthusiasm to join Pax Silica reflects its need to strengthen the resilience of its supply chains, reduce...

    22 Feb 2026 11:52 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Governors As Agents Of Delhi? Let’s Scrap PostColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Governors As Agents Of Delhi? Let’s Scrap Post

    While previous governments at the Centre have also misused governors, the problem has become much more acute under the...

    26 Jan 2026 12:25 AM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | Round One To Mamata In Poll-eve Tussle In BengalEdit
    Bharat Bhushan | Round One To Mamata In Poll-eve Tussle In Bengal

    The timing is significant -- just weeks before the West Bengal state Assembly elections, which the BJP is desperate to...

    12 Jan 2026 12:22 AM IST

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