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The writer is a senior journalist based in New Delhi.
    Bharat Bhushan | Corporates Hedging Political Bets Suggest Changing MoodColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | Corporates Hedging Political Bets Suggest Changing...

    SP and Congress moves signal wider outreach to business amid political uncertainty

    5 Oct 2026 10:30 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | The Lion In Winter: Modi Politics At 76Columnists
    Bharat Bhushan | The Lion In Winter: Modi Politics At 76

    Fatigue with Mr Modi, within both the public and BJP, stems firstly from his longevity. He himself set an informal...

    20 Sept 2026 8:37 PM IST

    Bharat Bhushan | The Nine-hour Walk: Dissent CriminalisedColumnists
    Bharat Bhushan | The Nine-hour Walk: Dissent Criminalised

    An FIR had earlier been filed against Mr Joshi on August 26 for a social media post calling for a “Nuremberg-style...

    6 Sept 2026 10:12 PM IST

    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

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