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Bharat Bhushan
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The writer is a senior journalist based in New Delhi.
    A street in Srinagar wears a deserted look with stones strewn across the road after protests against revocation of Article 370. Central Kashmir DIG Police V.K. Birdi said only minor incidents of violence had occurred in Srinagar on Monday. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)Opinion
    J&K: Why no endgame appears to be in sight

    The euphoria in the rest of India about the government's decisions on J&K also seems to be petering out in the face of...

    29 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

    R.N. RaviOpinion
    Naga talks hostage to developments in J&K

    The constitutional backsliding that began in Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to have only localised consequences.

    14 Aug 2019 1:20 AM IST

    Security personnel stand guard during restrictions in Jammu on Monday. Restrictions and night curfews were imposed in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Valley remained on edge with the authorities stepping up security deployment. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Big J&K changes leave many wild cards in play

    The Kashmir Valley is like a pressure cooker, with no safety valve available today.

    8 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

    An undated image provided by Discovery channel shows PM Narendra Modi featuring in the channels popular franchise Man Vs Wild with world renowned survivalist and adventurer Bear Grylls. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Why PM Modi heard the call of the wild

    Prime Minister Modi's macho aura is at the centre of his attempt to push competitors out of the public sphere.

    1 Aug 2019 12:00 AM IST

    This law allowed the government the discretion to describe troublesome civil society organisations as political , and thus to prevent their access to foreign funding.Opinion
    Where parties fail, can civil society succeed?

    Defending the people and fighting for their rights at the ground level became less and less important.

    18 July 2019 1:55 AM IST

    While Mr Anand Singhs resignation letter Jolt to Congress in Karnataka as 2 MLAs resign arrived with riders scrap the controversial decision to sell 3, 667 acres land to JSW Steel in ore-rich Ballari district and carve a separate district out of Vijayanagar.Opinion
    Oppn parties unable to reinvent themselves

    In India, a number of political parties, it seems, will be even more shortlived. Most of them, unfortunately, are in the...

    4 July 2019 12:02 AM IST

    Sharad PawarOpinion
    India stares at a crisis of political leadership

    The BJP has an advantage in its parliamentary numbers and time is on its side.

    20 Jun 2019 1:49 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi during press conferences in their respective party headquarters. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Tectonic shift towards a very different India

    Rahul Gandhi and the OBC parties offered the protection and continuation of an evolving liberal vision.

    25 May 2019 12:03 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    May 23: Is the answer blowing in the wind?

    It would have been unthinkable only a few weeks ago that the BJP would even countenance such a possibility.

    9 May 2019 12:08 AM IST

    Sadhvi Pragya Singh ThakurOpinion
    Are RSS, BJP risking their political future?

    While the RSS as an organisation may not have backed or conspired to launch terrorist strikes against Muslims.

    25 April 2019 12:08 AM IST

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the release BJPs manifesto for the upcoming general elections in New Delhi, India, Monday, April 8, 2019. (Photo; AP)Opinion
    Polls on, but Modi still seeking a grand theme

    The government's claims of muscularity on security issues were punctured by spectacular terrorist attacks in Pathankot,...

    11 April 2019 5:27 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Why Modi's chowkidar campaign a non-starter

    Prime Minister Modi was packaged as a doer, making decisions and implementing them at an unprecedented pace.

    25 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

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