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About the AuthorManish Tewari
Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari
    Manish Tewari | Middle Powers In The Fourth Industrial EraColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Middle Powers In The Fourth Industrial Era

    China under the Xi Jingping dispensation has also become more authoritarian, jingoistic and is now more than comfortable...

    12 July 2026 1:00 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | How Close Was Iran To A Nuclear Bomb?Columnists
    Manish Tewari | How Close Was Iran To A Nuclear Bomb?

    In a report published on the website scientificamerican.com 11 days after the US-Israel attack, Jeffery Lewis, director...

    27 Jun 2026 11:05 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | How India Must Fight The Battle For The MindColumnists
    Manish Tewari | How India Must Fight The Battle For The Mind

    The ancients understood this terrain intimately. Long before the digital age, Sun Tzu codified the principle that “all...

    13 Jun 2026 10:05 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Yashwant Varma And The Riddle Of Judicial LiabilityColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Yashwant Varma And The Riddle Of Judicial Liability

    The first recorded judicial impeachment occurred as far back as 1350 in England, during the reign of King Edward III....

    31 May 2026 12:29 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | Towards Tighter Online Censorship And Political DictatorshipColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Towards Tighter Online Censorship And Political...

    According to MeitY, the proposed amendments are clarificatory and procedural in nature, aimed at strengthening...

    16 May 2026 9:32 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Why Cinema More Powerful Than A Thousand SpeechesColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Why Cinema More Powerful Than A Thousand Speeches

    The distinction between social messaging and political propaganda, always a fine line, has been obliterated by a wave of...

    2 May 2026 9:38 PM IST

    Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to the press after he was convicted in his criminal trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 30, 2024. A panel of 12 New Yorkers were unanimous in their determination that Donald Trump is guilty as charged -- but for the impact on his election prospects, the jury is still out. The Republican billionaire was convicted of all 34 charges in New York on May 30, 2024, and now finds himself bidding for a second presidential term unsure if hell be spending 2025 in the Oval Office, on probation or in jail. (Photo by Steven Hirsch / POOL / AFP)Columnists
    Manish Tewari | America’s Suez Moment: Its Limits Stand Exposed

    The comparison to the British experience in 1956 is instructive. The war in Iran has hastened a transition to a...

    19 April 2026 12:01 AM IST

    State Of The Union | Chokepoints And Tyranny Of Geography In Globalised Era | Manish TewariColumnists
    State Of The Union | Chokepoints And Tyranny Of Geography In...

    Nowhere is this more visible than in the world’s key maritime chokepoints. These are the narrow waterways through which...

    4 April 2026 10:45 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Why Hormuz crisis must lead to a strategic resetColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Why Hormuz crisis must lead to a strategic reset

    Due to interconnectedness of global energy markets, even a disruption not actually a blockade of the delivery of goods...

    21 March 2026 11:48 PM IST

    Mideast War Test for India’s Strategy, Economic StrengthColumnists
    Mideast War Test for India’s Strategy, Economic Strength

    India, which imports over 85 per cent of its crude oil, with nearly half historically sourced from West Asia, is...

    8 March 2026 1:23 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | Will India Pause Or Retreat On Chabahar?Columnists
    Manish Tewari | Will India Pause Or Retreat On Chabahar?

    A shift began in 2016, when India entered into an agreement with Iran and Afghanistan — aimed at building the port along...

    22 Feb 2026 12:10 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | The Profound Challenges The Budget Ignored FullyColumnists
    Manish Tewari | The Profound Challenges The Budget Ignored Fully

    The Budget’s microscopic interventions cannot mask its macroscopic failures. The investment rate (Gross Capital...

    8 Feb 2026 12:30 AM IST

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