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Manish Tewari

An Indian Cost guard patolling boat patrols in the Palk straits in the Indian water boarders. The use of the Kachchatheevu issue for domestic political purposes has escalated tensions with Sri Lanka, echoing past instances of diplomatic maneuvering. (Image by P. Peethambaran)

Manish Tewari | Partisan politics shouldn’t guide diplomatic agenda

Recent Moves Stir Tensions with Sri Lanka, Echoing Past Instances of Political Maneuvering

07 Apr 2024 12:41 AM

JMM legislator Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, after joining the party, in New Delhi, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

Manish Tewari | Don’t be in haste to curtail parliamentary privileges

Unpacking the implications of the Sita Soren verdict

24 Mar 2024 12:05 AM

Manish Tewari | Time to reimagine, build up India as an Asian hub

The Indian subcontinent has been so named for a reason. India’s large, diamond-shaped landmass sits squarely between West Asia and East Asia

09 Mar 2024 10:08 PM

Farmers pay tribute to a farmer who was allegedly killed in Police action at Khanauri border amid their ongoing protest, during a candlelight vigil at the Punjab-Haryana Shambhu border, in Patiala district, Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Manish Tewari | Miscalculated MSP and other unkept promises

Tragic death underscores need for addressing India's agricultural challenges with fair MSP and inclusive solutions for a sustainable future

25 Feb 2024 12:05 AM

Anand Mahindra's representational image which is an Artificial Intelligence-generated (AI) deep fake video to warn people about the dangers of such content. (DC File Image)

Manish Tewari | We need legal framework to regulate AI, deep fakes

Rise of Deep Fakes Spurs Global Legislative Action, India Faces Growing Threat

11 Feb 2024 1:31 AM

President Xi Jinping. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | China in our backyard poaching our neighbours

India-China geopolitical dance: Navigating diplomatic challenges in the neighborhood

27 Jan 2024 11:55 PM

Demonstrators hold portraits of Huthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi and Palestinian flags during a march in solidarity with the people of Gaza in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 5, 2024 amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the militant Hamas group in Gaza. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

Manish Tewari | How Houthis have taken the Gaza war to the world

The conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and the American coalition shall have adverse ramifications.

13 Jan 2024 10:43 PM

Manish Tewari | Why Kissinger’s Legacy in South Asia is a Toxic One

Henry Kissinger lived to be one hundred years old

17 Dec 2023 12:08 AM

Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Shahidi. (PTI Image)

Manish Tewari | Why India must gird itself for Pak-Afghan showdown

The fundamental conflict between Afghanistan-Pakistan can be traced back to the late 19th century.

03 Dec 2023 12:02 AM

AI will have the responsibility of addressing the growing digital divide both on the urban-rural and across class matrices. (Image: Freepik)

Manish Tewari | A standalone law to manage AI is just what India needs

India’s tryst with regulating the cyber-civilisation commenced with the Information Technology (IT) Act in the year 2000.

19 Nov 2023 12:05 AM

Palestinians inspect the damage of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. AP/PTI

Manish Tewari | To foil wider conflict, Israel must stop sacking of Gaza

Is a disproportionately asymmetric conventional response to an outrage perpetrated by semi-state actors warranted?

05 Nov 2023 12:05 AM

Manish Tewari | It’s high time to rethink our strategy in Maldives

Dr Mohamed Muizzu’s anti-Indiaism has created a rather unnecessary geopolitical situation and presents a clear challenge to Indian influence

22 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

Through such partnerships, based on trust and fairness, India can contribute to the development and stability of West Africa. (Photo: Wikipedia)

Manish Tewari | African coups: China pips France to Big Bully spot

India can become a true partner to West Africa by treating it as an equal and investing in its development without any strings attached.

08 Oct 2023 12:05 AM

China is looking to build more military bases in Mozambique or Madagascar in the western Indian Ocean as well. (Representational Image/Twitter)

Manish Tewari | Don’t allow military bases on Indian soil in any form

Is India changing its stance both with regard to military bases in the broader Indo-Pacific region and even on its soil?

24 Sep 2023 12:05 AM

Flags of the G20 members at 'Bharat Mandapam' ahead of the upcoming G20 Summit, at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Manish Tewari | Is G-20 just a talk shop, or does it play a useful role?

Will there be a Delhi Declaration and will it have any “deliverables” that make the world a better place to live in?

07 Sep 2023 12:20 AM

The current set of rules grants wide discretionary power to the presiding officers of either House. (PTI Photo)

Manish Tewari | Revive democracy, codify parliamentary privileges

The history of parliamentary privileges can be traced back to the Privileges of Parliament Act passed in 1512.

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM

The Union government brought the Inter-Services Organization (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Manish Tewari | Stealth not good mode for doing theatre commands

The government passed the Inter-Services Organization Bill 2023 in Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha sans any substantive discussion.

13 Aug 2023 12:36 AM

In the current Monsoon Session of Parliament, the government aims to pass the fundamentally flawed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill. (Photo by rawpixel.com Freepik)

Manish Tewari | Build legal framework for intel to safeguard privacy

The snooping saga using the Pegasus spyware is still pending adjudication in the Supreme Court.

30 Jul 2023 12:17 AM

Manish Tewari | Does the anti-defection law silence voice of democracy?

India’s tryst with the anti-defection law commenced post the Fifty-Second Constitutional Amendment Act of 1985.

16 Jul 2023 12:42 AM

The department of defence (DOD) of the federal government of the United States has a budgetary allocation of $2.01 trillion for the fiscal 2023. (Representational Image:DC)

Manish Tewari | India’s Defence Conundrum is Russia Over-Dependence

Russia’s unprovoked aggression against Ukraine was again such an unknown

02 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

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