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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 | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International LawColumnists
    Manish Tewari | US Rendition Of Maduro Against International Law

    It was the unilateral use of force against a sovereign state, followed by the abduction of its sitting head of state,...

    10 Jan 2026 11:20 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Too Big To Compete: How Duopolies Are Killing India’s MarketsColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Too Big To Compete: How Duopolies Are Killing India’s...

    From aviation and e commerce, to digital payments and food delivery, duopolies have become the hidden architecture of...

    28 Dec 2025 12:29 AM IST

    The EC was responding to a story carried out by this paper in which former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan had raised serious concerns with regard to sanctity of EVMs due to use of VVPAT machines, saying VVPATs have made EVMs amenable to hacking.Columnists
    Manish Tewari | Five Ideas To Fix Our Broken Election Machine

    What is happening under the garb of SIR violates this principle fundamentally. The Election Commission is conducting...

    14 Dec 2025 1:04 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | Global Climate Governance: Why We Must Change It NowColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Global Climate Governance: Why We Must Change It Now

    COP30 came to an end with a huge letdown. The final deal did not include any binding commitments on phasing out fossil...

    30 Nov 2025 12:00 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | To Junta From Democracy? How Army Charted Pakistans FallColumnists
    Manish Tewari | To Junta From Democracy? How Army Charted Pakistan's...

    To grasp the entirety of the chicanery that has come to define Pakistan today, one must reflect on the long history of...

    16 Nov 2025 8:45 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Global Shift In Mediation: Why West Can’t Call ShotsColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Global Shift In Mediation: Why West Can’t Call Shots

    Today, a radical shift has occurred; European and Western actors are increasingly marginalised, while mediators are...

    2 Nov 2025 9:50 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Taliban Ties Beneficial, But Need Skilled DiplomacyColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Taliban Ties Beneficial, But Need Skilled Diplomacy

    Mr Muttaqi’s visit upends India’s oft-repeated assertion that any substantive engagement with Taliban was contingent...

    19 Oct 2025 12:41 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | Will Saudi-Pak Pact Add Fuel To West Asia Fire?Columnists
    Manish Tewari | Will Saudi-Pak Pact Add Fuel To West Asia Fire?

    At its core, this pact seems to be a reaction to Israel’s audacious strike on Doha targeting Hamas leadership. It is...

    5 Oct 2025 12:22 AM IST

    Manish Tewari | Digital Rupee Not Enough, Need A New Crypto PolicyColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Digital Rupee Not Enough, Need A New Crypto Policy

    By treating VDAs primarily as a source of revenue and a risk to be mitigated, rather than as an innovation to be...

    20 Sept 2025 10:39 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Why Gulf, Middle East Can’t Stop Gaza CarnageColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Why Gulf, Middle East Can’t Stop Gaza Carnage

    The Gulf monarchies possess every tangible asset — energy reserves, financial capital, and geographic indispensability —...

    6 Sept 2025 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 | Trump Tariffs Dismantling US Security Architecture

    Trump’s tariff-driven protectionism risks dismantling seven decades of US-led global order, straining alliances,...

    24 Aug 2025 6:38 PM IST

    Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting SecurityColumnists
    Manish Tewari | Sindoor Debate Missed Point — Lasting Security

    Central to this understanding is the context provided by Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Gen. Asim Munir’s portentous...

    9 Aug 2025 9:01 PM IST

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