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Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will new House symbolise our democratic freedoms?
A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy
30 May 2023 12:05 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid focus on China
At the moment, Pakistan has ceased to be that “enemy” which ideological fanatics so desperately need
27 May 2023 12:35 AM
Book Review | Stoically observing the faults and follies of India’s first ‘Teflon PM’
The challenge that Prabhakar faces is how to shame a government for its forgivable & unforgivable lapses because of its propaganda din.
14 May 2023 12:24 AM
Book Review | None too comfortable revelations from a Congress Party manager
In Azad’s telling he and Sonia Gandhi had a great working equation.
23 Apr 2023 12:51 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Karnataka poses challenge to BJP’s Hindutva strategy
Political pundits are not willing to stick their neck out and make predictions
19 Apr 2023 12:34 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will breakup of monopolies give Indian economy boost?
The nationalist fervour that dominates Prime Minister Modi and the BJP is such that the nuances of policy have no value for them
06 Apr 2023 12:00 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Complications in defamation law exposed
The question that Judge Varma had to decide was whether Rahul implied that all people with the surname of “Modi” were economic offenders
26 Mar 2023 12:10 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC wades into uncertainty in bid to check Modi govt
The Supreme Court had stepped in to check the Modi government’s inaction in one case, and lack of transparency in the other
21 Mar 2023 12:07 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Congress plenary: The real stuff behind the headlines
There is much more to the Congress carnival at Raipur than the speeches of Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Rahul Gandhi
28 Feb 2023 12:00 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Slow economic growth a major challenge for govt
The MPC statement shows that inflation remains an issue of concern, something that the FM refused to take into account in her Budget
22 Feb 2023 12:05 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Using stick isn’t the way to deter child marriages
Sarma has followed the letter of the law in his zeal to fight the social evil of child marriage.
10 Feb 2023 12:39 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Dreams left undisturbed in Budget amid economic lull
The 2023-24 Union Budget of Ms Sitharaman can at best be described as a Budget of idle curiosities, lacking any sense of urgency
03 Feb 2023 12:00 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | SC leaves a lot of loose ends with demonetisation ruling
Demonetisation is mainly a policy issue, and an impartial examination of the details will show that it was done without much forethought
04 Jan 2023 12:05 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | India’s culture wars: A clash of ignorant armies
There is also the basic question whether the Hindu liberals are really liberal, and whether the Hindu reactionaries are conservative
26 Dec 2022 2:30 PM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Govt has it easy in Parl session as Opp. miss their mark
Prime Minister Modi and the ruling BJP have sent out the message that the Opposition is in direct and indirect ways anti-national
24 Dec 2022 9:03 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will Japan’s rearmament impact India’s China ties?
Japan’s decision to strengthen its military will have definite implications for the Quad -- comprising the US, Japan, Aus & India
21 Dec 2022 12:05 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The hidden politics behind Supreme Court’s collegium
On the face of it, the collegium system is indeed untenable in principle in a democratic system. But it is not a simple issue
07 Dec 2022 12:00 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Gujarat, Modi’s home base, remains a testing ground
Gujarat, is not a cakewalk for either the BJP or Mr Modi, and the PM is also keen to prove that he remains unbeaten on his home ground
30 Nov 2022 12:00 AM
Book Review | Was Ambedkar Gandhi’s best critic or worst?
Review of 'Ambedkar: A Life by Shashi Tharoor'
06 Nov 2022 1:58 AM
Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Mulayam: A socialist who managed contradictions
It would be naïve to impose labels on Mulayam Singh Yadav or to find traces of ideological consistency
12 Oct 2022 12:01 AM
Columns
Alas, President Droupadi Murmu too saw it fit to send a message on the occasion in praise of the Prime Minister
At the crux of this issue is the larger question of the national identities of the two nations and when and how they evolved.
The absence of an Indian ambassador in Doha is not merely a bureaucratic matter.
The basic issue before us is the mega-chaos, confusion and conflict in the nation’s capital due to the indigenous brand of “dyarchy”