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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    Book Review | Doc Who Tried to Stop PartitionBooks
    Book Review | Doc Who Tried to Stop Partition

    After Independence, Davar continued to play an important role with the refugees who flooded Delhi, and he was Nehru’s...

    16 Aug 2025 1:36 PM IST

    Book Review | A Close Look at Indian DiasporaBooks
    Book Review | A Close Look at Indian Diaspora

    If during the colonial period, it was “wealth drain” as pointed out by Dadabhai Naoroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhale, it...

    9 Aug 2025 2:20 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could Drones, Missiles Alone Fight Wars Today, Tomorrow?Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Could Drones, Missiles Alone Fight Wars...

    One of the teasing questions that crops up with regard to the recent India-Pakistan clash following India’s Operation...

    7 Aug 2025 11:10 PM IST

    Book Review | Of X-rays, CT & Tragedy at AIIMSBooks
    Book Review | Of X-rays, CT & Tragedy at AIIMS

    You would not get a better account of the hours that Indira Gandhi’s body remained at AIIMS before it was shifted to...

    12 July 2025 12:59 PM IST

    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai ClashBooks
    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai Clash

    Dadabhoy avoids the trap of the anti-Nehru flavour by showing Matthai as the victim of Nehru’s high handedness. He...

    6 July 2025 10:18 AM IST

    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai ClashBooks
    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai Clash

    Matthai thought it was unnecessary expenditure which could be avoided. But Nehru was keen about it. Matthai and Nehru...

    28 Jun 2025 3:55 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | How Indira Misread Signs, Failed Morality Test in 1975Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | How Indira Misread Signs, Failed Morality...

    Sholay, Deewar, and Aandhi captured the unrest and spirit of 1975 better than news or speeches.

    24 Jun 2025 8:47 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt IndiaColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt...

    Agriculture is a key factor in the growth rate of the economy. The Economic Survey 2023-24 noted that agriculture...

    14 Jun 2025 12:14 AM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s PolityColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s...

    Politics shifts as caste groups push for identity, rights, and representation

    15 May 2025 9:28 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’ ‘peace’ BatonColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’...

    The challenge before the Conclave of Cardinals was to choose the man who could hold the Roman Catholic Church together...

    10 May 2025 2:15 AM IST

    Book Review | A Challenging Thought Anthology On The Idea of IndiaBooks
    Book Review | A Challenging Thought Anthology On The Idea of India

    There would be many who will argue that other schools of thought, especially the Charvakas, or the Materialist School,...

    27 April 2025 1:02 AM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’ Glasnost?Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’...

    Even as he adopted the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he showed his commitment to the Franciscan vows of...

    23 April 2025 12:29 AM IST

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