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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    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

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | ‘Small modular reactors’: New ‘nuclear’ buzz wordColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | ‘Small modular reactors’: New ‘nuclear’...

    The simple fact is that nuclear reactors come with advantages and dangers. There is no point in exaggerating them

    11 April 2025 11:21 PM IST

    Books | Decoding twists in Bofors storyBooks
    Books | Decoding twists in Bofors story

    The story becomes interesting because Subramaniam is focused on the payment of bribes and she feels outraged by the fact...

    29 March 2025 4:22 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After 50 Years, Population Back As Live Issue in IndiaColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After 50 Years, Population Back As Live...

    Population control resurfaces, and policymakers face the challenge of harnessing a demographic dividend for sustainable...

    23 March 2025 11:03 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Take head count: Delay in Census will be costlyColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Take head count: Delay in Census will be...

    As the 2021 Census remains indefinitely postponed, concerns grow over India's data deficit and its impact on policy,...

    17 March 2025 8:38 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | An immigrant’s hope manifestoBooks
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | An immigrant’s hope manifesto

    Pope Francis says that in the beginning he was opposed to Peronism but after he saw the concern shown for the poor, he...

    1 March 2025 5:58 PM IST

    Book Review | A true-grit politician of ideasBooks
    Book Review | A true-grit politician of ideas

    The word, ‘maverick’, does not really describe Mani Shankar Aiyar in his political avatar. He got into...

    25 Jan 2025 12:50 PM IST

    Book Review | Indira’s friend, Sonia’s bete noireBooks
    Book Review | Indira’s friend, Sonia’s bete noire

    What stands out conspicuously is that she belonged to an educated, cultured family on her father’s and...

    11 Jan 2025 1:10 PM IST

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