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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Addressing a press conference in Dubai, Rahul Gandhi maintained that PM Modi should have defended himself in the Lok Sabha over the Rafle fighter jet deal. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)Opinion
    2019 signals decline of caste, dynastic politics

    Tejaswi Yadav in Bihar, at the helm of the RJD only because he is the anointed son of Lalu Prasad Yadav, could not win a...

    2 Jun 2019 12:11 AM IST

    Pragya Singh Thakur, aka Sadhvi PragyaOpinion
    Wrong to paper over Pragya's take on Godse

    It is good that the Supreme Court (SC) directed that Priyanka Sharma be immediately released.

    19 May 2019 1:01 AM IST

    The promises KCR made are like bamboo trees. They look strong and tall from outside, but hallow from inside, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Whither a chaiwala in a society as ours?

    Today, the caste system is officially frowned upon, and democratic empowerment has loosened its asphyxiating...

    5 May 2019 12:36 AM IST

    Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav exchanges greetings with Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati as SP president Akhilesh Yadav looks on during their joint election campaign rally in Mainpuri on Friday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Opposition remains disunited as ever

    To an objective observer this is unbridled divisive cacophony which seriously undermines the macro attempts to project a...

    21 April 2019 12:45 AM IST

    The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Why is EC mum in face of flagrant foul play?

    The EC derives its powers from a categorical provision in the Constitution.

    7 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Talks with Pakistan a weapon, use it wisely

    The recent veto by China on the UN's banning of Masood Azhar, and our reaction to it, presents a good example of what is...

    24 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A shrill campaign won't fetch BJP Balakot votes

    The controversy about what damage was caused by our airstrike, is entirely irrelevant.

    10 March 2019 12:32 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A prosperous Kashmir is India's best riposte

    It is a little surprising, therefore, that in his first reaction our Prime Minister has said that our armed forces have...

    24 Feb 2019 12:15 AM IST

    Chief minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the TMC Chhatra Parisad foundation day rally at Mayo Road in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo:Asian Age)Opinion
    Centre-state war may destroy the executive

    The SC's directive was hailed as a victory by both the opposing sides the BJP and Ms Banerjee.

    10 Feb 2019 12:00 AM IST

    The election commission conducts FLC of new machines followed by rehearsals of EVMs and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPATs) before the polling day in front of representatives from registered parties.Opinion
    Claims of mass rigging of EVMs are laughable

    It is utter nonsense to postulate that EVM machines are capable of mass hacking.

    27 Jan 2019 2:30 AM IST

    Alok Verma has challenged the government order on the grounds that a 1998 verdict by the Supreme Court stipulated that the CBI Director should have a fixed minimum tenure of two years. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The CBI director's removal was unfair

    The CVC finding is that it could not look into these allegations for want of time, and that further inquiry is needed.

    13 Jan 2019 2:05 AM IST

    55,012 farmers of Konkan division took the insurance coverOpinion
    A wishlist for 2019: To brighten India's future

    Let us hope that the parliamentary elections in 2019 throw up a result that is good for the country.

    30 Dec 2018 12:10 AM IST

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