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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Kerala actress Priya Prakash Varrier moves SC seeking to quash the FIRs and fatwa issued against her in Maharashtra and Telangana for the Malayalam song in movie Oru Adaar Love. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    Are we turning into a republic of hurt?

    In a mature democratic republic, there is room for citizens to have their own opinion, and the right to express it.

    25 Feb 2018 12:50 AM IST

    Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Well done, Mr Jaitley! At least you tried

    According to the National Sample Survey, average annual income of median farmers, net of production costs, is currently...

    11 Feb 2018 12:10 AM IST

    Firefighters and policemen try to douse a fire after activists of the Karni Sena torched a Haryana Roadways bus during a demonstration against the release of Padmaavat in Gurgaon. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    69 years of republic: It's time to introspect

    The standards of public health and education need urgent attention.

    28 Jan 2018 12:13 AM IST

    All Prime Ministers of India, from Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, have tried to have closer relations with Pakistan.Opinion
    India's contradictory Pakistan policy

    Our foreign office seems to have adopted it to hide the complete absence of strategic clarity.

    14 Jan 2018 12:27 AM IST

    The committee comprises of top leaders including party president Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    2017: The end of BJP's honeymoon period

    2017 was thus the year that began with the spell cast by UP, but also the year that ended with the lesson of Gujarat.

    31 Dec 2017 1:05 AM IST

    Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Nagrota. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    With new energy, Cong puts up a real fight

    The BJP has marginally increased its voteshare percentage, but the Congress too has boosted it by six per cent.

    19 Dec 2017 1:31 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    It's time to rethink democratic values

    Religion has become a means to deflect attention from what should really matter in a mature democracy, which is...

    3 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST

    Indira Gandhi (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)Opinion
    Indira: Elegant woman and shrewd politician

    As a politician Indira real test came after she lifted the Emergency, and in the ensuing elections in 1977, was...

    19 Nov 2017 5:25 AM IST

    According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.Opinion
    Not the right time for euphoria

    It is also important to juxtapose what the Ease of Doing Business report says with other international assessments.

    5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

    The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.Opinion
    It's time for Muslims to embrace liberal opinion

    Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.

    22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

    Khushwant SinghOpinion
    Khushwant Singh: A true Indian

    Khushwant Singh (KS), loved to deliberately project an image that would provoke some kinds of people to hate him.

    8 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

    The officer directed a book vendor to stop selling renowned writer Khushwant Singhs novel Women, Sex, Love and Lust, saying that such obscene literature may spoil the future generation. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Khushwant Singh: A true Indian

    Khushwant Singh (KS), loved to deliberately project an image that would provoke some kinds of people to hate him.

    8 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

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