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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Pavan K. Varma | Will Nitish’s Last-minute Largesse Pay or Backfire?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Will Nitish’s Last-minute Largesse Pay or Backfire?

    Elections to the Bihar Assembly were announced at a press conference on October 6 by the three election commissioners....

    11 Oct 2025 9:54 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | India’s Democracy No Match To Nepalese Fragile GovernanceColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | India’s Democracy No Match To Nepalese Fragile...

    In recent years, Indian public discourse has been increasingly hijacked by a troubling binary: Either one is an...

    28 Sept 2025 12:03 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based PoliticsColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | For BJP & Opp, Abuse Is Ruse To Avoid Issue-based...

    Memories in Bihar of the RJD’s ‘jungle raj’ (1990-2005), when law and order and rectitude were jettisoned on the altar...

    13 Sept 2025 9:46 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too Late?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | PM’s Ghuspetiya Outrage: Isn’t It Too Little, Too...

    The Election Commission of India (EC) made a general statement that there are “large numbers of people from Nepal,...

    30 Aug 2025 9:38 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s PoorColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | SIR A Massive Fraud By EC Against India’s Poor

    But for the vast numbers of the deprived and underprivileged, the perspective is radically different. For them,...

    2 Aug 2025 10:36 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic CultureColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | As Bihar Heads For Polls, Honour Syncretic Culture

    It is a fact that cynical politicians use ordinary Indians as puppets to reinforce religion-based vote banks. People...

    19 July 2025 11:51 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Why Hasn’t Full Statehood Been Restored In J&K?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Why Hasn’t Full Statehood Been Restored In J&K?

    The current status of J&K as a Union Territory (UT) defies both the federal spirit and the democratic ethos of the...

    5 July 2025 9:45 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Six Dangers Democracies Must Be Cautious AboutEdit
    Pavan K. Varma | Six Dangers Democracies Must Be Cautious About

    The second danger is the rampant growth of dynasticism. Most of our political parties are family fiefdoms, reminiscent...

    22 Jun 2025 1:35 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the CeasefireColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Govt Must Clearly Explain What Led to the Ceasefire

    In a democracy, the government must, within the constraints of national interest, take the people into confidence, and...

    7 Jun 2025 10:52 PM IST

    Book Review | Live Safeguard Of Our FreedomBooks
    Book Review | Live Safeguard Of Our Freedom

    Tomes have already been written on the Indian Constitution, which is the world’s longest written Constitution for any...

    7 Jun 2025 4:01 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Celebrate Armed Forces, Only They’ll Keep Us SafeColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Celebrate Armed Forces, Only They’ll Keep Us Safe

    There is the question also why Trump announced the ceasefire. What exactly was America’s role, and what does it mean for...

    24 May 2025 11:36 PM IST

    West Bengal governor Jagdeep DhankarColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Fight Terror, But Also Seek Accountability From Govt

    We have yet to see what that will be, but it has to be more than just a Balakot kind of strike. In view of the continued...

    27 April 2025 12:26 AM IST

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