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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Pavan K. Varma | Manmohan peaked by 2009, elegantly faded into historyColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Manmohan peaked by 2009, elegantly faded into history

    In May 2009, just before I was leaving to take over as Ambassador of India to Bhutan, T.K.A. Nair, the...

    5 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid of that statusColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid...

    The legendary fourth king of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ruled for 34 years, until he...

    22 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact tooColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact...

    Recently, I spoke at the launch in Delhi of Vikram Sampath’s new magnum opus, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of...

    8 Dec 2024 12:11 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral pedestalColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral...

    Elections will come and go, and our great democracy will run on, but at the social level — and not unrelated...

    24 Nov 2024 1:28 AM IST

    Pavan Varma | ECs double standard on byelections irks partiesColumnists
    Pavan Varma | EC's double standard on byelections irks parties

    Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. (PTI File Image)Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. (PTI File...

    10 Nov 2024 2:26 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Should Indian diplomacy be faith-based or hard-nosed?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Should Indian diplomacy be faith-based or hard-nosed?

    Debunking myths in India's foreign policy, stressing national interest over idealism and global validation

    27 Oct 2024 12:02 AM IST

    Pavan Varma | Don’t play Big Brother, be nuanced with a long viewColumnists
    Pavan Varma | Don’t play Big Brother, be nuanced with a long view

    The Narendra Modi government has declared that it will pursue a “Neighborhood First” policy. How has it...

    14 Oct 2024 12:52 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution aliveColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution alive

    A poet has written: “Hum unki yaad mein aksar unhi ko bhool gaye: In remembering her, I often forgot about...

    29 Sept 2024 12:42 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!

    I am surprised at the controversy over the Netflix series on the IC-814 hijacking. The series is not without...

    15 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing Delhi water crisis at Vivekananda Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)Opinion
    Pavan Varma | Our politics must change to tackle citizens' basic...

    Amid recurring crises like water scarcity and pollution, political blame games overshadow solutions in India's...

    23 Jun 2024 3:29 AM IST

    Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi speaks during the NDA parliamentary party meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi, Friday, June 7, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

    Can Modi navigate the challenges of leading a coalition government?

    9 Jun 2024 12:05 AM IST

    A couple on their way home after the days work row a shikara, or traditional boat, in the interiors of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)A coupleOpinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoric

    Winds of change in Kashmir: Post-370 realities

    12 May 2024 1:21 AM IST

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