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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.

Bihar education minister, Chandra Shekhar. (Photo: Twitter/@ProfShekharRJD)

Pavan Varma | Ramcharitmanas: Mantri's remark reeks of ignorance

Such a remark betrays a spectacular ignorance of the true intent of the Manas

22 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

What are the power dynamics in BJP under Narendra Modi? Whose stock is rising, and whose is declining?

8 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh state home minister Narottam Mishra. (ANI)

Pavan K Varma | Hindus tolerant, inclusive: Why rush to take offence?

Hinduism, which has survived for millennia because of its conquering eclecticism, will survive people like Mishraji too

25 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Pavan K. Varma | In collegium debate, speed, transparency key concerns

The crux of the problem is that all governments would like a more pliant judiciary, supportive of its actions and agenda

11 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice unjust under all circumstances

Pavan K. Varma | Bulldozer justice' unjust under all circumstances

Although it is clearly verifiable that bulldozers have especially targeted the minority community, Hindus too have not...

27 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, Pakistans cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | Why did Imran survive the assassin's bullets?

The army's expectation was that once removed the former PM would fade away as others did before him

13 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

Veer Savarkar. (Photo: Twitter/@VPSecretariat)

Pavan K. Varma | Do not erase legacy of Savarkar, the reformer

Both his critics and his supporters exclusively focus, for their own vested interests, only on his initial avowal of...

30 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

No Indian after Rabindranath Tagore in 1913 has got the Nobel for Literature. (Photo: Nobel Prize)

Pavan K Varma | Are the criteria to award Nobel wholly objective?

Mother Teresa got the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Only next year did we give her the Bharat Ratna

16 Oct 2022 7:52 AM IST

Few can question that the amount of hatred that is spewed on prime-time TV under the garb of debate , is uncivilised, undemocratic and an incitement to violence. (Photo | Flickr - John S. Quarterman)

Pavan K. Varma | In war on hate speech, err on side of freedom

Hate speech, based on suspicion, violence and hostility between religious communities, is directly antithetical to...

2 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Risk, amorality and a rusting steel frame

Bureaucrats ave become yes men, willing to do whatever is required to win approbation, so that their careers are not...

18 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Whither Dharma in an ethical wasteland?

Are Indians moral by choice, or do they do the correct thing only under compulsion or fear?

4 Sept 2022 12:10 AM IST

The BJPs door-to-door campaign drew sharp criticism from the rivals. (ANI representational)

Pavan K Varma | Do not weaponise the Uniform Civil Code

It is a pity that the BJP has essentially made Uniform Civil Code a weapon to target specific religious communities

21 Aug 2022 7:19 AM IST