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The writer is an economist, a former newspaper editor, a best-selling author, and former adviser to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Forcing the use of Hindi in non-Hindi regions by the Central government and Central public sector enterprises, including the nationalised banks, is causing avoidable resentment (Image credit: Facebook)

Opinion

Sanjaya Baru | The politics of language: India's unity in diversity

If Hindi enthusiasts are hurting the cause of their language, so are other such language enthusiasts in other parts of...

16 Oct 2022 10:56 PM IST

Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge (ANI)

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Sanjaya Baru | Organisation Man' takes on the Non-Organisation Man'

Mr Kharge as Congress president will play the same role that Manmohan Singh played as Prime Minister, writes Sanjaya...

3 Oct 2022 1:13 AM IST

Britains Queen Elizabeth II walks past Commonwealth flags displayed in St Georges Hall at Windsor Castle, Windsor, southeast England on March 5, 2021, to mark Commonwealth Day which is to be celebrated on March 8, 2021. (Steve Parsons / POOL / AFP)

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Sanjaya Baru | Queen and the republic, and our feudal loyalties

Indians' attitude to the English language and to Britain is, without doubt, schizophrenic

19 Sept 2022 7:18 AM IST

Senior military officials of India and China held talks in eastern Ladakh on Wednesday, focusing on maintaining security and stability in the region. (AFP file photo)

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Sanjaya Baru | India and China: Keeping an unstable equilibrium

The competition between Asia's two giants will continue in a world that is in search of a new equilibrium in power...

5 Sept 2022 1:09 AM IST

The H-1B programme offers temporary US visas that allow companies to hire highly skilled foreign professionals working in areas with shortages of qualified American workers. (Photo: Representational | File)

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Sanjaya Baru | Visa queues get longer as drain becomes a tsunami

The immigration authorities in Canada and Australia have reported unprecedented numbers arriving from India this year

22 Aug 2022 12:34 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | Flag of freedom: Tricolour of a multi-coloured nation

India's tricolour comes in four colours but patriotism in our sub-continental, civilisational nation comes in many...

8 Aug 2022 12:20 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | Why Shinzo Abe emerged as Japan's most significant PM

At the purely government-to-government level, the India-Japan relationship went through its ups and downs over the past...

25 July 2022 4:24 AM IST

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of Pradhan Mantri Sangrahalaya, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

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Sanjaya Baru | Revisiting PMs: Museum in Delhi underplays PV

The consultants' team of the three BJP members should be complimented for giving Nehru his due

10 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

In barely three years, Adani has gained control of seven airports and almost a quarter of Indias air traffic. (Bloomberg)

Opinion

Sanjaya Baru | Indian business in need of neighbourhood diplomacy

Corporate controversies in distant developing countries do not make waves in the Indian media

26 Jun 2022 9:41 PM IST

Rashtrapati Bhavan plays a very important role after the Lok Sabha polls in the formation of the new government. (Representational Image/PTI)

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Sanjaya Baru | The race for Raisina Hill: Who'll be our next Prez?

Enjoying the PM's trust is a primary qualification for the job

13 Jun 2022 2:41 AM IST

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi during the programme at Indian School of Business campus, Gachibowli, Hyderabad. (Photo by arrangement)

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Sanjaya Baru | From politics to business: All eyes are on Hyderabad

Hyderabad has been used to attracting national and international attention for a long time

30 May 2022 6:54 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | The Mahatma Brand: From Nehru to Prashant Kishor

The Indian National Congress was the first political party, inspired by the Mahatma, to successfully launch itself as a...

16 May 2022 12:13 AM IST