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Sunanda K Datta Ray
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Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.
    Rabindranath TagoreOpinion
    What would India be if the British never came?

    Britain steered India's transition from medievalism to modernity.

    21 Nov 2017 12:02 AM IST

    Michael Fallon (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Hullabaloo in UK: Is this the biggest scandal?

    The expenses scandal seemed specially shameful to us because prominent Indians and Bangladeshis were involved.

    7 Nov 2017 12:18 AM IST

    Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A way out for Israel & Palestinians?

    Palestine was cleansed of Palestinians before the phrase ethnic cleansing' was coined.

    24 Oct 2017 12:36 AM IST

    Catalan lessons for all diverse societiesOpinion
    Catalan lessons for all diverse societies

    Nearly 21 per cent of foreign investment goes to Catalonia, which draws workers from all over Spain.

    10 Oct 2017 12:24 AM IST

    Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Brexit: May just plays for time

    The India-Britain FTA talks threaten to founder on the rock of British recalcitrance over visas.

    26 Sept 2017 1:46 AM IST

    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches the test launch of solid fuel Pukguksong-2, a medium-to-long range ballistic missile, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    N Korean crisis: Can India too play a role?

    The major difference between the Indian and North Korean programmes lies in the American attitude.

    12 Sept 2017 12:23 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The folly of renaming: Will we ever learn?

    Mumbai's Kala Ghoda dominating the intersection of MG Road and Subhash Chowk also demonstrates the folly of such...

    29 Aug 2017 3:10 AM IST

    Children receive treatment at the state-run Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital where 35 children died in three days in Gorakhpur. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Who'll protect our kids, India's future?

    Despite boastful official statistics, this is a largely illiterate country.

    15 Aug 2017 12:43 AM IST

    External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Workers abroad suffer due to India's apathy

    Relatives of the missing workers have knocked at every door since June 2014 when they were last heard of but to no...

    1 Aug 2017 12:01 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    A stronger India needed to stabilise Chinese ties

    The confrontation in Doklam must not be allowed to lead to another Himalayan war.

    18 July 2017 4:42 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    PM must be realistic on India's overall interests

    The India-US equation is more complex because Washington has become used to client states in Asia and Africa.

    4 July 2017 12:11 AM IST

    Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters during their protest in Darjeeling. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Darjeeling flareup: We had it coming

    The past is specially important as today's regional dreams are rooted in the memories of yesterday's experience.

    20 Jun 2017 12:19 AM IST

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