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Columnists | The Asian Age

Aakar Patel | New building will not solve the key problems India’s Parliament faces

Like the Vande Bharat trains, it is a solution to problems that do not exist

30 May 2023 12:10 AM

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will new House symbolise our democratic freedoms?

A re-enactment of a meaningless ritual whose historicity is dubious has now been made the keystone of India’s parliamentary democracy

30 May 2023 12:05 AM

Sanjaya Baru | G-7 and Global South: A world of unequals

It is within this world of unequals that India seeks space for its own development

29 May 2023 12:10 AM

Sunil Gatade | As Assembly polls & 2024 LS loom, is Modi now missing his magic masala?

The “single pillar” has always been shown as the boon of the world’s largest party

29 May 2023 12:05 AM

Anita Anand | How trauma and rejection led to a murder-suicide tragedy at varsity

Such incidents can be averted with greater awareness and preparedness in understanding our emotions

28 May 2023 12:10 AM

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Shailaja Khanna | Surprise! Indian classical music now has young ears

The new listener gives standing ovations with alacrity; but is not hesitant to walk out if the performance does not arrest his attention

28 May 2023 12:05 AM

Pavan Varma | Opp. must join hands, fight back over Delhi ordinance

It is becoming more than apparent that the BJP is acrimoniously unreconciled to losing electoral battles

27 May 2023 8:54 PM

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Is Pak off Sangh radar? Ties uneasy amid focus on China

At the moment, Pakistan has ceased to be that “enemy” which ideological fanatics so desperately need

27 May 2023 12:35 AM

Farrukh Dhondy | Amid dog-whistle politics, did Sunak go easy on Suella?

Cruella, in an attempt to drown the noisy negative publicity, has resorted to dog-whistle politics

27 May 2023 12:24 AM

Patralekha Chatterjee | The Bengaluru drowning should be a wake-up call

The city lacks a functional system to drain out the water when the water level reaches a certain level following heavy rain.

26 May 2023 12:11 AM

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K.C. Singh | Modi Pacific foray: China, Quad, islands & diaspora

Mr Modi, perhaps mindful of past Opposition criticism of his partisan lectures while abroad, largely focused on India-Australia relations

25 May 2023 12:00 AM

Dilip Cherian | Ex-chief secy’s return as KCR adviser kicks off a controversy

Having taken voluntary retirement in Feb, the 1989 batch IAS officer from AP has been given a 3-year term in the rank of a Cabinet minister

25 May 2023 12:00 AM

Claude Arpi | What lies behind China’s new role as ‘peacemaker’

Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) is another move from Beijing which indicates that China wants to play a bigger international role

24 May 2023 12:00 AM

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Ukraine to get peace only if both sides can claim a ‘win’

A permanent European military presence in Ukraine would rubbish Moscow’s claim of defending Russia against Nato by invading Ukraine

23 May 2023 12:05 AM

Aakar Patel | Why the Congress won in K'taka, and the BJP held on to its vote share

There are two things the Congress itself says were important. The five schemes they promised and the Bharat Jodo Yatra

23 May 2023 12:00 AM

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Pradip Phanjoubam | Heal Manipur ethnic rifts, or tinderbox may re-erupt

The undercurrents of tension are still palpable, considering that there are still an estimated 45,000 displaced people

22 May 2023 12:10 AM

Saeed Naqvi | Will Opposition join hands to counter Modi’s ED, CBI threats?

Few elected leaders have suffered humiliation at the hands of successive lieutenant-governors as the AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal

22 May 2023 12:05 AM

Shreya Sen-Handley | Speaking in tongues: The gift of accents

English spoken in any accent other than their own can have the British flummoxed, or worse — scrambling to correct your pronunciation

21 May 2023 12:10 AM

Manish Tewari | World in churn catalysing new liberal order?

While authoritarian rulers seem to be hell bent on trying to rework the global order on their terms, the pushback is now equally strong

21 May 2023 12:00 AM

Sunil Gatade | After its debacle in Karnataka, BJP is facing a lot of questions

The BJP is most concerned about Brand Modi and whether Karnataka has simply harmed or nearly destroyed it

21 May 2023 12:00 AM

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