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A G Noorani
About the AuthorA G Noorani
The writer is an author and lawyer based in Mumbai
    Pakistan and India flag (Representational image)Opinion
    Indo-Pak talks must resume: Peace should get a chance

    Pakistan and India have every reason to be proud of their achievements in many fields of endeavour.

    14 May 2017 12:10 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti during a meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    What will New Delhi talk about on Kashmir?

    There is no common ground on which a government in Srinagar can parley for Kashmir's rights with New Delhi.

    7 May 2017 12:24 AM IST

    Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    How Indira Gandhi & Co destroyed our federal polity

    The point is that a system of awarding party tickets to candidates for elections is fundamentally undemocratic.

    30 April 2017 12:36 AM IST

    Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A code of conduct for VIPs is a must

    Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan questioned the ban and urged that the matter be resolved amicably .

    16 April 2017 12:00 AM IST

    Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    India all set on the road to a Hindu state

    Yogi Adityanath began his political career with an outfit for the protection of cows.

    9 April 2017 12:48 AM IST

    Navjot Singh SidhuOpinion
    Mr Sidhu, please uphold the dignity of your office

    Sidhu's wife and former state legislator Navjot Kaur Sidhu said her family had no other source of income.

    2 April 2017 5:11 AM IST

    Indian ParliamentOpinion
    Expunging parliamentary records: An abuse of power

    The Speaker of the House has none of the powers that successive speakers of the Lok Sabha have wielded for decades.

    26 March 2017 3:16 AM IST

    Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh taking oath on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    States should have a say in foreign affairs

    Foreign affairs is a subject of the Union under India's Constitution and, indeed, of all countries.

    19 March 2017 2:17 AM IST

    Students and teachers of Delhi University, JNU and Jamia during their protest march against ABVP at North Campus in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Intolerance on campuses will breed violence

    Its present agenda is to prevent any meeting or seminar that had invited persons opposed to the BJP line.

    13 March 2017 1:50 AM IST

    Pakistan and India flagOpinion
    It's never a good idea to seal borders off to ideas

    The courts allow the government considerable latitude in matters of national security and in the admission and expulsion...

    5 March 2017 7:31 AM IST

    Representational imageOpinion
    NGOs: The fifth estate

    It is impossible to exaggerate the role and significance of the NGO in a democratic society.

    26 Feb 2017 3:59 AM IST

    Last month, the Lok Sabha was informed that NIA and state security agencies have so far arrested 68 supporters of dreaded terror outfit ISIS in various parts of the country. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)Opinion
    Orchestrating regime change: At what price?

    Regime change, rooted in the nation's psyche, is a constant in US foreign policy regardless of who holds office.

    19 Feb 2017 2:20 AM IST

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