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A G Noorani
About the AuthorA G Noorani
The writer is an author and lawyer based in Mumbai
    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    'One nation, one election' is an assault on federalism

    Modi had no qualms in claiming that it was not his but the nation's ideaâ€.

    30 Jun 2019 12:23 AM IST

    The Indian Supreme Courts order appointing three members as a mediatory panel to resolve the 70-year-old Babri Masjid dispute flouts every established rule on the process of mediation.Opinion
    Mediation over the Ayodhya dispute seems doomed to fail

    The Supreme Court has initiated an exercise that was doomed to failure at the very outset.

    16 Jun 2019 9:24 AM IST

    Pakistans flagOpinion
    Be mindful about the BJP's talk on Pakistan

    India has systematically undermined Saarc and vigorously promoted Bimstec though it is not a member; but, then, neither...

    2 Jun 2019 12:23 AM IST

    The sources said, Election Commission would also ask law ministry to take call on its demand to extend constitutional protection to 2 election commissioners on lines of CEC. (Photo: File)Opinion
    EC seems biased towards Modi

    The petition described at length the reported remarks of Mr Modi that allegedly contravened the code of conduct.

    5 May 2019 12:55 AM IST

    Jallianwala Bagh, AmritsarOpinion
    1919: The turning point in our freedom story

    It is only right that both countries should jointly commemorate events such as Jallianwala Bagh and honour heroes such...

    14 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Mob lynchings: Modi's silence is treated as approval

    The RSS and the BJP openly direct their political aims and policies to seek the Hindu vote.

    7 April 2019 12:10 AM IST

    The bald statement issued on March 19 died in police custody raises questions. He was obviously in police custody. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Let burden of proof rest on cops in Rizwan custody death

    The evidence supports his brother Zulkarnain's charge that the death was a cold-blooded murder .

    31 March 2019 10:29 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi further said that the government has taken several measures for improving the ease of doing business in the country. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    In a healthy democracy, dissent is not treason!

    It would be trite to say that the persons aggrieved have remedies in suits for libel and prosecutions for defamation.

    24 March 2019 12:10 AM IST

    Mirwaiz Umar FarooqOpinion
    Repression no solution to Kashmir problem

    The National Investigation Agency has been targeting Kashmir's leaders on charges inter alia of money laundering and...

    17 March 2019 12:00 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 44 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Seek answers for Pulwama, dissent precisely during crises

    Britain showed prime minister Neville Chamberlain the door during the Second World War.

    10 March 2019 12:05 AM IST

    The cost of the news to the public would increase, thereby restricting its \democratic\ availability.\ (Representational Image)Opinion
    Punishing the press by holding ads is abuse of power

    Kashmir has lost at least 13 journalists during the insurgency.

    3 March 2019 12:16 AM IST

    President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Govts should not out files for partisan ends

    No government has a right to dig up old records and publish them for partisan ends.

    24 Feb 2019 12:10 AM IST

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