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The writer is an author and lawyer based in Mumbai
    Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Attempt to repeal Article 35-A poses an existential threat to J&K

    Article 35-A is not a mere executive order under Article 370 but is itself a constitutional provision, a compact...

    12 Aug 2018 12:37 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Indian community people during a reception at Kigali, in Rwanda. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Direct recruits will undermine our civil services

    Civil servants paid by the taxpayers will be required to act as public relations officers of the party momentarily in...

    5 Aug 2018 12:04 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to the media after their meeting in the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Politicians have a strange distrust of professionals

    What is disturbing about Trump's forays is his utter disdain for professional diplomats.

    29 July 2018 12:08 AM IST

    President Donald Trump will dispatch his top diplomatic and military advisors to Pakistan in the coming weeks. (Photo: AFP | File)Opinion
    The ruling upholding US travel ban is controversial

    Initially, Libya, Iran, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, North Korea, Iraq and Chad were named in the travel ban; Chad and Sudan...

    22 July 2018 12:02 AM IST

    The US has used the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act to obstruct Pakistani and Indian plans for the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline.Opinion
    US sanctions law is a bully's tool, violates the UN charter

    Each country namely Iran, Russia, Syria and North Korea is targeted because the US dislikes it or disapproves of its...

    17 July 2018 5:23 AM IST

    The US Supreme Court. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Court is not a substitute for a democratic political process

    Executive and legislative excesses can be cured by courts.

    8 July 2018 12:46 AM IST

    Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    The PDP-BJP coalition was a flawed alliance

    The coalition's Agenda of Alliance was deceptive, with the RSS' writ dominating its terms.

    1 July 2018 5:32 AM IST

    (Representational image)Opinion
    Judges remain hooked to arcane law as it suits them

    Civil contempt lies in obstructing the enforcement of a court order in civil proceedings.

    24 Jun 2018 6:07 AM IST

    Representational imageOpinion
    A procession has a right on road, not assembly

    The state and the local authority have a virtual monopoly of every open space at which an outdoor meeting can be held.

    17 Jun 2018 6:48 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Inter-State Council can function only in a vibrant federation

    The Inter-State Council will meet when the PM so decides not when the states so demand.

    10 Jun 2018 12:57 AM IST

    Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Ceasefire, but no talks

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi saw no harm in acceding to her wishes.

    3 Jun 2018 12:52 AM IST

    Donald Trump on Friday recited the lyrics of a song seen as anti-immigration called The Snake to drive home his point about restricting immigration. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Europe's perception of America has changed

    Macron asked Europe to unite and assert European sovereignty in the face of unilateral moves by the US on Iran and...

    27 May 2018 12:07 AM IST

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