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Anita Anand
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The writer is a development and communications consultant and the author of Kabul Blogs: My Days in the Life of Afghanistan
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    There is intrigue, excitement, suspense and action.

    20 Aug 2023 12:27 AM IST

    Prime minister Narendra Modi (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)Opinion
    Anita Anand | India, at 2047, as a developed nation: It'll just be a...

    It is a sovereign state with a high Human Development Index (HDI) compared to other countries

    19 July 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Congress MPs Sonia Gandhi, P Chidambaram, KC Venugopal and other members stage a protest near the Gandhi Statue demanding discussion on national security and Indo-China border dispute issue during the Winter Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all...

    The fundamental right of freedom of speech and expression means citizens can express themselves, in peaceful ways.

    18 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Family members during the final rites of Sneha Chaurasia, who was shot dead inside the Greater Noidas Shiv Nadar University allegedly by a classmate, in Kanpur, Saturday, May 20, 2023. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | How trauma and rejection led to a murder-suicide tragedy...

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

    28 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

    The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Imagining a new form of marriage in India: It has to...

    Over the last decade, acceptance of homosexuality has grown in India, especially since Supreme Court decriminalised...

    3 May 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Dalai Lama (PTI file photo)Opinion
    Anita Anand | A human error' by Dalai Lama: Let's be ready to rethink...

    Many cultural practices once deemed innocent, have of late been reviewed to reflect current realities

    20 April 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Shraddha Walkar (ANI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | A wake-up call: Are families in India failing their...

    No matter how free young Indians feel, they are deeply tied to their families, especially if the families are...

    27 Feb 2023 12:39 AM IST

    Droupadi Murmu, who is set to be the first tribal woman President of India, in New Delhi, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Anita Anand | What Droupadi as President will mean for tribals? Not...

    Are such appointments of women and individuals from the minorities just tokenism?

    2 Aug 2022 11:47 PM IST

    Anita Anand | Overturning Roe: Its overzealous morality at play vs sexual pleasureOpinion
    Anita Anand | Overturning Roe: It's overzealous morality at play vs...

    Abortion has long been a contentious issue in the US, sharply dividing Americans along partisan, ideological and...

    10 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

    Amber Heard and Johnny Depp. (AP)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Depp-Heard saga: Intimate Partner Violence extracts a...

    While both men and women can be victims of IPV, women are more likely to sustain serious injuries and be killed by men

    8 Jun 2022 7:02 AM IST

    A post-mortem examination of the victim confirmed rape and then murder by throttling. (AA file photo)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Rape within marriage: The grey area over consent

    Of the 4,169 women who experienced sexual violence, 82 per cent said the perpetrator was their husband

    22 May 2022 12:17 AM IST

    An Afghan woman is wrapped with a blanket as she and her family camp outside the Directorate of Disaster in Herat, Afghanistan. (AP Photo)Opinion
    Anita Anand | Humanitarian aid to Afghans amidst suffering: Will it be...

    Most of the development aid coming into Afghanistan has stopped

    30 Dec 2021 11:37 PM IST

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