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Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari

File photo of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K. At least 49 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Were India, Pak close to a nuke war after Pulwama?

It is fairly clear that there are no off-ramps when the Indo-Pakistan rivalry goes on an accelerated escalatory spiral

12 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

$Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 9 blamed Ukrainian secret services for the huge blast a day earlier that ripped through Russias Crimea bridge, which he described as a \terrorist act\. (Photo: AFP)$ Opinion

Manish Tewari | Has Putin shot himself in the foot over Ukraine?

Ukraine's independence unfortunately became problematic for the Soviet Union's successor state Russia from the day go...

26 Feb 2023 1:46 AM IST

In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Feb. 4, 2023. The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the states tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | What did the balloon tell China about US?

Why on earth would China fly a balloon into US territory?

12 Feb 2023 12:55 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

Manish Tewari | Who should appoint judges?

A joint house judiciary committee must be constituted by bringing about an appropriate Constitutional amendment

28 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Freebies and welfare: Time to define critical...

Freebies need to be defined clearly and the definition tailored precisely

15 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (Photo: AP)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Peace or permacrisis': What's the 2023 mantra?

Permacrisis was the Collins Dictionary's word of the year, perhaps unsurprisingly, as we lived through great upheavals

1 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

View of Parliament House ahead of its Monsoon session in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Should Parliament codify basic structure doctrine?

The basic structure doctrine is a feature of modern and progressive democracy

18 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Opinion

Manish Tewari | What ails Parliament?

A salient instrument of holding government accountable is Question Hour

3 Dec 2022 11:48 PM IST

Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the decisions of the GST Council are only recommendatory in nature and not binding on the Centre and the states. (Photo:PTI)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | What about merit... and equality of opportunity?

The question, therefore, is not reservation but how much?

20 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Today there are 5.03 billion Internet users around the world and 4.9 billion of these use social media. (Photo: AFP)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Behind all social media ills: Not privacy, but...

Unchecked proliferation of anonymous accounts has weaponised Internet, turning it into a veritable orgy of hate violence...

6 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Dragon desperate in wake of Xi's congress

From being the sick man of Asia at the turn of the 20th century to its current wolf warrior status, China has indeed...

23 Oct 2022 12:00 AM IST

US economy entered recession in February. (AP Photo)

Opinion

Manish Tewari | Is the world heading into another recession?

Macroeconomic instability is bound to impact living standards and increase poverty

9 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST