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Nilofar Suhrawardy
About the AuthorNilofar Suhrawardy
The writer is a journalist who specialises in communications studies and nuclear diplomacy. She is also the author of several books.
    A united Congress has a chance to strengthen its ranking; divided, the futures of all party members are at stakeOpinion
    Nilofar Suhrawardy | Bank on Gandhis, test non-Gandhis, start early...

    The Congress is not a regional party and it is expected to give greater importance to a democratic process for electing...

    4 Sept 2020 5:52 PM IST

    PM Narendra Modi being presented with a memento by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during the Ayodhya Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan (PTI)Opinion
    Nilofar Suhrawardy | Ayodhya glory will fade amid Covid tension before...

    It cannot be ignored that the virus has left Indians a little too tense to remain distracted by his Ayodhya show for...

    12 Aug 2020 5:25 PM IST

    There are numerous cases of persons themselves not being aware that they have mild symptoms. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Nilofar Suhrawardy | COVID-19, the new excuse to other' your neighbour

    Covid-19 has exposed the harsher face of another reality, the anti-poor bias and the invisibilising of the poor

    26 July 2020 6:05 PM IST

    What a life, when even a smile, once talked about emphatically as an important feature of ones personality, has almost lost its appeal. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Nilofar Suhrawardy | Grit on side, some Indians still smiling

    It is possible that the guest workers' walk to their rural roots has prompted the poorer people settled in cities to...

    28 Jun 2020 7:10 PM IST

    Volunteers wearing protective suits conduct thermal tests at Dharavi, during the fifth phase of the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Mumbai. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Nilofar Suhrawardy | Covid paranoia, and some cogitations

    Frankly, seeing everyone in almost same type and colour of masks is just making this lockdown phase more uninteresting

    7 Jun 2020 5:52 PM IST

    Stranded migrant labourers in Chennai, in southeastern India, prepare to board a special train to take them home after the government eased lockdown measures (AFP)Opinion
    Coronavirus exposes our democracy's fault lines

    Indian economy is certainly facing a crisis. This, however, does not justify use of violence against migrant labourers

    16 May 2020 7:52 PM IST

    Migrant workers set out for their villages during the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in India. (DC Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)Opinion
    By ignorantly accusing the Markaz, we may be unwittingly blaming the...

    'Markaz' is a word that means 'Centre', and is often used as short form for markazi hakumat

    13 April 2020 12:27 AM IST

    Well, it is clearly astonishing that the alleged xx-inch-you-know-what is being turned against ladies assembled at Shaheen Bagh. One may be wrong, but political jargons through various means are strongly suggestive of this.Opinion
    Jungle drama and the Indian animal farm'

    Money talks in politics more convincingly than probably any other language.

    16 Feb 2020 2:29 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump plans to make a \major statement\ at the White House at 9 am EST (1300 GMT) on Sunday, White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said late on Saturday. (Photo: File)Opinion
    An Indo-Anglian's document dilemmas

    It may not be a bad idea to suggest the United States' example regarding citizenship.

    12 Jan 2020 2:11 AM IST

    The Kohli cut has men of all ages and classes swooning over it. No, this term is not a neologism. Nor does it refer to any stylish cut from the bat of the swashbuckler. It refers to Virat Kohlis hairstyle.Opinion
    In India, men are the more fashionable sex

    Interestingly, fashion happens to be a field in Bollywood as well as other arenas.

    8 Dec 2019 6:49 AM IST

    Legally, with the Supreme Court having pronounced its verdict, each individual, group, party and organisation has the democratic right to challenge it, call for a review petition and so forth.Opinion
    Muslims should live with Ayodhya ruling

    The hard reality that there still prevail extremist elements in our country who tend to try and provoke communal fires...

    14 Nov 2019 1:24 AM IST

    Pak transgender shot at for refusing sex with attackersWorld
    Pak transgender shot at for refusing sex with attackers

    A transgender woman in Pakistan was shot for refusing to have sex with attackers who broke into her home, in the latest...

    16 Jun 2016 9:08 AM IST

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