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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had earlier sent a formal invitation to Sidhu to attend the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Sidhu is Cong wild card for Punjab's 2022...

    Apparently, neither Mr Gandhi nor the Congress high command really liked the idea of a state leader who was on his own

    22 July 2021 12:10 AM IST

    Newly appointed Uttarakhand Legislative party leader Pushkar Singh Dhami with party leaders, in Dehradun. Central observer D Purandeswari, Tirath Singh Rawat are also seen. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | U'khand trouble spells end of Modi's free...

    The Assembly elections in April-May have shown that there are limits to the Prime Minister's charisma

    5 July 2021 7:09 AM IST

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    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | In Covid crisis, SC forces Centre to share...

    PM Modi and his government has claimed credit for its decision on procuring vaccines directly and then allocating them...

    30 Jun 2021 12:20 AM IST

    Its a clear warning for former spies and spooks, and others who know a little too much about the secrets of the State, that they will lose their pension and other benefits if they were to spill the beans. (Twitter)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The business of gagging retired spooks...

    Citizens of a democratic state have a right to know whether the money they pay in taxes is used for diabolical acts like...

    5 Jun 2021 1:01 AM IST

    A medic administers a COVID-19 vaccine at Tej Bahadur Sapru Hospital in Prayagraj. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | As pandemic rises, it's crucial to get...

    For long we have believed numbers are sure indicators, that they don't deceive

    25 May 2021 9:33 PM IST

    What attracted attention, obviously, was his taking note of the upheaval caused by Mr Modis arrival in Delhi as Prime Minister, dealt with much panache in the first two chapters of the book under the attention-grabbing headings of Bombard The Headquarters and Modis Metaphors . DC ImageBooks
    Book Review | A clinical view of the exit of Delhi durbar, not an...

    Sanjay Baru's book analyses the changing complexion of India's diverse influence groups

    9 May 2021 9:53 AM IST

    In its May 5 verdict, the Supreme Court had spelled out various reasons for disallowing reservations for the Marathas. (DC file photo)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about...

    The reservations issue poses a special dilemma for Shiv Sena and BJP, as both subscribe to conservative ideologies of...

    7 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

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    Verdicts in TN, Kerala, Assam show political diversity rules

    The masterminds behind the one nation, one party slogan should know they cannot hope to win across the entire country

    3 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Family members mourn near the body of the deceased after clashes erupted between locals and central forces during the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly Election in Cooch Behar. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Bengal violence erupted as all leaders...

    What India is seeing is a generation of political leaders who are immature, who lack the poise of a leader of a national...

    15 April 2021 12:00 AM IST

    Security personnel pay tribute to CRPF jawan Shambhu Roy, who died in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh, during his funeral ceremony at Dharmanagar in North Tripura district on April 6, 2021. (PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Need to rethink strategy to tackle Maoist...

    It is possible that some of the J&K separatists and the Naxalites are fanatical ideologues, but there are many others...

    7 April 2021 7:16 AM IST

    A new generation of RSS and BJP leaders are not inclined to update the Hindutva ideology because their basic presumption of glorifying a dead national past is their basic principle. (Photo:PTI)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Hosabale's rise: RSS-BJP ties still remain...

    If the BJP survives in power, it may not need the RSS much longer

    29 March 2021 4:19 AM IST

    Indians who complain loudly and aggressively against the offensive behaviour of white people in the West fall into the same kind of behaviour at home when we deal with blacks and all non-white people whether they are visitors or students. (Representational Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Let's talk about racism Fight it at home,...

    Discrimination based on colour is a habit of the mind among people across the length and breadth of Indian society

    18 March 2021 4:23 AM IST

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