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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ nowColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | SC must punish dispensers of ‘bulldozer justice’ now

    Recently, in the aftermath of communal violence that erupted in Nagpur following protests over a poster of Aurangzeb,...

    29 March 2025 8:39 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Why Congress must die for a shot at resurgenceColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Why Congress must die for a shot at resurgence

    The results in key states speak for themselves: In UP, the Congress got only six seats; in Bihar, three; in Gujarat,...

    15 March 2025 6:31 PM

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: PTI)Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Bihar’s turn to vote next: Jan Suraajj has a fair...

    Just this week, PM Narendra Modi launched the BJP’s campaign. The Bihar Cabinet has also been reshuffled

    1 March 2025 5:53 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | BJP convinced Delhi voters it was futile to support AAPColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | BJP convinced Delhi voters it was futile to support...

    BJP's Delhi win after 26 years, AAP’s resilience, Congress' decline, and Opposition's internal strife shape the...

    15 Feb 2025 5:43 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | When will govt deliver on second wave of reforms?

    The Opposition protests sporadically, but it is all they can do. The whole exercise is a ritual, performed predictably,...

    1 Feb 2025 7:32 PM

    Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal to her mother ‘Raj MahalColumnists
    Pavan Varma | Letter by ‘Sheesh Mahal' to her mother ‘Raj Mahal'

    Dear Amma, What is happening to this world? Why is everybody turning against us? What, after all, is...

    18 Jan 2025 8:00 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Manmohan peaked by 2009, elegantly faded into historyColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Manmohan peaked by 2009, elegantly faded into history

    In May 2009, just before I was leaving to take over as Ambassador of India to Bhutan, T.K.A. Nair, the...

    4 Jan 2025 6:42 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid of that statusColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid...

    The legendary fourth king of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ruled for 34 years, until he...

    21 Dec 2024 6:42 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact tooColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact...

    Recently, I spoke at the launch in Delhi of Vikram Sampath’s new magnum opus, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of...

    7 Dec 2024 6:41 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral pedestalColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral...

    Elections will come and go, and our great democracy will run on, but at the social level — and not unrelated...

    23 Nov 2024 7:58 PM

    Pavan Varma | ECs double standard on byelections irks partiesColumnists
    Pavan Varma | EC's double standard on byelections irks parties

    Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. (PTI File Image)Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. (PTI File...

    9 Nov 2024 8:56 PM

    Pavan K. Varma | Should Indian diplomacy be faith-based or hard-nosed?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Should Indian diplomacy be faith-based or hard-nosed?

    Debunking myths in India's foreign policy, stressing national interest over idealism and global validation

    26 Oct 2024 6:32 PM

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