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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.

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

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...

19 Jan 2025 1:30 AM IST

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

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...

5 Jan 2025 12:12 AM IST

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

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...

22 Dec 2024 12:12 AM IST

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

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...

8 Dec 2024 12:11 AM IST

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

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...

24 Nov 2024 1:28 AM IST

Pavan Varma | ECs double standard on byelections irks parties

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...

10 Nov 2024 2:26 AM IST

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

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

27 Oct 2024 12:02 AM IST

Pavan Varma | Don’t play Big Brother, be nuanced with a long view

Pavan Varma | Don’t play Big Brother, be nuanced with a long view

The Narendra Modi government has declared that it will pursue a “Neighborhood First” policy. How has it...

14 Oct 2024 12:52 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution alive

Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution alive

A poet has written: “Hum unki yaad mein aksar unhi ko bhool gaye: In remembering her, I often forgot about...

29 Sept 2024 12:42 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!

Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!

I am surprised at the controversy over the Netflix series on the IC-814 hijacking. The series is not without...

15 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Residents collect drinking water from a tanker amid ongoing Delhi water crisis at Vivekananda Camp, Chanakyapuri, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

Pavan Varma | Our politics must change to tackle citizens' basic...

Amid recurring crises like water scarcity and pollution, political blame games overshadow solutions in India's...

23 Jun 2024 3:29 AM IST

Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi speaks during the NDA parliamentary party meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi, Friday, June 7, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

Can Modi navigate the challenges of leading a coalition government?

9 Jun 2024 12:05 AM IST