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Pavan K Varma
Pavan K. Varma | India isn’t Sri Lanka, but must draw lessons
India is facing major problems of unemployment and inflation
15 May 2022 12:42 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Urdu by any other faith sounds just as sweet…
It is my opinion that our educational content is still considerably trapped in the colonial legacy
01 May 2022 1:21 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Do marching saints truly care what Hindus want?
The attempt to convert this great Sanatana Dharma into some kind of Wahabi faith is doomed to failure
17 Apr 2022 12:32 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking dharma
In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader
03 Apr 2022 3:23 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition
A vibrant democracy needs a robust Opposition. To pursue this goal requires perseverance and strategic clarity
20 Mar 2022 12:41 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Lesson from Kyiv: Accept truth of multipolar world
Russia must tone down its belligerence and end the war as soon as possible
06 Mar 2022 1:13 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate
The hijab dispute is now sub judice, and is being heard by the Karnataka high court
20 Feb 2022 2:36 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Budget ignores real threat in favour of speculative relief
Unemployment is at a 48-year high and three crore graduates are jobless
06 Feb 2022 2:47 AM
Pavan K. Varma | PC is wrong; TMC offered Goa tie-up, didn’t hear back
Details such as seat sharing, & other modalities of fighting the election in alliance, would have followed, should the Congress have agreed
23 Jan 2022 3:00 AM
Pavan K. Varma | The flaw in PM’s security: Rise above politics, fix it
Any attempt to politicise this matter is most deplorable. But unfortunately, this is precisely what the BJP did
09 Jan 2022 1:29 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwar’s hatemongers
Such a dangerous and revolting display of religious hatred cannot be passed off as a one-off incident
26 Dec 2021 10:33 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Why it is dangerous to be Indian in Modi’s India
Ultimately, whether in Hinduism or in Islam, the real enemies of dialogue are the bigoted
12 Dec 2021 1:59 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Opp. has done well to snub a hollow ‘Constitution Day’
Jan 26 is the long-consecrated day to celebrate the promulgation of the Constitution. This new celebration on Nov 26 was a BJP innovation
28 Nov 2021 12:57 AM
Pavan K. Varma | In mobocracy called India, art & rule of law casualties
The first myth that needs to be buried then is that there is a difference between the BJP and the so-called fringe
14 Nov 2021 2:19 AM
Pavan K. Varma | A 10-point 'toolkit' for an authoritarian democracy
Each step in this journey that goes unchallenged prepares the ground for the next step, further reinforcing the trend
31 Oct 2021 1:48 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Don’t doubt Savarkar grit, question his prejudice
Savarkar has rightly been the target of those in India who believe in our inherent plurality and inclusiveness of vision
17 Oct 2021 1:40 AM
Pavan Varma | Congress in decline, how long before it falls to pieces?
The ongoing shenanigans in the Congress party are reminiscent of the two nawabs
03 Oct 2021 12:20 AM
Pavan Varma | Abbajaan! The basest lingo taints our faith
People like Adityanath also seem to be motivated by the focused goal of setting one religious community against another
19 Sep 2021 3:28 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Shun J&K peace bait, don’t talk to Taliban
Ultimately, the Taliban, by its very nature, will actively encourage jihadi groups to use Islamic terrorism beyond its territories
05 Sep 2021 2:18 AM
Pavan K. Varma | Leave Afghanistan alone; step up Kashmir defence
This does not mean that the Taliban, which has swept to power in the war-torn country, must be left alone to run havoc
22 Aug 2021 3:26 AM
Columns
Sensitivity to each other’s feelings and aspirations has to be a mutual affair
One reason wheat prices have shot up has to do with the intense heatwave that struck parts of India from March
It was obvious long before and reconfirmed after political strategist Prashant Kishor’s firm but polite refusal of party’s membership offer
The recent appointment of Archana Goyal Gulati, former member of Niti Aayog and CCI, at Google, has revived the old debate