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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    It's time to rethink democratic values

    Religion has become a means to deflect attention from what should really matter in a mature democracy, which is...

    3 Dec 2017 12:13 AM IST

    Indira Gandhi (Photo: Sondeep Shankar)Opinion
    Indira: Elegant woman and shrewd politician

    As a politician Indira real test came after she lifted the Emergency, and in the ensuing elections in 1977, was...

    19 Nov 2017 5:25 AM IST

    According to the last World Bank report 2017, Indias ranking improved by just one notch to 130 from a revised rank of 131 previous year.Opinion
    Not the right time for euphoria

    It is also important to juxtapose what the Ease of Doing Business report says with other international assessments.

    5 Nov 2017 12:01 AM IST

    The opposition accused the government of hypocrisy over Muslim reservation.Opinion
    It's time for Muslims to embrace liberal opinion

    Other Islamic seminaries, and so-called Islamic clerics, have not been lagging behind in their misplaced activism.

    22 Oct 2017 12:41 AM IST

    Khushwant SinghOpinion
    Khushwant Singh: A true Indian

    Khushwant Singh (KS), loved to deliberately project an image that would provoke some kinds of people to hate him.

    8 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

    The officer directed a book vendor to stop selling renowned writer Khushwant Singhs novel Women, Sex, Love and Lust, saying that such obscene literature may spoil the future generation. (Photo: File)Opinion
    Khushwant Singh: A true Indian

    Khushwant Singh (KS), loved to deliberately project an image that would provoke some kinds of people to hate him.

    8 Oct 2017 12:58 AM IST

    Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)Opinion
    Can Gandhi inspire today's India?

    1947 brought us political freedom, but the battle to free ourselves from the colonisation of our mind, is still...

    24 Sept 2017 12:07 AM IST

    Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first PM, is mentioned in the book. The book, Love in the Time of Emergency, is set during the Emergency period (1975-77) imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.Opinion
    A democracy run by undemocratic leaders?

    The ideology of the political class is to eschew ideology on the altar of self-promotion.

    10 Sept 2017 12:19 AM IST

    The Supreme Court had on Tuesday set up a nine-judge bench to decide if the contentious issue of right to privacy is a fundamental right under the Constitution. (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    Right to privacy in digital era

    Beyond legalese, the court has addressed many larger and fundamental philosophical questions.

    27 Aug 2017 12:28 AM IST

    India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)Opinion
    China: Time to change our usual response

    The face-off at Doklam should be the turning point to change our usual response to China's threats.

    13 Aug 2017 12:33 AM IST

    Nitish Kumar with senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi at an oath taking ceremony, at Raj Bhawan in Patna. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    Nitish rejoining BJP is not a betrayal

    The Congress and the RJD maintain that by joining the BJP, Nitish has betrayed the mandate of the 2015 elections.

    30 July 2017 12:20 AM IST

    Amarnath pilgrims who were injured in the terror attack being brought by an IAF plane at the airport in Surat. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Asking for an inquiry is not anti-national

    It is true that there can be no foolproof shield against a committed terrorist.

    16 July 2017 12:19 AM IST

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