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

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

    13 Oct 2024 7:22 PM

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

    28 Sept 2024 7:12 PM

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

    14 Sept 2024 6:40 PM

    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)Opinion
    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...

    22 Jun 2024 9:59 PM

    Senior BJP leader Narendra Modi speaks during the NDA parliamentary party meeting at Samvidhan Sadan, in New Delhi, Friday, June 7, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

    Can Modi navigate the challenges of leading a coalition government?

    8 Jun 2024 6:35 PM

    A couple on their way home after the days work row a shikara, or traditional boat, in the interiors of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir on Feb. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)A coupleOpinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoric

    Winds of change in Kashmir: Post-370 realities

    11 May 2024 7:51 PM

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in support of Shiv Sena candidates from Kolhapur and Hatkanangale constituencies Sanjay Mandlik and Dhairyasheel Mane respectively for the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolhapur district. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid...

    Prime Minister rallies in Kolhapur and Goa, criticises INDIA bloc's divisive agenda and accuses Congress of aiming to...

    27 April 2024 5:42 PM

    BJP supporters wear masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Union Home Minister Amit Shahs public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Noida, Saturday, April 13, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to...

    The over-reliance on Prime Minister Modi in the campaign raises questions about the party's leadership dynamics.

    13 April 2024 6:35 PM

    Exploring the intersection of shastrartha and electoral politics: promoting civilized conversations and intellectual exchange in Indian society.Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Whom to elect? Let the civil discourse decide it

    Embracing the tradition of shastrartha, Indian civil discourse finds its roots in ancient dialogues and intellectual...

    30 March 2024 7:01 PM

    The Supreme Court also directed the Election Commission of India to hold the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir by September 30 next year. (AP)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | To keep democratic project safe, insulate the...

    Upholding judicial independence is crucial for safeguarding democracy and citizens' rights.

    16 March 2024 9:45 PM

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. (DC Images)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Govts a continuum: Modi, Nehru face-off ill-advised

    Comparing leaders like Nehru and Modi is facile; history should be judged in context. Both have strengths and weaknesses

    17 Feb 2024 8:10 PM

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