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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega road show in the Mandya district of Karnataka on Sunday (ANI)

Pavan K. Varma | Karnataka's lesson for BJP: Divisiveness has limits

To base its electoral strategy singularly on issues such as quotas for Muslims, halal, hijab, azaan, Bajrangbali is an...

14 May 2023 12:10 AM IST

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge with BRS MP K. Keshava Rao, DMK MP TR Baalu, AAP MP Sanjay Singh, RJD MP Manoj Jha and fellow opposition MPs during a joint press conference following their Tiranga March, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | Opp. needs a pivot, but Congress a spent force

Nitish Kumar and Sharad Pawar are right when they say that no Opposition front is possible without the Congress

30 April 2023 12:15 AM IST

The Indian State and those who run it better realise that its a wasteful exercise to wrestle with history. (Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | History and caricature: The difference isn't minor!

The revision of history is a much more complex project than simply trying to downplay the Mughals

16 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Security personnel stand guard following crack down on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh and his supporters, in Jalandhar, Sunday March 19, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Pavan Varma | Liberty key element in alchemy of democracy

History carries important lessons that we can forget only at our own peril

2 April 2023 12:05 AM IST

A multi-store building burns after being attacked by Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo: AP)

Pavan K. Varma | It's America that can end war in Ukraine

Social and religious divisiveness, and new threats of insurgency, weaken us too, and provide fodder to our enemies

19 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh (C) speaks to the media, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | Khalistan 2.0 & the fallacy of Hindutva supremacy

Today, the separatist movement for Khalistan has once again reared its ugly face. Why has this happened?

5 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | In search of a Dharma that sustains the nation

The most easily understood meaning of the term is right conduct, duty, virtue, goodness, compassion, law and custom

19 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

Mughal Gardens is being renamed to Amrit Udyan. (PTI File Photo)

Pavan Varma | Amrit Udyan: A tokenism unmindful of our legacy

How much we have done beyond name changes to actually reclaim our cultural heritage?

5 Feb 2023 12:13 AM IST

Bihar education minister, Chandra Shekhar. (Photo: Twitter/@ProfShekharRJD)

Pavan Varma | Ramcharitmanas: Mantri's remark reeks of ignorance

Such a remark betrays a spectacular ignorance of the true intent of the Manas

22 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

What are the power dynamics in BJP under Narendra Modi? Whose stock is rising, and whose is declining?

8 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh state home minister Narottam Mishra. (ANI)

Pavan K Varma | Hindus tolerant, inclusive: Why rush to take offence?

Hinduism, which has survived for millennia because of its conquering eclecticism, will survive people like Mishraji too

25 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

The truth, on the other hand, is that public confidence in the judiciary will be shaken if, faced with a prima facie case of his bias, the judge insists on deciding the case.

Pavan K. Varma | In collegium debate, speed, transparency key concerns

The crux of the problem is that all governments would like a more pliant judiciary, supportive of its actions and agenda

11 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST