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Facing the heat for an interview is a part of every journalist’s life
A journalist’s job — to present the first draft of history — is incomplete if it only presents one state-approved view
Gateway to Tagore for generations to come
Reading translated works may be tricky. If you are fortunate enough to have an adept translator, skilled in the art, it can be a rewarding experience. And when it's fiction, you not only get to enjoy a good tale, but also you are initiated…
‘Modi Regime Will Pay Dearly For Its Brazen Act To Silence Rahul’
Nivedita Jha, a Patna-based writer and social activist, says a similar attempt to debar Indira Gandhi from Parliament had boomeranged on the then Janata Dal government. Her views: The Surat court verdict against Rahul Gandhi and the latest…
Of Narendra Modi, Gujarat and Rahul Gandhi: The Vulgarness of Speech
Today, Modi and his efficient digital empire have ensured that many of those vulgar videos where he stooped way below the belt trashing and insulting his political rivals are not to be found. For instance, in Gujarat, he referred to Sonia…
Why Far Right Extremism Needs to Be Designated as Terrorism
The imperative now is for both honesty and political will amongst all UN member states, in order to formally accept that terrorism or violent extremism is no longer restricted to jihadist violence alone.
Dying dangerously: Three violent Gandhi deaths, A personal recollection
Rajiv Gandhi’s assassins have been released by the Supreme Court to the protest of the Congress despite being forgiven by Sonia, Priyanka and Rahul. Let political pundits hammer out if this too marks a separation of party from dynasty. But…
‘No consensus’ is derailing counter-terror diplomacy
The hard reality, especially for India, is that the future of counter terrorism cooperation is going to be less cooperative, with counter-terror regimes rendered toothless
MEA rushes to defend India’s legal processes against adverse comment
It is ironic, and sad, that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) now has to increasingly defend India from adverse foreign commentary on the country’s internal processes. It is tragic that the country’s “independent judicial system,” once…
Pakistan is ignoring the common sense choice
It would be a simple common-sense call for the Pakistan government, to explore the possibility of buying cheap Russian oil. After all, the dollar has climbed to unprecedented heights and Pakistan's import bill for oil rushes ahead. Then why…
Padma bridge shows Bangladesh’s resolve. Why it carries the weight of Sheikh Hasina’s politics
Bangladesh has been transformed into an economic success story and Hasina is aware that victory at the 2023 polls lies through economic prosperity. Almost ten years to the day after the World Bank withdrew its financing of the bridge over…