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Anand Sahay is a senior journalist based in Delhi.
    The Talibans policy of talk-and-fight had by the beginning of last summer positioned them to catapult themselves into power. Image of Taliban flags flutter at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Games Taliban play: Why India must engage in...

    The recent killing of Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawhiri in a CIA drone strike in Kabul, at an address evidently linked to...

    10 Aug 2022 6:35 PM

    Auto-rickshaw drivers stage a demonstration in support of Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde over Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackerays \auto-rickshaw\ remark, in Thane district, Thursday, July 7, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Will BJP gobble up Sena? Keep eye on Maha tussle

    Recent developments in Maharashtra, which saw carefully plotted wholesale defections which brought down the Uddhav...

    7 July 2022 6:49 PM

    NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu while filing her nomination papers for presidential election, in New Delhi, Friday, June 24, 2022. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Back Murmu for Prez: It’s a big social shift for...

    If someone from such a background is elevated to the presidency, will it be such a bad thing when we consider India’s...

    1 July 2022 6:20 PM

    Various religious leaders pray for peace and harmony in the country, during a press conference organised by All India Ekta Foundation, regarding recent protests against former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her remarks about Prophet Mohammad, in Kolkata, Monday, June 13, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Will Modi’s balancing act work as world eyes India?

    The Nupur Sharma affair stinks, and the handling of the matter by the BJP and the Narendra Modi government is less than...

    14 Jun 2022 6:25 PM

    Taliban fighters stand guard on the backdrop of shops selling antiques and decorative merchandise at Chicken Street in Kabul on September 26, 2021. The once-bustling hotspot, where aid workers and adventurous tourists would shop for vintage tribal rugs, pottery and metalware, is almost empty of visitors looking for a bargain. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | India’s return to a key role in Kabul: Ticklish...

    The reopening of the embassy in Afghanistan’s capital will by no means be a recognition of the Taliban government by...

    31 May 2022 6:03 PM

    Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi addresses party leaders during the partys Nav Sankalp Chintan Shivir, in Udaipur. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Can Congress do a reboot, and get back in the game?

    For a party in serious need of repair, this is a fair enough start, though clearly more needs to happen

    26 May 2022 10:35 PM

    Even more alarming is the human rights situation in Afghanistan with extrajudicial killings becoming the norm rather than the exception. (Representational Image/ AP)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Is India doing a rethink on role in Afghanistan?

    It seems likely that an Indian representation will soon be restored in Kabul, even if this will be small and not at the...

    12 May 2022 6:57 PM

    : Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram on his birth anniversary, at Parliament in New Delhi, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | PK flap: Fragile Cong fails to learn from past...

    The Congress, in contrast, is not a single-person party, despite all the appearances

    28 April 2022 6:07 PM

    Cover image of the book Gandhis Assassin: The Making of Nathuram Godse and His Idea of India by Dhirendra Jha. (by Arrangement)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Good journalism shows difference between history,...

    Jha traces the journey of Gandhi’s killer from the latter’s childhood in a story-telling format

    23 April 2022 7:27 PM

    Pakistans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI File)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | Can Shehbaz & Bajwa, with US help, bring about thaw?

    The game is doubtless aimed at winning the country back from Mr Khan’s populist wiles

    14 April 2022 5:32 PM

    Cover Image of the book Afterlives by Abdulrazak Gurnah. (Twitter)Lifestyle
    Book Review | Secrets of colonialism and exile from the dark heart of...

    Reading Gurnah is a bit like watching a Ray film rather than a Kurosawa or Ghatak

    26 March 2022 6:51 PM

    Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Anand K. Sahay | What Congress needs to do for life after Gandhis

    Here is a recall from history which might be useful for the Congress to consider

    25 March 2022 6:55 PM

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