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Manish Tewari
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Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari
    In 1959, when Indira Gandhi became president of the Congress Party, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had to face criticism for promoting his daughter.Opinion
    A point to ponder: Do CMs make good PMs?

    India's ninth PM, P.V. Narasimha Rao, was undoubtedly an intellectual and a profound thinker.

    28 Oct 2017 12:38 AM IST

    The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its labourers, the genius of its scientists, and the hopes of its children...Opinion
    State of the Union: Time is ripe to choose butter over guns

    The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its labourers and the genius of its...

    22 Oct 2017 3:37 AM IST

    Public health trends on social media are more nuanced than looking for spikes. (Photo: Pixabay)Opinion
    State of the Union: Invasion of the troll armies

    Social media rules cannot be the same for Syria, Iraq, South Sudan and India, US, Japan and even Sweden for that matter.

    30 Sept 2017 1:54 AM IST

    The late Gauri Lankesh(circled) who was murdered at her house on September 5, seen in this file picture with award winner Girish Karnad, and writers K. Marulasiddappa, Bargur Ramachandrappa when they mourned the death of renowned Kannada rationalist Dr MM Kalburgi, in Bengaluru.Opinion
    State of the Union: Let's stand up against anarchy

    Right-wing fundamentalism and left-wing extremism are two sides of the same coin.

    16 Sept 2017 12:32 AM IST

    The Indian Army had last month made its first-ever military intervention of sorts on behalf of Bhutan by physically blocking Chinese troops from constructing a road in the Bhutanese Doklam area border territory near Indian border defences. (Representational image) .Opinion
    State of the Union: Truth about Doklam

    The Indian side has not disputed any of the official Chinese statements so far.

    2 Sept 2017 12:54 AM IST

    The Indian Army had last month made its first-ever military intervention of sorts on behalf of Bhutan by physically blocking Chinese troops from constructing a road in the Bhutanese Doklam area border territory near Indian border defences. (Representational image) .Opinion
    Doklam: Lessons from 1962

    Unlike India, born out of a pacifist freedom struggle, the Communist state in China was created by a civil war.

    19 Aug 2017 12:24 AM IST

    The leader added that trainers tried their best to expose the ruling BJP for spreading rumours that violation of NOTA does not invite disciplinary action against legislators.Opinion
    State of the Union: Nota - A bad idea for indirect elections

    In any event, the use of Nota cannot be made applicable without the necessary amendments in the Act and Rules.

    5 Aug 2017 12:44 AM IST

    Geo News and Hum TV were fined after they could not give satisfactory answers to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) about allegations of airing objectionable clips. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)Opinion
    Media initiatives can better India-Pak ties

    The idea is to explore the possibility of a way forward in the relationship given all the known knowns.

    22 July 2017 3:46 AM IST

    A press that is intimidated by political power or sucks up to it is no press. Representational image.Opinion
    State of the Union: Don't misuse House privileges to muzzle press

    Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.

    8 July 2017 1:05 AM IST

    (Representational image/Pinterest)Opinion
    State of the Union: Is our virtual world making us all zombies?

    Invariably you do not follow or track those whom you do not like except if you are a troll, bhakt or a pervert.

    24 Jun 2017 12:58 AM IST

    US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    State of the Union: Speaking truth - Different choices

    A new phenomenon has emerged in the past 36 months in India the spectre of the kept media.

    10 Jun 2017 1:34 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    State of the Union: Mera bhashan hi mera prashashan hai

    In the past three years, social cohesion has been the biggest casualty.

    27 May 2017 12:37 AM IST

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