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Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget development-friendly and said it would strengthen the vision of a new India. (Photo: PTI)

State of the Union: Modicare is a fine idea, but where's the money?

The Indian programme in the Budget, that would cover 10 crore families, has an allocation so far of only Rs 2,000 crore.

4 Feb 2018 12:16 AM IST

Supreme Court judges (from left) Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Madan Bhimrao Lokur address the media in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: AP)

State of the Union: A democracy in peril

The BJP/RSS has deliberately polarised the media, especially television into us media' and them media'.

21 Jan 2018 12:52 AM IST

The worst casualty has been our relationship with China.

State of the Union: How India lost its neighbourhood

A remoteness that has been steadily creeping on us since 2014 threatens to overwhelm us now.

7 Jan 2018 6:54 AM IST

Former telecom minister A. Raja gestures after his acquittal. (Photo: PTI)

State of the Union: So, what's the story behind 2G scam'?

The 2G scam, as it was colloquially referred to by the media and the Opposition, came to light on November 16, 2010.

24 Dec 2017 3:13 AM IST

Fake machismo and bombast have been the hallmarks of the current government as against a measured and mature approach required for effective conduct of the foreign policy.

State of the Union: Amid new realities, India must keep its balance

Let us see how far we have come from 2014, when the NDA assumed power.

9 Dec 2017 1:03 AM IST

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State of the Union: It's time to treat India as a N-weapons state

In May 1998, both India and Pakistan carried out back-to-back nuclear tests.

25 Nov 2017 12:09 AM IST

Operation Pawan was a correct strategic call

India had historically affirmed its support for a unified Sri Lanka and opposition to the formation of an independent...

11 Nov 2017 1:34 AM IST

In 1959, when Indira Gandhi became president of the Congress Party, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had to face criticism for promoting his daughter.

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...

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)

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.

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) .

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