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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
    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

    Shiv Sena activists burn the Pakistan flag and raise slogans against Hurriyat leaders over ceasefire violation and killing of army officer in Kashmir recently, at Jammu on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    State of the Union: After 4 incidents, back to square one

    The situation in J&K is belly up for the lack of a better word.

    13 May 2017 3:37 AM IST

    Supreme Court of IndiaOpinion
    Will basic structure' be nation's saviour?

    To get over the bar of the Kesvananda Bharti judgment, the 42nd Amendment was enacted into law by Parliament in 1976.

    29 April 2017 12:16 AM IST

    Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav. (Photo: Videograb)Opinion
    State of the Union: Why Jadhav needs to be brought back

    India should make Jadhav a test case of its resolve to get our fellow citizen back home.

    15 April 2017 1:26 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    State of the Union: India now yearns for a strong Opposition

    There is a sense of foreboding that we are heading towards becoming a one-party state.

    1 April 2017 12:25 AM IST

    From 2004 to 2014 the Indian economy grew by an average of over 7.8 per cent each year.Opinion
    State of the Union: World needs shift to a fairer deal for the 99%

    Today, just eight people in the world own as much wealth as half the human population does.

    18 March 2017 12:23 AM IST

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