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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Workers rest under a truck on NH-60 near Illambazar while waiting to travel back to their native places in Jharkhand, during the ongoing COVID-19 nationwide lockdown, in Birbhum district. PTI PhotoOpinion
    Pavan Varma: Will Covid-19 make us a more caring society?

    If the government did not anticipate such a consequence, then it must be accused of unpardonable incompetence

    19 May 2020 5:28 PM IST

    Representational image (PTI)Opinion
    Pavan K Varma: Red, green & orange: A colour-coded muddle?

    It is clear that in spite of the best efforts of the government, social distancing in this operation will be compromised

    5 May 2020 7:34 PM IST

    A lone worker surveys an empty market street in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. (DC Photo: Tejo Roy)Opinion
    Pavan K Varma: Who're you? A passport Indian or a ration card Indian?...

    In this crisis, those who have the wrong card are unlikely to forget or forgive this experience

    20 April 2020 7:19 PM IST

    This image posted on prime minister Narendra Modis Twitter account shows him lighting an oil lamp to mark the countrys fight against the Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday, April 5, 2020.(AP/Twitter)Opinion
    Pavan K Varma: Why didn't the PM focus on steps to help the needy?

    It is sobering to remember that many migrant workers were not at home to light a lamp

    6 April 2020 1:35 PM IST

    The Shaheen Bagh protest. (PTI)Opinion
    Chanakya’s View: Shaheen Bagh should see the big picture

    Leaders of religious communities must come forward and take the right decision given the circumstances prevailing

    22 March 2020 7:58 PM IST

    An Aam Aadmi Party worker, dressed as party chief Arvind Kejriwal, celebrates along with others the partys success in the Delhi Assembly polls, at party headquarters in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Delhi polls a defeat for BJP’s polarisation

    It must also be borne in mind that the BJP did not fight this election as though it was a routine state election.

    23 Feb 2020 4:14 AM IST

    The protesters at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA-NRC divisive scheme were deliberately labelled as traitors and terrorists.Opinion
    In lack of alternative, BJP’s hate festers

    The election results will show whether such a strategy will bring dividends to the party.

    9 Feb 2020 5:46 AM IST

    This Republic Day has dawned in the midst of a nationwide agitation against the CAA-NPR-NRC combine.Opinion
    Pavan Varma: Stand up for the Constitution on Republic-Day

    The right to peaceful protest is guaranteed by the Constitution, which believes that dissent is an essential part of a...

    26 Jan 2020 5:54 AM IST

    Mahatma GandhiOpinion
    Honour Gandhi for message, not publicity

    The Mahatma laid the greatest stress on inter-faith harmony, and respect for all faiths.

    12 Jan 2020 1:56 AM IST

    As the flawed exercise of the NRC in Assam showed, both Hindus and Muslims become victims.Opinion
    Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue

    The NRC puts the onus of proving one’s citizenship on the citizen.

    29 Dec 2019 5:44 AM IST

    College students burn tyres during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The dangerous unilateralism of the BJP

    The CAB must rank as one of the most unnecessary pieces of divisive legislations passed by Parliament.

    15 Dec 2019 5:45 AM IST

    Pragya Singh ThakurOpinion
    Make an example of Pragya Singh Thakur to battle hate

    Rajnath Singh, the Raksha Mantri, and J.P. Nadda, the working president of the BJP, condemned her remarks.

    1 Dec 2019 1:41 AM IST

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