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Pavan K Varma
About the AuthorPavan K Varma
The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    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

    The Shiv Sena is one of the oldest allies of the BJP and ideologically close to it.Opinion
    Shiv Sena wins, Cong gains in Maha battle of wills

    The first takeaway from this likely scenario is that the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition has failed.

    17 Nov 2019 3:05 AM IST

    The truth is that the BJP did not do badly in absolute terms, but did not do as well as it expected to do.Opinion
    Opportunity for Oppn as economy can undo BJP

    The recently concluded elections in Haryana and Maharashtra are a case in point.

    3 Nov 2019 2:19 AM IST

    In Ayodhya, time to give peace a chanceOpinion
    In Ayodhya, time to give peace a chance

    In parallel, an important statement was reportedly issued by the Lucknow-based Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board.

    20 Oct 2019 2:08 AM IST

    Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracyOpinion
    Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracy

    Several bills, in recent times, have been a victim of this “democratic preponderance”.

    6 Oct 2019 5:49 AM IST

    Traffic fines need to be effective, not excessiveOpinion
    Traffic fines need to be effective, not excessive

    It is true that the new penalties are a quantum jump over the rates prevailing earlier.

    22 Sept 2019 2:28 AM IST

    Taming Pawan Jaiswal: Journalism’s dark hourOpinion
    Taming Pawan Jaiswal: Journalism’s dark hour

    A free media is supposed to be fourth pillar of a democracy. But there are some people in govt who would like this to be...

    8 Sept 2019 7:50 AM IST

    Discrediting dissent is a disservice to IndiaOpinion
    Discrediting dissent is a disservice to India

    The people of J&K are angry, sullen, hurt and alienated.

    25 Aug 2019 1:24 AM IST

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