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Pavan K Varma
About the AuthorPavan K Varma
The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Chanakya’s View: 2019 signals decline of caste, dynastic politicsOpinion
    Chanakya’s View: 2019 signals decline of caste, dynastic politics

    A second takeaway is that old equations of caste arithmetic have been overwhelmed by the political chemistry of the...

    2 Jun 2019 7:39 AM IST

    Wrong to paper over Pragya’s take on GodseOpinion
    Wrong to paper over Pragya’s take on Godse

    Pragya Singh Thakur’s outrageous statement valorising Godse is deeply disturbing for several reasons.

    19 May 2019 12:46 AM IST

    Whither a chaiwala in a society as ours?Opinion
    Whither a chaiwala in a society as ours?

    Today, the caste system is officially frowned upon, and democratic empowerment has loosened its asphyxiating...

    5 May 2019 1:21 AM IST

    Opposition remains disunited as everOpinion
    Opposition remains disunited as ever

    To an objective observer this is unbridled divisive cacophony which seriously undermines the macro attempts to project a...

    21 April 2019 2:10 AM IST

    Why is EC mum in face of flagrant foul play?Opinion
    Why is EC mum in face of flagrant foul play?

    The EC derives its powers from a categorical provision in the Constitution.

    7 April 2019 1:42 AM IST

    Talks with Pakistan a weapon, use it wiselyOpinion
    Talks with Pakistan a weapon, use it wisely

    The recent veto by China on the UN’s banning of Masood Azhar, and our reaction to it, presents a good example of what...

    24 March 2019 12:28 AM IST

    A scene of the spot after militants attacked a CRPF convoy in Goripora area of Awantipora town in Pulwama district of J&K on Thursday. At least 49 CRPF jawans were killed in the attack. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    A shrill campaign won't fetch BJP Balakot votes

    The controversy about what damage was caused by our airstrike, is entirely irrelevant.

    10 March 2019 1:07 AM IST

    Presumably this means that at the ground level our armed forces can take such decisions that are needed to protect our borders and repel, and even punish, predators. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Chanakya's View: A prosperous Kashmir is India's best riposte

    The proxy war that Pakistan is waging against us is not going to end soon.

    24 Feb 2019 1:52 AM IST

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a sit-in over the CBIs attempt to question the Kolkata police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams, in Kolkata, on Monday. (PTI)Opinion
    Centre-state war may destroy the executive

    The SC's directive was hailed as a victory by both the opposing sides the BJP and Ms Banerjee.

    10 Feb 2019 2:32 AM IST

    Congress President Rahul Gandhi (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)Opinion
    Congress' alliance blues

    For the BJP this is less of a headache as the saffron party has traditional allies left in only two states now ...

    10 Feb 2019 1:43 AM IST

    Alok VermaOpinion
    Chanakya's View: The CBI director's removal was unfair

    The CBI has made a circus of itself, and no one knows when and how the curtain will finally come down on this unseemly...

    13 Jan 2019 7:32 AM IST

    In the last year and a half, batches of farmers have arrived in the nations capital as many as four times to draw the attention of Parliament and the government to the crisis in agriculture and to the miserable lives they lead.Opinion
    A wishlist for 2019: To brighten India's future

    Let us hope that the parliamentary elections in 2019 throw up a result that is good for the country.

    30 Dec 2018 12:14 AM IST

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