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The change of seasons from winter to the short-lived spring of north India, to the monsoons, to the clear autumnal nights of October and November, and then the winter again tug at your heart strings, a curious mix of elation and nostalgia, for one such year that passes by means one year less to witness this great pageantry of nature.

Chanakya's View: Celebrating monsoons with raga Malhar, chai & pakoras

Would Chanakya have paused for a moment from his relentless pursuit of politics and political theory.

2 July 2017 1:49 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets families of killed farmers in Mandsaur. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chanakya's View: A broken promise brokers unrest

The truth is that Shivraj Chouhan did not give the required attention to agriculture and to the needs of farmers.

18 Jun 2017 1:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Chanakya's View: Perks and perils of self-publicity

Can people, at some point, begin to think that behind all this publicity, what is the real takeaway?

4 Jun 2017 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: BJP govt scores high on hype, low on delivery

There is much for the BJP to introspect about as it completes three years of power.

21 May 2017 2:48 AM IST

Researchers successfully used a modified form of vitamin A, called locked retinal, to induce the recycling mechanism and engage proteins central to human vision. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chanakya's View: Can Opposition offer India an alternative vision?

The question of who should lead this coalition can only be taken up after questions of ideology and organisation are...

7 May 2017 1:32 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Sino-India ties - It's all about the optics

China has consistently followed a policy towards India of engagement with containment.

23 April 2017 12:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Hindutva hijacks Modi's vikas agenda

Modi said that the majority of those masquerading as gau rakshaks were just anti-social' elements.

9 April 2017 12:43 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

Chanakya's View: Ram Mandir - SC's offer is a boon

The fact of the matter is that Indians in general, whether Hindu or Muslim, have had enough of this dispute.

26 March 2017 12:25 AM IST

BJP workers play holi with a giant cut-out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they celebrate the partys victory in the UP and Uttarakhand Assembly elections, at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday.

Chanakya's View: BJP's triumph holds key lessons for Opposition

For the Opposition to the BJP, the time has come to smell the coffee.

12 March 2017 12:24 AM IST

Policemen guard as All India Students Association (AISA) and Jawaharlal Nehru University students hold a protest demanding the arrest of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members at the police headquarters in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: India is becoming an intolerant nation

Democracy is not only about the number of elections we hold.

26 Feb 2017 12:26 AM IST

The practice of triple talaq (immediate divorce) is at present the subject of a Supreme Court case. (Representational image/File Photo)

BJP piggybacking on reform' to win polls

The question of banning triple talaq is part of the BJP's stated goal of expediting the adoption of a uniform civil code...

12 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

The GDP estimate is a cornerstone of finance minister Arun Jaitleys Budget on February 1. (Representational image)

Chanakya's View: Needed - A Budget to tackle economic woes

The timing of the Budget has, however, ignited debate due to electoral reasons.

29 Jan 2017 1:07 AM IST