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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoricColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoric

    The abysmal level of discourse in the ongoing national elections has left millions of Indians appalled. The extent of...

    12 May 2024 1:22 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid policyColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid...

    Sam Pitroda’s comments on inheritance tax were unwarranted and unnecessary, and the BJP is, predictably, using it to...

    27 April 2024 11:13 PM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to account?Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to...

    In the perception of most people, the 2024 national elections seem to be a foregone conclusion: victory for the BJP....

    14 April 2024 12:10 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Whom to elect? Let the civil discourse decide itColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Whom to elect? Let the civil discourse decide it

    I am a firm believer in the great Indian tradition of shastrartha or sabhya samvad, the art of civilised discourse. Of...

    31 March 2024 12:31 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | To keep democratic project safe, insulate the judiciaryDC Comment
    Pavan K. Varma | To keep democratic project safe, insulate the...

    Recently, the Supreme Court (SC) has given some strong judgments assuring citizens that it remains a vigilant sentinel...

    17 March 2024 3:14 AM IST

    Pavan K. Varma | Govts a continuum: Modi, Nehru face-off ill-advisedColumnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Govts a continuum: Modi, Nehru face-off ill-advised

    Some days ago, I was on a TV debate where curiously the discussion’s focus was “Jawaharlal Nehru versus Narendra...

    18 Feb 2024 1:41 AM IST

    chief minister Nitish Kumar.(PTI file photo)Columnists
    Pavan K. Varma | Nitish takes ‘Aya Ram, Gaya Ram’ to new low

    Devi Lal, the avuncular, rustic but politically astute “Tauji” of Haryana politics, and former Deputy Prime Minister...

    4 Feb 2024 12:26 AM IST

    Pavan Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi’s RamColumnists
    Pavan Varma | Fairness, decorum qualities epitomised by Tulsi’s Ram

    On the eve of the Prana Pratishtha of the temple at Ayodhya, amidst the joy and celebration, perhaps devotees need to...

    20 Jan 2024 8:52 PM IST

    Offerings brought by devotees during a Sandesh Yatra from Nepals Janakpur, ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Drama after trauma: Much politics in the name of Ram

    These days the entire country is absorbed with the forthcoming inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22....

    7 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST

    Modi and India: 2024 and the Battle for Bharat by Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya. (Image: Twitter)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Road to Bharat is riddled with pitfalls of Hindutva

    Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya’s very readable and meticulously researched book, Modi and India: 2024 and...

    24 Dec 2023 12:11 AM IST

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (PTI File Image)Opinion
    Pavan K. Varma | Whither democracy sans a functional Opposition?

    The results of the recent five Assembly elections signal both a victory for democracy and a crisis for India’s...

    10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

    Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a public meeting ahead of Rajasthan Assembly elections, in Anupgarh, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Pavan Varma | Inner-party democracy is vital, along with elections

    In the excitement of the five Assembly elections, and the build-up to the parliamentary elections next year, it seems...

    25 Nov 2023 11:15 PM IST

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