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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.

Bhats data compilation - The Chronicle of Communal incidents in the Coastal Districts of Karnataka - based on the communal incidents reported on media, observes that of the 120 incidents, 33 were moral policing by Hindu vigilante groups and 4 by Muslim vigilante groups. (Representational Image/PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Do marching saints truly care what Hindus want?

The attempt to convert this great Sanatana Dharma into some kind of Wahabi faith is doomed to failure

17 April 2022 12:32 AM IST

Elections for the 60-member Manipur Assembly are taking place in two phases, that is, February 28 and March 5. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pavan K. Varma | Sans wall against despotism, govt cherrypicking...

In this process, the interests of the State become conterminous with the personal interests of the political leader

3 April 2022 3:24 AM IST

Crowd of BJP supporters during Union Home Minister Amit Shahs election campaign rally, in Bhojipura, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Persevere and be clear to build a robust Opposition

A vibrant democracy needs a robust Opposition. To pursue this goal requires perseverance and strategic clarity

20 March 2022 12:41 AM IST

Ukrainians crowd under a destroyed bridge as they try to flee crossing the Irpin river in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 5, 2022. (AP)

Pavan K. Varma | Lesson from Kyiv: Accept truth of multipolar world

Russia must tone down its belligerence and end the war as soon as possible

6 March 2022 1:14 AM IST

Muslim women holding placards while wearing burqa and hijab, participate in a rally in support of female Muslim students, in Vijayawada. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Our duty is to put back nuance in hijab debate

The hijab dispute is now sub judice, and is being heard by the Karnataka high court

20 Feb 2022 2:36 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget interaction with Confederation of Indian Industrys (CII) National Council, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Budget ignores real threat in favour of speculative...

Unemployment is at a 48-year high and three crore graduates are jobless

6 Feb 2022 2:47 AM IST

Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | PC is wrong; TMC offered Goa tie-up, didnâ€™t hear...

Details such as seat sharing, & other modalities of fighting the election in alliance, would have followed, should the...

23 Jan 2022 3:01 AM IST

PM Modis convoy stuck at the flyover. (Photo: ANI)

Pavan K. Varma | The flaw in PMâ€™s security: Rise above politics, fix...

Any attempt to politicise this matter is most deplorable. But unfortunately, this is precisely what the BJP did

9 Jan 2022 1:30 AM IST

BJP National President J.P. Nadda with former union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal speaks during BJPs Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Haridwar, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | Time to teach a lesson to Haridwarâ€™s hatemongers

Such a dangerous and revolting display of religious hatred cannot be passed off as a one-off incident

26 Dec 2021 1:00 AM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (AP)

Pavan K. Varma | Why it is dangerous to be Indian in Modiâ€™s India

Ultimately, whether in Hinduism or in Islam, the real enemies of dialogue are the bigoted

12 Dec 2021 2:00 AM IST

An aged-woman holds a copy of the Indian constitution during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, outside Gandhi ashram in Ahmedabad. (PTI file Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Opp. has done well to snub a hollow Constitution Day'

Jan 26 is the long-consecrated day to celebrate the promulgation of the Constitution. This new celebration on Nov 26 was...

28 Nov 2021 12:57 AM IST

Bajrang Dal members stage a protest against the recent killings of Hindus and vandalism of a Durga idol by miscreants in Bangladesh. (PTI)

Pavan K. Varma | In mobocracy called India, art & rule of law...

The first myth that needs to be buried then is that there is a difference between the BJP and the so-called fringe

14 Nov 2021 2:18 AM IST