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Shikha Mukerjee
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The writer is a senior journalist in Kolkata.
    Shikha Mukerjee | India-Russia Legacy Ties: Strategic Autonomy 3.0?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | India-Russia Legacy Ties: Strategic Autonomy 3.0?

    It is also not to argue that the visits planned for the arrival of teams from the European Union are not equally...

    8 Dec 2025 11:58 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Resolve Migration Issue To Tackle ‘Illegals’ CrisisColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Resolve Migration Issue To Tackle ‘Illegals’ Crisis

    Special voter revision sparks worry over deleted names and migrant policy

    26 Nov 2025 10:41 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee l NDA Triumph in Bihar is Voters’ Gift to NitishColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee l NDA Triumph in Bihar is Voters’ Gift to Nitish

    The verdict is a sharp rap on the BJP’s knuckles, after the party had waffled about who would be the CM if the NDA won

    14 Nov 2025 11:38 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Amidst SIR Row, Rahul’s Haryana Expose Jolts ECColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amidst SIR Row, Rahul’s Haryana Expose Jolts EC

    After Rahul Gandhi’s revelations, independently confirmed by the news media, the EC must explain who is “ineligible” and...

    10 Nov 2025 11:44 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | No End to Confusion as Pan-India SIR Rolls OutColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | No End to Confusion as Pan-India SIR Rolls Out

    What the EC and CEC Gyanesh Kumar appear to be ignorant about is that the “purification” process directed against...

    30 Oct 2025 12:02 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’ Won’t WorkColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Fragile Unity In Bihar, ‘Friendly Fights’...

    “Friendly fight” is a euphemism. The real status of the relationship within a coalition that engages in a friendly fight...

    24 Oct 2025 11:15 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | RSS’ 100 Years: Cult Of The National In A Diverse IndiaColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | RSS’ 100 Years: Cult Of The National In A Diverse...

    Tagore warned: “Crowd psychology is a blind force. Like steam and other physical forces, it can be utilised for creating...

    10 Oct 2025 12:57 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | The Politics Of Protest: Why Wangchuk Arrest Is A BlunderColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | The Politics Of Protest: Why Wangchuk Arrest Is A...

    Fighting politics with the State’s coercive machinery, as determined by the government, is a classic reaction of...

    1 Oct 2025 1:00 AM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf MessColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | How to Get the Law Right: Lesson From Waqf Mess

    The process, the ruling held, revealed the lack of judicial application of mind, amounted to an encroachment into the...

    18 Sept 2025 9:55 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With ConstitutionColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | 30 Days That Shook World: Games With Constitution

    Two basic questions arise from introduction of a constitutional amendment that could be a belated effort to legislate on...

    28 Aug 2025 11:15 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR Row?Columnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Will INDIA’s ‘Shock’ Tactics Work Amid Bihar SIR...

    By championing the people’s right to vote, “One Man-One Vote”, the Opposition challenged the contention of the BJP and...

    19 Aug 2025 9:15 PM IST

    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is NeededColumnists
    Shikha Mukerjee | Amid Buzz After Bhagwat’s Remarks, Clarity Is Needed

    Citing how the CPI(M) handled the retirement of Jyoti Basu makes sense, since both parties, the CPI(M) and the BJP, are...

    11 Aug 2025 10:08 PM IST

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