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Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will US & China engage or confront each other?Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will US & China engage or confront each other?

    The nervous global reaction to deteriorating Sino-American relations recalls the old saying that it is the grass that...

    29 March 2023 12:07 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | ‘Not era of war’: India needs to push...

    Going by what Mahatma Gandhi told Gen. L.P. (Bogie) Sen, he would not have approved either of India abstaining for...

    15 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

    State BJP chief Bandi Sanjay Kumar addressing the gathering at the Chatrapathi Shivaji birthday celebrations. (Image Source: Twitter/@bandisanjay_bjp)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | In search of conspiracies, with no sense of the...

    Two Zen monks travelling together reached a swift-flowing river where a beautiful young woman sought their help in...

    1 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the closing ceremony of Bharat Jodo Yatra, at Sher-i-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | A new narrative for India’s future: Can Rahul...

    The ancient Romans knew how to bring the most soaring ego down to earth. They devised the ceremonial triumph for an...

    15 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

    This Republic Day has dawned in the midst of a nationwide agitation against the CAA-NPR-NRC combine.Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | CAA not the real problem, but NRC is open to...

    Recalling the stormy protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, it was not surprising to learn that a young Jamia...

    1 Feb 2023 12:00 AM IST

    But 50,000 flags per circle would result in a total of 15 lakh for the 30 circles. Asked about this mismatch, officials avoided comment. DC ImageOpinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Strengthen India’s future: You can’t change...

    Recent events confirm that Indians suffer acutely from what Jawaharlal Nehru saw as the majority’s minority...

    18 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses Amrit Mahotsav at Shree Swaminarayan Gurukul Rajkot Sansthan via video conferencing from New Delhi, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why the global reach of a ‘Vishwa Guru’...

    As deadly explosions continue to hit Ukraine, Russia’s invasion also highlights something that might explain why...

    5 Jan 2023 12:00 AM IST

    Rescue workers clearing rubble of a destroyed school after an attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Monday, July 4, 2022. The Ukrainian militarys General Staff says that Russian forces are trying to press their offensive deeper into eastern Ukraine after capturing a key stronghold. AP/PTIOpinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Waiting for the dawn after world faced a...

    It’s said that the hour before dawn is the darkest. That consolation sustained Indians as not even the glory of...

    31 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    From 1.21 billion in 2011, according to the last census, the Indian population is projected to grow to 1.66 billion by 2050.Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Most populous in world: An asset or a burden...

    Come April 14 next year and there will be no dearth of patriotic Indians to applaud the National Democratic Alliance if...

    22 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Humayuns Tomb is illuminated displaying the logo of G20 Summit 2023, to be held in India, in New Delhi. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Don’t set bar too high for India’s G-20...

    India could hardly have begun its presidency of the G-20 group with a more resounding manifestation of Narendra...

    8 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

    Simon Stiell, U.N. climate chief, speaks during a closing plenary session at the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Deal on climate, but hard decisions put off...

    Hearing Gianni Infantino, Fifa’s Swiss-born ethnic Italian president, declare “I think for what we Europeans...

    23 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

    The police on Monday arrested nine persons, including four from the Oreva group that was managing the Morbi bridge, and filed a case against firms tasked with its maintenance and operation. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Any corner can be cut in a ‘land of...

    Heaven help India if the Morbi bridge collapse reflects the so-called “Gujarat model” that we are constantly...

    9 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

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