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Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.
    Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with his Britains counterpart Boris Johnson after a joint press briefing at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on April 22, 2022. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Boris’ UK & Modi’s India: On the same...

    History is reinforced by 1.4 million Indian-origin people comprising the largest ethnic group there after whites

    26 April 2022 1:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can ‘shared values’ douse discord in...

    Mr Narendra Modi’s actions must live up to his rhetoric before he can respond to Mr Biden’s call to help suffering...

    13 April 2022 12:38 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Biden, Putin and Ukraine peace: Keep God out of...

    It’s the Cold War all over again, the Great Game that never ceases day and night

    30 March 2022 12:34 AM IST

    FILE | Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in Glasgow. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta Ray | Crisis over Ukraine poses fresh challenge for...

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is too burdened with the weight of European history, nuclear one-upmanship and Cold War...

    15 March 2022 12:10 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amid Europe crisis, let’s look afresh at...

    It serves little purpose in the circumstances to brand China a rogue state

    2 March 2022 2:08 AM IST

    The first hearing is expected to be held by the end of this week. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of prejudice and religion: Free choice is...

    There is no alternative to social evolution in a free society that respects everyone’s right to choose his or her...

    16 Feb 2022 3:36 AM IST

    Artists perform during Republic Day Parade 2022 at Rajpath in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | To celebrate the republic, focus on humble...

    Around 230 million Indians were pushed into poverty during the last 12 months

    1 Feb 2022 1:01 AM IST

    Officials were asked to take up a targeted drive at temples like Srisailam to rescue children forced into begging. Representational Image/AFPOpinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Identity politics threat to social cohesion in...

    Tragically, symbols have acquired all the substitute value of substance under leaders who splash out on the circus of...

    19 Jan 2022 1:37 AM IST

    Farmers protested in front of the market committee office when the minister was visiting the market to review the cotton kharif marketing season. (Representational Image)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Eco mess, climate of hate, Covid: Tough days...

    The World Bank reckons that its share of the gross domestic product dropped from 43 per cent in 1967 to 16 per cent in...

    6 Jan 2022 1:55 AM IST

    President Ram Nath Kovind being welcomed as the Guest of Honour by Bangladesh President Md. Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the gala celebrations of Mujib Borsho and Golden Jubilee of Independence of Bangladesh, in Dhaka (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | How the past overwhelms Bangla’s present &...

    Culturally, economically, politically and strategically, the present and future of the 2 countries are too closely...

    22 Dec 2021 7:07 AM IST

    The diaspora would not have swollen to more than 30 million if Indians had found India a more attractive place to live in. (Representational Image. AFP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | New messiahs of diaspora: India’s success or...

    The answer to the dilemma lies at home

    8 Dec 2021 2:50 AM IST

    However casual and cavalier it may have sounded, Mr Modis November 19 address could mark a new beginning. (PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will repeal of farm laws mark a new beginning?

    The manner in which the three laws were hustled through the two Houses of Parliament suggested little respect for...

    24 Nov 2021 3:42 AM IST

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