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Book Review | A true-grit politician of ideas

Book Review | A true-grit politician of ideas

The word, ‘maverick’, does not really describe Mani Shankar Aiyar in his political avatar. He got into politics...

25 Jan 2025 12:48 PM IST

Never called Modi a chaiwala: Aiyar in new book

Never called Modi a 'chaiwala': Aiyar in new book

Aiyar also deals with other controversies involving him, including the 'neech' remark row

15 Dec 2024 1:52 PM IST

Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi over 2020 Galwan Valley clash

Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi over 2020 Galwan Valley clash

New Delhi: After Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar triggered controversy over his "alleged invasion" remark on the 1962...

29 May 2024 10:07 AM IST

Aiyar says China allegedly invaded India, BJP hits out

Aiyar says China allegedly invaded India, BJP hits out

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday targeted the Congress Party over Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark that “China ‘allegedly’...

29 May 2024 9:06 AM IST

Mani Shankar Aiyars Pakistan remarks stirs up controversy

Mani Shankar Aiyar's Pakistan remarks stirs up controversy

New Delhi: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's recent comments about Pakistan have stirred up a controversy, with his...

11 May 2024 3:36 PM IST

Arun Nehru behind unlocking of Babri Masjid gates: Aiyar

Arun Nehru behind unlocking of Babri Masjid gates: Aiyar

Aiyar hailed the Congress top brass' decision to decline the invitation for the January 22 Ram temple consecration...

20 Jan 2024 11:00 AM IST

In addition to such symbols of fraternity as staying frequently with Muslim hosts, such as Dr. Ansari, and his companions from Khilafat days, the Maulana brothers Mohammed and Shaukat Ali and acting as a pallbearer when their remarkable mother, Bi-Amma, dies,he spent his last night before he famously picked up a fistful of salt mixed with mud to defy the colonial regime at the Dandi home of Shiraz Abdullahbhai. By Arrangement

History & realpolitik, from the mouth of the Mahatma

The enduring theme of the Mahatma's concerns is the imperative of Hindu-Muslim unity

30 Dec 2023 4:25 PM IST

Politics, Pakistan were the two fatal attractions of Aiyars life

Politics, Pakistan were the two fatal attractions of Aiyar's life

Do we really believe all Pakistanis are jihadis

24 Sept 2023 12:00 AM IST

Book Excerpt | Aiyars pink curiosities very nearly cost him his diplomatic career

Book Excerpt | Aiyar's pink curiosities very nearly cost him his...

I returned to India on the morning of 15 July 1963. That very evening, I found myself with the President of India in his...

27 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

$Controversy Erupts as Mani Shankar Aiyar Labels P.V. Narasimha Rao \First BJP PM\$ Nation

Controversy Erupts as Mani Shankar Aiyar Labels P.V. Narasimha Rao...

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Union minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday alleged that former prime minister...

25 Aug 2023 12:05 AM IST

It is now up to Rahul Gandhi to nurture inner-party democracy by deferring to Mr Kharge as the leader and letting him run the party. (Representational Image)

Mohan Guruswamy | Dynastic politics in India: Long live our democracy!

In recent days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been lamenting the rise of dynastic political parties. He is right....

20 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar addresses a gathering in presence of Prof. K . Purushottam Reddy and Mohan Guruswamy in Hyderabad (DC)

Aiyar hails Rajiv for panchayat raj

The Congress leader, a former MP and diplomat, delivered a lecture titled â€˜Democracy and Decentralisationâ€™ in...

8 May 2022 1:29 AM IST