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Bhopinder Singh
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The writer is former lieutenant-governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry
    As the flawed exercise of the NRC in Assam showed, both Hindus and Muslims become victims.Opinion
    ‘Iron-fencing’ cantts: Keep forces away from politics, hate,...

    The dissonance of the Thimayya-Menon breakdown and the 1962 fallout were rectified reasonably soon.

    7 Jan 2020 1:08 AM IST

    MQM supremo Altaf Hussain (Photo: Facebook).Opinion
    India must reject plea for asylum by MQM’s Altaf Hussain

    The quest to ingratiate himself to India has led the famously theatrical politician to sing “Saare Jahan Se Acha,...

    29 Nov 2019 1:01 AM IST

    One army jawan lost his life in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in KG sector of Mendhar sub-division in Jammu-Kashmir. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Is a State apology in order for the abolition of privy purses?

    In one stroke, the word given by Sardar Patel and constitutionally committed as a sovereign guarantee was suddenly...

    20 Nov 2019 12:27 AM IST

    A time to introspect, rethink for vets who joined politicsOpinion
    A time to introspect, rethink for vets who joined politics

    The soldier, above all, is a constitutional entity that ought to personify the profound morality of our Constitution.

    17 Oct 2019 7:52 AM IST

    Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Who was the future once!Opinion
    Pakistan’s Imran Khan: Who was the future once!

    Another ambitious and Oxford-educated messiah of hope was rising fast in the East, who promised to restore native pride.

    24 Sept 2019 1:22 AM IST

    The Afghan solution: To strengthen Kabul handOpinion
    The Afghan solution: To strengthen Kabul hand

    The Taliban rubbed in their advantage by further threatening that hereon the situation “will lead to more losses to...

    16 Sept 2019 6:11 AM IST

    The court has dismissed all the charges against former ruler Pervez Musharraf and all those named in the case. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    ‘More of the same’ across the LoC: Why peace really scares Pak...

    This arrangement also insulates the Pakistani military from any negativity, as the civilian government carries the can...

    31 Aug 2019 1:52 AM IST

    From state to 2 UTs: Govt must get the ‘constitutional rewiring’ rightOpinion
    From state to 2 UTs: Govt must get the ‘constitutional rewiring’...

    A certain rectitude, restraint and dignified empathy for the common person on the street will go a long way in healing...

    20 Aug 2019 7:54 AM IST

    Global crisis of identity, allegiances is growing; not just in US & IndiaOpinion
    Global crisis of identity, allegiances is growing; not just in US &...

    Trump’s no-holds-barred vitriol was so bitter that even members of his Republican Party were forced to take contrarian...

    25 July 2019 12:38 AM IST

    Govt can’t drop its guard in J&KOpinion
    Govt can’t drop its guard in J&K

    The Indian state is intrinsically a ‘moral state’ that ought to auto-correct its own conduct.

    16 July 2019 12:22 AM IST

    Iran: What does Trump not want us to know?Opinion
    Iran: What does Trump not want us to know?

    In popular American culture, the inflexion point of the US-Iranian fracture was the 1979 Revolution and the subsequent...

    8 July 2019 12:15 AM IST

    The Kashmir issue needs to be dealt with collectively and everyone needs to partake in the responsibility of making the situation better, says Rajnath Singh.(Photo: Habib Naqash)Opinion
    Not more of the same: How we can now defeat ‘alienation’ in...

    Conveniently, temporary reprieves are simplistically read as substitutes for addressing the fundamental issues.

    28 Jun 2019 12:59 AM IST

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