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Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari

The late Gauri Lankesh(circled) who was murdered at her house on September 5, seen in this file picture with award winner Girish Karnad, and writers K. Marulasiddappa, Bargur Ramachandrappa when they mourned the death of renowned Kannada rationalist Dr MM Kalburgi, in Bengaluru.

State of the Union: Let's stand up against anarchy

Right-wing fundamentalism and left-wing extremism are two sides of the same coin.

16 Sept 2017 12:32 AM IST

The Indian Army had last month made its first-ever military intervention of sorts on behalf of Bhutan by physically blocking Chinese troops from constructing a road in the Bhutanese Doklam area border territory near Indian border defences. (Representational image) .

State of the Union: Truth about Doklam

The Indian side has not disputed any of the official Chinese statements so far.

2 Sept 2017 12:54 AM IST

The Indian Army had last month made its first-ever military intervention of sorts on behalf of Bhutan by physically blocking Chinese troops from constructing a road in the Bhutanese Doklam area border territory near Indian border defences. (Representational image) .

Doklam: Lessons from 1962

Unlike India, born out of a pacifist freedom struggle, the Communist state in China was created by a civil war.

19 Aug 2017 12:24 AM IST

The leader added that trainers tried their best to expose the ruling BJP for spreading rumours that violation of NOTA does not invite disciplinary action against legislators.

State of the Union: Nota - A bad idea for indirect elections

In any event, the use of Nota cannot be made applicable without the necessary amendments in the Act and Rules.

5 Aug 2017 12:44 AM IST

Geo News and Hum TV were fined after they could not give satisfactory answers to Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) about allegations of airing objectionable clips. (Photo: YouTube Screengrab)

Media initiatives can better India-Pak ties

The idea is to explore the possibility of a way forward in the relationship given all the known knowns.

22 July 2017 3:46 AM IST

A press that is intimidated by political power or sucks up to it is no press. Representational image.

State of the Union: Don't misuse House privileges to muzzle press

Only a free and unrestrained press can effectively expose deception in government.

8 July 2017 1:05 AM IST

(Representational image/Pinterest)

State of the Union: Is our virtual world making us all zombies?

Invariably you do not follow or track those whom you do not like except if you are a troll, bhakt or a pervert.

24 Jun 2017 12:58 AM IST

US President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

State of the Union: Speaking truth - Different choices

A new phenomenon has emerged in the past 36 months in India the spectre of the kept media.

10 Jun 2017 1:34 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

State of the Union: Mera bhashan hi mera prashashan hai

In the past three years, social cohesion has been the biggest casualty.

27 May 2017 12:37 AM IST

Shiv Sena activists burn the Pakistan flag and raise slogans against Hurriyat leaders over ceasefire violation and killing of army officer in Kashmir recently, at Jammu on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

State of the Union: After 4 incidents, back to square one

The situation in J&K is belly up for the lack of a better word.

13 May 2017 3:37 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

Will basic structure' be nation's saviour?

To get over the bar of the Kesvananda Bharti judgment, the 42nd Amendment was enacted into law by Parliament in 1976.

29 April 2017 12:16 AM IST

Alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Yadav. (Photo: Videograb)

State of the Union: Why Jadhav needs to be brought back

India should make Jadhav a test case of its resolve to get our fellow citizen back home.

15 April 2017 1:26 AM IST