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Manish Tewari
About the AuthorManish Tewari
Manish Tewari is a lawyer and a former Union minister. The views expressed are personal. Twitter handle @manishtewari
    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    State of the Union: India now yearns for a strong Opposition

    There is a sense of foreboding that we are heading towards becoming a one-party state.

    1 April 2017 12:25 AM IST

    From 2004 to 2014 the Indian economy grew by an average of over 7.8 per cent each year.Opinion
    State of the Union: World needs shift to a fairer deal for the 99%

    Today, just eight people in the world own as much wealth as half the human population does.

    18 March 2017 12:23 AM IST

    President Donald Trump (Photo: AP)Opinion
    State of the Union: Dysfunctional US fuels global anxiety

    Each country will have to revaluate and recalibrate its position over China.

    4 March 2017 12:50 AM IST

    Half of the property of the husband after the divorce has been granted should be made into Indian laws so that Muslim women can be assured of financial independence.Opinion
    State of the Union: Free speech laws must be made stronger

    Unlike the US, the Indian Constitution does not guarantee the freedom of the press.

    18 Feb 2017 12:56 AM IST

    The Economic Survey on Friday signalled a possible fiscal deficit revision in the Union Budget 2016.Opinion
    State of the Union: Junk failed models, focus on the 99%

    Like many other countries, in India, too, policies have not focused on raising the incomes of the poorest.

    4 Feb 2017 12:29 AM IST

    Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington (Photo: AP)Opinion
    State of the Union: With Trump in charge, world faces dilemmas

    The world of Mr Trump may be very different from what the world has so far encountered.

    21 Jan 2017 12:26 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the partys National Executive Meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    From depressing 2016 to schizophrenic 2017

    2016 was just a baby step in trying to anchor the discourse 90 degrees to the right.

    7 Jan 2017 12:50 AM IST

    The NDA government on Saturday appointed Lieutenant General Bipin Rawat as the next chief of the India Army. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    State of the Union: Supersession - All have right to ask questions

    Lt Gen Ike Singha (Retd) put out a Facebook post entitled “Surgical strike on the Indian Armyâ€.

    24 Dec 2016 12:21 AM IST

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, greets party workers upon his arrival at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Gujarat state headquarters in Gandhinagar, India. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    A half government

    A nation on the edge can certainly not be the definition of achche din.

    12 Dec 2016 12:53 AM IST

    US President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    State of the Union: Why Trump rubbished party's loyalty oath

    The March of history evidences that individuals have invariably been loftier than the political parties they...

    12 Nov 2016 12:53 AM IST

    Indian Army soldiers guard in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    State of the Union: Talk to Pak, it's not a sign of weakness

    History is replete with examples of nations at war continuing to talk to each other concurrently.

    29 Oct 2016 12:27 AM IST

    Indians living close to the border with Pakistan return to their village for regular check ups in the morning, after spending nights in the camps in in Pallanwal, about 65 Kilometers (40 miles) from Jammu. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can India, Pak stumble into a war?

    If the World Bank is to be believed, automation threatens 69 per cent of jobs in India and 77 per cent in China.

    13 Oct 2016 12:58 AM IST

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