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Pavan K Varma
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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.
    As the flawed exercise of the NRC in Assam showed, both Hindus and Muslims become victims.Opinion
    Don’t make CAA, NRC Hindu vs Muslim issue

    The NRC puts the onus of proving one’s citizenship on the citizen.

    29 Dec 2019 5:44 AM IST

    College students burn tyres during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    The dangerous unilateralism of the BJP

    The CAB must rank as one of the most unnecessary pieces of divisive legislations passed by Parliament.

    15 Dec 2019 5:45 AM IST

    Pragya Singh ThakurOpinion
    Make an example of Pragya Singh Thakur to battle hate

    Rajnath Singh, the Raksha Mantri, and J.P. Nadda, the working president of the BJP, condemned her remarks.

    1 Dec 2019 1:41 AM IST

    The Shiv Sena is one of the oldest allies of the BJP and ideologically close to it.Opinion
    Shiv Sena wins, Cong gains in Maha battle of wills

    The first takeaway from this likely scenario is that the BJP-Shiv Sena coalition has failed.

    17 Nov 2019 3:05 AM IST

    The truth is that the BJP did not do badly in absolute terms, but did not do as well as it expected to do.Opinion
    Opportunity for Oppn as economy can undo BJP

    The recently concluded elections in Haryana and Maharashtra are a case in point.

    3 Nov 2019 2:19 AM IST

    In Ayodhya, time to give peace a chanceOpinion
    In Ayodhya, time to give peace a chance

    In parallel, an important statement was reportedly issued by the Lucknow-based Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board.

    20 Oct 2019 2:08 AM IST

    Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracyOpinion
    Be alive to tyranny dressed as democracy

    Several bills, in recent times, have been a victim of this “democratic preponderance”.

    6 Oct 2019 5:49 AM IST

    Traffic fines need to be effective, not excessiveOpinion
    Traffic fines need to be effective, not excessive

    It is true that the new penalties are a quantum jump over the rates prevailing earlier.

    22 Sept 2019 2:28 AM IST

    Taming Pawan Jaiswal: Journalism’s dark hourOpinion
    Taming Pawan Jaiswal: Journalism’s dark hour

    A free media is supposed to be fourth pillar of a democracy. But there are some people in govt who would like this to be...

    8 Sept 2019 7:50 AM IST

    Discrediting dissent is a disservice to IndiaOpinion
    Discrediting dissent is a disservice to India

    The people of J&K are angry, sullen, hurt and alienated.

    25 Aug 2019 1:24 AM IST

    In J&K Valley, proceed with humility, humanityOpinion
    In J&K Valley, proceed with humility, humanity

    Article 370 has been read down. To do away with it — in the manner that the government did — is the easier part of...

    11 Aug 2019 3:39 AM IST

    In its response to a Right to Information Act application, the Ordnance Factory Board cited sections 8(1)(a) which exempts from disclosure information related to security and strategic matters and section 8(1)(d) which exempts information related to commercial confidence.Opinion
    Amendment may impair the right to information

    There is no doubt that the law has transformed the landscape of information flow from the government to citizens.

    28 July 2019 12:21 AM IST

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