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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.

In 1959, when Indira Gandhi became president of the Congress Party, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had to face criticism for promoting his daughter.

Chanakya's View: A democracy run by undemocratic leaders?

India is a democracy with an undemocratic malaise at its core.

10 Sept 2017 12:43 AM IST

It is interesting that retired Justice Raveendran, one of the finest judges of the Supreme Court has been requested to monitor the probe.

Right to privacy in digital era

We live in times when technology has made us both a beneficiary and a victim.

27 Aug 2017 1:10 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) .

Chanakya's View: China - Time to change our usual response

The face-off at Doklam should be the turning point to change our usual response to China's threats.

13 Aug 2017 12:36 AM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar arrives at Bihar Assembly in Patna on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Nitish rejoining BJP is not a betrayal

The 2015 mandate was for good governance, not for the brazen condoning of corruption for the benefit of one family.

30 July 2017 12:42 AM IST

Injured being treated in a hospital after militants opened fire on the Amarnath Yatra in which some pilgrims were killed many injured in Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Asking for an inquiry is not anti-national

In the aftermath of a tragedy, there is something distasteful in trying to score political brownie points.

16 July 2017 12:35 AM IST

The change of seasons from winter to the short-lived spring of north India, to the monsoons, to the clear autumnal nights of October and November, and then the winter again tug at your heart strings, a curious mix of elation and nostalgia, for one such year that passes by means one year less to witness this great pageantry of nature.

Chanakya's View: Celebrating monsoons with raga Malhar, chai & pakoras

Would Chanakya have paused for a moment from his relentless pursuit of politics and political theory.

2 July 2017 1:49 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets families of killed farmers in Mandsaur. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chanakya's View: A broken promise brokers unrest

The truth is that Shivraj Chouhan did not give the required attention to agriculture and to the needs of farmers.

18 Jun 2017 1:02 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Chanakya's View: Perks and perils of self-publicity

Can people, at some point, begin to think that behind all this publicity, what is the real takeaway?

4 Jun 2017 1:17 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: BJP govt scores high on hype, low on delivery

There is much for the BJP to introspect about as it completes three years of power.

21 May 2017 2:48 AM IST

Researchers successfully used a modified form of vitamin A, called locked retinal, to induce the recycling mechanism and engage proteins central to human vision. (Photo: Pixabay)

Chanakya's View: Can Opposition offer India an alternative vision?

The question of who should lead this coalition can only be taken up after questions of ideology and organisation are...

7 May 2017 1:32 AM IST

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Sino-India ties - It's all about the optics

China has consistently followed a policy towards India of engagement with containment.

23 April 2017 12:31 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Chanakya's View: Hindutva hijacks Modi's vikas agenda

Modi said that the majority of those masquerading as gau rakshaks were just anti-social' elements.

9 April 2017 12:43 AM IST