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

Pavan K. Varma | History and caricature: The difference isnt minor!

Pavan K. Varma | History and caricature: The difference isn't minor!

History is a contentious subject, where personal bias often intervenes. It is for this reason that historical narratives...

16 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

Pavan Varma | Liberty key element in alchemy of democracy

Pavan Varma | Liberty key element in alchemy of democracy

It was September 1982. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was on a state visit to the Soviet Union. During her visit, talks...

2 April 2023 12:10 AM IST

A multi-store building burns after being attacked by Russian airstrike in Avdiivka, Ukraine, Friday, March 17, 2023. (Photo: AP)

Pavan K. Varma | Itâ€™s America that can end war in Ukraine

Last week I spoke at the launch of a new book on national security. It is titled: In Hard Times: Security in a...

19 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh (C) speaks to the media, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 3, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan Varma | Khalistan 2.0 & the fallacy of Hindutva supremacy

The rise of Khalistani extremism in Punjab is a very serious matter. Punjab is a crucial border state. It borders...

5 March 2023 12:00 AM IST

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Pavan K. Varma | In search of a Dharma that sustains the nation

At the Times Literary Festival last week, I participated in a discussion on Swarajya chief editor R. Jagannathan’s...

19 Feb 2023 12:05 AM IST

Mughal Gardens is being renamed to Amrit Udyan. (PTI File Photo)

Pavan K Varma | Amrit Udyan: A tokenism unmindful of our legacy

Name changes of places, towns and roads are not uncommon since 1947. An independent country has the right to...

5 Feb 2023 12:11 AM IST

Bihar education minister, Chandra Shekhar. (Photo: Twitter/@ProfShekharRJD)

Pavan Varma | Ramcharitmanas: Mantriâ€™s remark reeks of ignorance

Bihar education minister, Chandra Shekhar, who belongs to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), said recently that...

22 Jan 2023 12:05 AM IST

File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo:PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Successors & rising stars: Cabinet rejig to reveal all

When I was posted in our embassy in Moscow in the era of the Soviet Union, one of the key preoccupations of diplomats...

8 Jan 2023 12:10 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh state home minister Narottam Mishra. (ANI)

Pavan K Varma | Hindus tolerant, inclusive: Why rush to take offence?

I have not had the honour and privilege of meeting with Shri Narottam Mishra, the Hon’ble Home Minister (HM) of...

25 Dec 2022 12:00 AM IST

The judge was speaking at a seminar, Arbitration in infrastructure and construction sector. organised by the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolutions (ICDAR) regional centre in Hyderabad and the Con-federation of Industries (CII) Telangana.

Pavan K. Varma | In collegium debate, speed, transparency key concerns

Is a fresh attempt being made to curb judicial autonomy, or does the judicial process actually need reform?...

11 Dec 2022 12:56 AM IST

As leading lawyer Kapil Sibal said: When a bulldozer razes my home to the ground, it seeks to demolish not only the structure I built, but my courage to speak up. (Representational Image)

Pavan K. Varma | â€˜Bulldozer justiceâ€™ unjust under all...

Popular film director Rohit Shetty of Singham fame would hardly have expected that his name would crop up in the court...

27 Nov 2022 12:10 AM IST

In this file photo taken on July 25, 2018, Pakistans cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad. (AAMIR QURESHI / AFP)

Pavan K. Varma | Why did Imran survive the assassinâ€™s bullets?

Normally, assassins of top politicians in Pakistan rarely miss their target. The country’s first Prime Minister,...

13 Nov 2022 12:15 AM IST