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Saeed Naqvi
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The writer is a senior journalist and commentator based in New Delhi
    Former Prime Minister late Indira Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Indira's mixed legacy: '71 triumph, '75 nadir

    The way to contemplate political figures like Indira Gandhi with clarity is by continuously re-evaluating them.

    24 Nov 2017 6:19 AM IST

    Wide Angle: Soldiers trained for jihad need to fight wars without endOpinion
    Wide Angle: Soldiers trained for jihad need to fight wars without end

    Mr Putin said he knew the Saudis controlled militant groups across the Caucasus.

    10 Nov 2017 2:25 AM IST

    Rahul GandhiOpinion
    Soft saffron' Cong: Will Rahul change its image?

    The ground was prepared over the past 70 years by the Congress.

    27 Oct 2017 1:31 AM IST

    Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stretch their arms out to receive packets of biscuits thrown at them as handouts. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Wide Angle: Rohingya crisis - Is there a Saudi role?

    The defeat of militant groups in Syria has, ironically, created another kind of problem.

    13 Oct 2017 12:32 AM IST

    Iraqi Kurds have long dreamed of independence - something the Kurdish people were denied when colonial powers drew the map of the Middle East (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Wide Angle: Kurdish vote not binding, but it'll simmer

    For Iran, any suggestion of eventual independence for any of the Kurdish enclaves is anathema.

    29 Sept 2017 12:48 AM IST

    Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leader Bimal Gurung (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Wide Angle: A mess in Darjeeling Trauma for Gorkhas

    Don't forget, there are thousands of Gorkhas in the Army.

    15 Sept 2017 8:10 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Wide Angle: Reaping political profit after triple talaq ban

    The muffled and crushed Muslim woman is contrasted against her liberated, non-Muslim counterpart.

    1 Sept 2017 1:03 AM IST

    Keeping in mind that Pakistans Independence Day is a day before Indias, the exchange starts on August 14 and continues till August 15.Opinion
    Wide Angle: India is 70, but what celebration for this family?

    Lest you begin to chastise the present government for Rabab's woes, do pause for a moment.

    18 Aug 2017 12:59 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) .Opinion
    Wide Angle: Bhutan & China - Clues to crisis from 1979

    The two countries have not had serious difficulties or differences in the interpretation of Article 2.

    4 Aug 2017 12:40 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Wide Angle: India's best governed state is not Gujarat

    Tripura's Bengali population blots the copy somewhat but gender bias among tribals is the lowest.

    21 July 2017 1:08 AM IST

    Abdel Fattah el-SisiOpinion
    Wide Angle: Saudis, Qatar, Egypt on West Asia roller coaster

    One of the casualties of the ongoing Saudi-Qatar spat could well be Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

    14 July 2017 2:46 AM IST

    American President Donald TrumpOpinion
    People vs Establishments: Crisis for the West

    The electorate trounced Prime Minister Theresa May and pushed Labour's Jeremy Corbyn way up on the charts.

    7 July 2017 2:33 AM IST

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