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Sunanda K Datta Ray
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Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, at G-7 Summit, in Germany. (PTI Photo)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Nato, Ukraine, Russia: Why India should go its...

    India has no option but to join the West in ganging up on both China and Russia, and that this alone shapes Indian...

    4 July 2022 11:38 PM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Will Modi follow Nehru on India’s strategic...

    The world is waiting to see how Mr Modi responds to President Joe Biden’s flattering overtures and the courtship of...

    23 Jun 2022 12:31 AM IST

    This mismatch is reflected in the unattractive quality of life for the vast majority of Indians, the result of persistently insufficient attention to factors like housing, hospitals, schools, public transport, hygiene, sanitation and the environment. (Representational Image/ DC)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Why (some) Indians are in a rush to stop being...

    Perhaps there’s a certain mismatch between India’s rhetoric and reality

    8 Jun 2022 6:48 AM IST

    Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and President Joe Biden take their masks off as they arrive with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity launch event at the Izumi Garden Gallery, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | After Tokyo summit: How will the Quad help...

    The White House describes the Quad as only -'a premier regional grouping… on issues that matter to the Indo-Pacific-'

    24 May 2022 7:05 AM IST

    Bhats data compilation - The Chronicle of Communal incidents in the Coastal Districts of Karnataka - based on the communal incidents reported on media, observes that of the 120 incidents, 33 were moral policing by Hindu vigilante groups and 4 by Muslim vigilante groups. (Representational Image/PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Violence in Indian life: Can rulers take steps...

    Drifting towards bigotry and blinkers, we must bear in mind that there is a domestic as well as an international...

    12 May 2022 1:09 AM IST

    Indias Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with his Britains counterpart Boris Johnson after a joint press briefing at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on April 22, 2022. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Boris’ UK & Modi’s India: On the same...

    History is reinforced by 1.4 million Indian-origin people comprising the largest ethnic group there after whites

    26 April 2022 1:00 AM IST

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden (PTI file image)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Can ‘shared values’ douse discord in...

    Mr Narendra Modi’s actions must live up to his rhetoric before he can respond to Mr Biden’s call to help suffering...

    13 April 2022 12:38 AM IST

    Russian President Vladimir Putin. (AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Biden, Putin and Ukraine peace: Keep God out of...

    It’s the Cold War all over again, the Great Game that never ceases day and night

    30 March 2022 12:34 AM IST

    FILE | Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a bilateral meeting with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in Glasgow. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta Ray | Crisis over Ukraine poses fresh challenge for...

    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is too burdened with the weight of European history, nuclear one-upmanship and Cold War...

    15 March 2022 12:10 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Amid Europe crisis, let’s look afresh at...

    It serves little purpose in the circumstances to brand China a rogue state

    2 March 2022 2:08 AM IST

    The first hearing is expected to be held by the end of this week. (Photo: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Of prejudice and religion: Free choice is...

    There is no alternative to social evolution in a free society that respects everyone’s right to choose his or her...

    16 Feb 2022 3:36 AM IST

    Artists perform during Republic Day Parade 2022 at Rajpath in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan 26, 2022. (PTI)Opinion
    Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | To celebrate the republic, focus on humble...

    Around 230 million Indians were pushed into poverty during the last 12 months

    1 Feb 2022 1:01 AM IST

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