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Rajeev Deshpande

Uses of Leniency
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Uses of Leniency

A joint committee of Parliament has submitted a report on an omnibus Bill that seeks to decriminalise provisions in forty-two laws by replacing jail terms with penalties

31 March 2023
A Killing in Prayagraj
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A Killing In Prayagraj

The shooting of a key police witness in Uttar Pradesh follows an old script, turning the spotlight on a jailed don, while Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath promises to wipe out the politically affiliated mafia

24 March 2023
Bad Manners in the House
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Bad Manners in the House

The session is set to conclude several days before schedule in view of an implacable logjam between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress

24 March 2023
Playing It Right
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Playing It Right

Renewed hostilities in the Ukraine war can pose a fresh challenge to Indian diplomacy but strategic convergences work in Delhi’s favour

17 March 2023
Beyond the Brief
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Beyond the Brief

Has the Supreme Court overreached by entering the political debate on the Election Commission and the Adani controversy?

10 March 2023
AAP: The Reckoning
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AAP: The Reckoning

The arrest of Manish Sisodia is AAP’s biggest challenge yet, with a fierce political and legal battle now engulfing the party’s home fort of Delhi

03 March 2023
Flight Control
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Flight Control

Indian civil aviation has come a long way from backroom policy manipulation by private players and mismanagement by officials

24 February 2023
Uddhav Thackeray’s Hard Fall
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Uddhav Thackeray’s Hard Fall

Looking back, Thackeray might have avoided the Shinde event if he had paid attention to what was happening on the ground

24 February 2023
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China’s Message In a Balloon

As Beijing-Washington ties deteriorate, more aggressive Chinese actions after the failure of ‘Zero Covid’ present fresh security and strategic challenges for India

17 February 2023
The Humanitarian Dividend
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The Humanitarian Dividend

Even in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations, the Indian imprint is better received and its record for genuine and prompt assistance is among the best in the world

17 February 2023

Authors

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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