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Swapan Dasgupta

Swapan Dasgupta is India's foremost conservative columnist. He is the author of Awakening Bharat Mata

The Spirit of New India
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The Spirit of New India

When the grand Ram temple is finally built on the site reclaimed from an invading army, the restoration of national sovereignty—the essence of the struggle for independence—would have been completed

15 November 2019
Advantage Gotabaya
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Advantage Gotabaya

Gauging the popular mood in Sri Lanka

08 November 2019
The Nobel and Kolkata
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The Nobel and Kolkata

The underlying message to all those basking in reflected glory is clear

25 October 2019
Marx, Didi and Durga
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Marx, Didi and Durga

West Bengal’s annual carnival is a magnetic draw for politicians

11 October 2019
Open Diary
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The Partisan from Bengal

A Left-leaning actor declines a national award from the Modi Government

27 September 2019
Faith and Nationalism
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Faith and Nationalism

The revival of Buddhism in Mongolia

13 September 2019
The Constant Counsellor
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The Constant Counsellor

What made Arun Jaitley so special, and indeed indispensable, to the BJP and the Modi Government?

30 August 2019
A Gutsy Move in J&K
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A Gutsy Move in J&K

Meticulous planning and a show of political will led to the repeal of Article 370

15 August 2019
Open Diary
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Open Diary

The Triple Talaq Bill is aimed at encouraging a movement within the Muslim community for reforms in the Sharia Act

02 August 2019
Open Decade 2009-2019
The Awakening

While the terms of Left engagement have changed dramatically in the West, a new Hindu overconfidence has displaced old liberal assumptions in India

19 July 2019

Authors

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 president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

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

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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