Sunday Sentiments
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Perhaps because so many believe that in due course the Supreme Court will rescind the remission granted to eleven men guilty of raping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven m...
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If anything Ghulam Nabi Azad’s dramatic resignation could push forward a process that maybe underway. I’m referring to the possibility of significant change in the ...
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I’m perplexed and dismayed by the cold indifference with which most of our politicians have responded to the savage attack on Salman Rushdie. In 1988 we were the only...
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Tomorrow India will celebrate 75 years of independence. It’s an occasion to assess our successes and failures as a nation but also to ask what sort of country have we...
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Friday the 5th was the third anniversary of the nullification of Article 370. It’s also the date on which ‘Hamin Ast: A Biography of Article 370’ was published by...
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The fact that Rishi Sunak could be the next prime minister of the United Kingdom is a clear and irrefutable indication of how much that country has changed. But the fac...
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As the monsoon session of parliament gets underway and we celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence it’s worth asking how effectively is parliament functioning? ...
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At a time when many are afraid to speak out, among the most blunt voices of criticism are those of former senior judges. Perhaps their conscience has been so sharply pr...
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I’ve known Satinder Lambah since my early twenties but it was during his time as High Commissioner in Pakistan that I realized what made him truly special. No one Iâ€...
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25 is an interesting age. You can contest a Lok Sabha election, the doors of all bars are open and people no longer think of you as a boy. At 18 or 21 you’re consider...
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By Karan Thapar