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Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan is a Scroll.in staffer.
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‘One of the great 20th Century experiments’: Historian Nikhil Menon on India’s central plans
An interview with the author of ‘Planning Democracy: How a Professor, an Institute and an Idea Shaped India.’
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Embellished claims of sengol’s past gloss over knotty questions raised by new Parliament building
That the new Lok Sabha has 888 seats, despite a sanctioned strength of just 543 today, points to a contested future of democracy and federalism in India.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Interview: The ‘Macron method’ that’s driving France’s outreach to China – and where India figures
The French President enjoys throwing out ideas and concepts that might rock the boat, even if it angers allies and partners, since it keeps him in the news.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
Rajesh Rajagopalan, author and professor of International Politics at JNU, says we are living in a bipolar age and it is dangerous for India to think otherwise.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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How ‘Mother of democracy’, ‘Vishwaguru’ rhetoric is a buffer against Western criticism of India
Western liberal democracies may be in a bind where criticism or praise of India only serves to further bolster the image of Narendra Modi.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Interview: Historian Guillemette Crouzet on how the British India helped invent the ‘Middle East’
Crouzet’s new book ‘Inventing the Middle East’ examines, among other things, London’s engagement with the Gulf over the 18th and 19th centuries and beyond.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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From CAA-NRC to caste conundrum, what is keeping the government from carrying out the Census?
The BJP may be keeping political calculations in mind, including the G20 presidency and the all-important 2024 polls, in putting off the crucial exercise.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Interview: Why the ‘Pakistan factor’ no longer impedes India’s growing ties with the Gulf countries
Muddassir Quamar, international relations an expert and author, explains how India built strong diplomatic relations with the Gulf.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Interview: Atul Mishra on the ‘sovereignty trap’ and Nehru's civilisational reading of India’s past
‘Defending sovereignty is something that all states do. But the pursuit of it, for established states, usually leads to pain.’
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Interview: With China facing a policy dilemma, India should leverage its strategic value to Beijing
Antara Ghosal Singh, a scholar on Indo-China ties, says Indian analysts often buy into Chinese propaganda about Beijing not seeing Delhi as a major player.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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As a slowdown looms, how long will India’s economic and geopolitical ‘sweet spot’ last?
Globally, too, there is optimism for the Indian economy but much of it is based on extrapolating from the country’s potential and significant challenges remain.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Interview: Vineet Thakur on the complex, fascinating legacy of ‘India’s First Diplomat’
The author of a book about VS Srinivasa Sastri on the man known as India’s ‘most authoritative voice abroad’ in the 1920s.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Field
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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj