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Ashok Swain
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From India and Pakistan to Sweden, an academic’s encounters with (un)intelligence agencies
Individual freedoms and national security interests are in a complex dance amid the pressures of international relations and national security interests.
Ashok Swain
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Review the Indus Waters Treaty, not for revenge but for development and peace
India would gain more by making the 56-year-old water-sharing pact with Pakistan wider to meet the region's increasing water and energy demands.
Ashok Swain
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Why saffron terror is not a myth
By shielding Hindu terror suspects, the Modi government is making a big mistake. It should learn from Pakistan’s blunders.
Ashok Swain
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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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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Why Donald Trump + Ted Cruz = Narendra Modi
The Indian prime minister sounds like one US presidential aspirant and thinks like the other.
Ashok Swain
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Academics abroad must #standwithJNU despite the hate mail from Hindutva fans
There is more than one reason to back the students' movement in India. Preservation of democratic values is just one of these.
Ashok Swain
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If Sweden could stand up to Israel for Palestine, why can’t it stand up to Modi for India?
In a major foreign policy makeover, Sweden decided to side with the weak and powerless. Why then is it cosying up to Modi?
Ashok Swain
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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Could the Dalit students’ agitation be Modi's Mandal moment?
VP Singh paid a big price for expediently implementing the Mandal Commission suggestions. The prime minister risks the same fate.
Ashok Swain
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Mr Prime Minister, don’t suppress dissent – it is critical for India’s economic growth
History has shown us time and time again that squashing dissent doesn't make it go away. After a while, it explodes with violence.
Ashok Swain
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Why are so many in the Hindu diaspora completely taken with Modi?
The prime minister's charisma doesn't stem from his policies, it comes from his credentials as a Hindu nationalist.
Ashok Swain
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