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Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar, a former Union minister who has held portfolios like Panchayati Raj, Petroleum and Natural Gas and Youth Affairs and Sports, is an MP and a social commentator.

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BJP can’t scale Dravidian wall

There is pent-up anger at other forms of BJP imposition

By Mani Shankar Aiyar April 28, 2024

Inequality in today’s India

It was not for Adani and Ambani and the “suit-boot” gang that we won our freedom

By Mani Shankar Aiyar April 14, 2024

CAA: Thin end of the wedge

CAA first breach in constitutional order guaranteeing “Equality”

By Mani Shankar Aiyar March 31, 2024

North-south divide is growing

Cooperative federalism has been rendered a farce

By Mani Shankar Aiyar March 17, 2024

Pak army defeated again

February 8 is when people of Pakistan defeated their army

By Mani Shankar Aiyar March 03, 2024

Isn't the Ram Temple in Ayodhya a victory for Jinnah?

It is the right of Indian Muslims to remain Muslim with same constitutional rights

By Mani Shankar Aiyar February 18, 2024

What makes Mohamed Muizzu so angry?

With advent of Modi, India is seen by the Maldives as an interfering bully

By Mani Shankar Aiyar February 04, 2024

1951: When the rebuilt Somnath Temple was inaugurated

When the president insisted on going, the cabinet again advised him not to go

By Mani Shankar Aiyar January 21, 2024

Restoring dignity to parliamentary proceedings

Nehru made a point of attending Parliament, when his government was attacked

By Mani Shankar Aiyar January 07, 2024

What's similar between Hindutva and Zionism

Modi and Netanyahu are as similar as two peas in a pod

By Mani Shankar Aiyar December 24, 2023

INDIA alliance should get its act together

Let us embark on defeating the BJP in more scientific manner

By Mani Shankar Aiyar December 10, 2023

Just as Yuval Noah Harari had envisioned

Hamas will fight; Israel will retaliate. Else, Palestinian resistance turns Gandhian

By Mani Shankar Aiyar November 26, 2023

Our sporting icons are found by chance

Need to devise ways of enabling youth to have easy access to sports facilities

By Mani Shankar Aiyar November 12, 2023

No peace possible without justice to persecuted Palestinians

Modi has upset the apple cart; MEA has to pick up the pieces

By Mani Shankar Aiyar October 29, 2023

Learnings from NAM 1983

Indira Gandhi secured the highest common factor for NAM consensus

By Mani Shankar Aiyar October 15, 2023
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