The tribal challenge in Indian elections
Tribals constitute only eight per cent or so of the Indian population, but their
By Mani Shankar Aiyar March 23, 2019
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Joint effort
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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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All wars are miscalculated
If Balakot marked a new “red line” in India’s readiness to use the Air Force for
By Mani Shankar Aiyar March 09, 2019
Kashmir’s Arvind Kejriwal
Sogam is an obscure village in the remote Lolab Valley of Kupwara district in north
By Mani Shankar Aiyar February 23, 2019
Cohesion is key
The question that increasingly concerns the ever-widening circle of voters who
By Mani Shankar Aiyar February 09, 2019
The roads not taken
I was an undergraduate at Cambridge when Charles de Gaulle of France avenged himself
By Mani Shankar Aiyar January 26, 2019
When Trump takes it out on Modi
Donald Trump has revealed that he does not know the difference between a library and
By Mani Shankar Aiyar January 12, 2019
Late wisdom, lame claim
I am amazed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gall. At an event in Mumbai on
By Mani Shankar Aiyar December 29, 2018
Eight seats for BJP in UP
The outcome of the current round of state assembly elections clearly points to the
By Mani Shankar Aiyar December 15, 2018
Governing principles
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik is no stranger to defection. Over the
By Mani Shankar Aiyar December 01, 2018
Goring vs Schacht, desi version
The current stand-off between the Reserve Bank of India and the Narendra Modi
By Mani Shankar Aiyar November 17, 2018
Ignorant at the helm
In the notorious TV interview I gave on January 17, 2014, in consequence of which I
By Mani Shankar Aiyar November 10, 2018
Calm amidst chaos
As I drove to Poonch from Jammu, I was met with a fusillade from Salil Raina, a
By Mani Shankar Aiyar October 28, 2018
All for Modi’s fantasies
As the curtains get drawn to mark the end of the current dispensation, Prime
By Mani Shankar Aiyar October 14, 2018
Tamil Nadu will face 2019 Lok Sabha elections without icons for the first time in 50 years
For the first time in over half a century, Tamil Nadu is readying itself for an
By Mani Shankar Aiyar September 30, 2018
Explosive article
I was in Kashmir and Ladakh last week. The whole state is simmering; not just the
By Mani Shankar Aiyar September 16, 2018