Railways is facing a dilemma, says Sachidananda Murthy
The railway ministry is flooded with petitions from MPs and passenger associations
By Sachidananda Murthy August 08, 2021
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Case for coalitions
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Innovate and collaborate
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Block buster
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The invisible pandemic
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Patch work
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Growing up without godfathers
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Fighting it together
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Preventing chronic kidney disease
By Dr Bharat V. Shah July 20, 2019
Sachidananda Murthy
Sachidananda Murthy, Resident Editor of Malayala Manorama, New Delhi, is an expert on international and national politics, and governance. He has been with THE WEEK since its launch in 1982.
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Pramanik faces birther controversy à la Obama, says Sachidananda Murthy
Barack Obama’s critics in the Republican Party used to repeatedly ask him whether he
By Sachidananda Murthy August 01, 2021
Did penchant for virtual meetings cost Harsh Vardhan his job, asks Sachidananda Murthy
A popular story of Indian mythology is about the ‘race around the world’ competition
By Sachidananda Murthy July 25, 2021
Sachidananda Murthy on India's vaccine apartheid knot
Can those who are not vaccinated be forced to stay indoors? The Mizoram government
By Sachidananda Murthy July 18, 2021
Is Modi's Myanmar policy pragmatism or kowtowing, asks Sachidananda Murthy
Even as the western and northern borders are getting more attention, a sort of quiet
By Sachidananda Murthy July 11, 2021
BJP should know dividing Bengal into 3 states is not easy: Sachidananda Murthy
The demand raised by several BJP leaders for bifurcation (or trifurcation) of West
By Sachidananda Murthy July 04, 2021
Modi wants to move on pending reforms to make up for lost time: Sachidananda Murthy
Doctors insist that the phrase “the heart stopped”—to express shock and trauma—is
By Sachidananda Murthy June 27, 2021
Why Kamala Harris is unlike other US vice presidents: Sachidananda Murthy
When US Vice President Kamala Harris called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders
By Sachidananda Murthy June 20, 2021
MPs have zero funds for favourite projects during COVID: Sachidananda Murthy
The second Covid wave has made many parliamentarians feel helpless as they have to
By Sachidananda Murthy June 13, 2021
EC has enough clout as the biggest customer of EVMs, writes Sachidananda Murthy
Even as the Election Commission continues to be under lens for its omissions and
By Sachidananda Murthy June 06, 2021
What about equity for COVID victims who weren't govt staff: Sachidananda Murthy
Death, for long, has been presumed to be the ultimate equaliser. But, the Uttar
By Sachidananda Murthy May 30, 2021
Pandemic has put narrative on Centre-state ties under stress: Sachidananda Murthy
As the focus has shifted to the state governments for managing the second wave of
By Sachidananda Murthy May 23, 2021
Disaster management in India is often lost in silos, says Sachidananda Murthy
After the 2004 tsunami, the governments at the Centre and states got busy preparing
By Sachidananda Murthy May 16, 2021
Central Vista project is urgently needed, says Sachidananda Murthy
The first wave of Covid-19 mainly hit cities. The second wave, described by the
By Sachidananda Murthy May 09, 2021
Time to re-evaluate rigid stands of Centre, farmers’ unions: Sachidananda Murthy
The end of election campaigning in Bengal could bring the long-running farmers’
By Sachidananda Murthy May 02, 2021