Seshadri Chari

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Time to resolve poll funding issue once for all

It is unfortunate that the Supreme Court found the Electoral Bond scheme suffering from serious deficiencies and put an abrupt end to it. While the Supreme Court is not expected to provide an alternative system, it could have nudged all stake-holders toward devising a fool-proof method of funding elections in the meantime.

16 March 2024, 23:23 IST

Time to resolve poll funding issue once for all

16 March 2024, 23:23 IST

History keeps repeating in Pakistan

Delhi has both challenges and opportunities amidst the uncertainties in Pakistan.

17 February 2024, 20:14 IST

History keeps repeating in Pakistan

17 February 2024, 20:14 IST

A fire spreading towards us

India has interests in Tehran and needs to fortify its strategic foothold there to counterbalance China’s forays into the Indian Ocean.

20 January 2024, 19:15 IST

A fire spreading towards us

20 January 2024, 19:15 IST

Biden’s decision to forgo Quad meeting is ominous

The Big Lens

23 December 2023, 19:13 IST

Biden’s decision to forgo Quad meeting is ominous

23 December 2023, 19:13 IST

Time to draw red lines that neighbours must not cross

Muizzu should not forget that he needs India not only for security but he may need it to bail Maldives out from its looming debt crisis also.

25 November 2023, 22:52 IST

Time to draw red lines that neighbours must not cross

25 November 2023, 22:52 IST

Old Sharif in new avatar

Sharif, the Army, and the courts have to work at a furious pace to ensure that the lifetime political ban on him is removed quickly to enable him to contest elections.

28 October 2023, 19:20 IST

Old Sharif in new avatar

28 October 2023, 19:20 IST

The world’s going our way

The Big Lens

30 September 2023, 19:19 IST

The world’s going our way

30 September 2023, 19:19 IST

Beijing is playing games, but it’s ‘advantage India’

Beijing wants India to be bogged down with border issues while China goes about conducting its foreign policy without hindrance. China wants the Indian presidency of the G-20 to fail. Delhi must not play into Beijing’s hands.

03 September 2023, 03:05 IST

Beijing is playing games, but it’s ‘advantage India’

03 September 2023, 03:05 IST

A convenient coup in Africa’s Niger

The Russian mercenary group Wagner has hailed the coup as a slap in the face of colonial loot of Africa.

06 August 2023, 05:04 IST

A convenient coup in Africa’s Niger

06 August 2023, 05:04 IST

End of the road for Pawar Sr?

Sharad Pawar’s “subversion of democracy” charge will not impress his nephew. Pawar Sr has only to look at his own track record to see why.

08 July 2023, 21:56 IST

End of the road for Pawar Sr?

08 July 2023, 21:56 IST