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Gautam R Desiraju

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Opinion | A Nation At War: Operation Sindoor Continues

Opinion | A Nation At War: Operation Sindoor Continues

In the India-Pakistan context, our overall policy would be to contain Pakistan so that it does not pose a physical danger to us

21.08.2025 10

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Gautam R Desiraju

Opinion | Is Hindi A Marker Of National Identity?

The status of Hindi in Bharat today is unusual. It is definitely some kind of a linking language, if it is not exactly a link language

04.08.2025 10

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Opinion | State Universities in Higher Education and Research

We are at a crossroads with respect to education. Unless we train a very large number of young men and women in an all-round holistic manner, we are...

22.07.2025 10

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Opinion | Operation Sindoor And After: Why War Of Attrition Must Be Avoided

Both sides, Western as well as Chinese, would be greatly interested in pulling Bharat down into a longer, messier conflict as in the Ukraine

26.06.2025 10

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Opinion | Indian Entrepreneurship In Times of War

A war needs warriors. Will the MSMEs of today’s Bharat rise to the occasion?

12.06.2025 20

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Opinion | Tower of Babel: Languages Are No Longer Impenetrable Silos That Divide People

The need for a formal link language is, however, not as acute as it was in say 1950 when linguistic groups were sharply demarcated

02.06.2025 20

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Opinion | Even After Operation Sindoor, Gilgit-Baltistan Will Be Crucial To The Bigger Picture

The reclamation of Gilgit-Baltistan will be a strategic and economic watershed moment for Bharat

09.05.2025 10

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Opinion | Time To Explore The Idea Of Seven Small Kannada-Speaking States?

Most of Karnataka's chief ministers are from different districts and regions, who saw Bengaluru as a capital where the powerful resided

01.05.2025 10

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Opinion | The Concern Over Delimitation In Tamil Nadu Is A Political Ruse

The alarm over delimitation in Tamil Nadu is a ruse. The real objective is neo-feudalism through soft-secessionism

01.04.2025 20

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Opinion | Delimitation and States Reorganisation Should Be Taken Up Together

Any reorganisation of states must capitalise on our main advantage as a nation, and this is our rich micro-diversity in terms of culture, language,...

17.03.2025 10

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