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Harish Khare

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Modi Raj @12: India’s Hindus Are Paying a Heavy Price for the ‘Blessings’ of Hindutva Rule

Listen to this article: Preparations are afoot for a fortnight-long orgy of self-praise, self-congratulations and a heavy doze of boasting as Narendra...

03.06.2026 10

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Harish Khare

The BJP’s Humiliation Industry Marches On

Listen to this article: “We borrowed money by mortgaging valuables and taking loans from moneylenders at high interest. If we are unable to sell our...

29.05.2026 10

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Harish Khare

My Lordships, There is No System, Only the Constitution

Listen to this article: It is a matter of considerable satisfaction that the Chief Justice of India has clarified that he had been misunderstood and...

20.05.2026 20

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Harish Khare

Crooked Corporate Chickens are Coming Home to Roost

Listen to this article: Rahul Gandhi, for once, has hit the nail on the head: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no longer capable of running the...

13.05.2026 20

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Harish Khare

A ‘Historic’ Heist, a Hollowed Republic

Listen to this article: No two ways about it: only a particularly saffron-tinted strain of intellectual dishonesty can deny that the BJP’s victory...

07.05.2026 20

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Harish Khare

Thank you, Raghav Chadha

Listen to this article: When I first learnt that you had parted company with Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and had joined Amit Shah’s...

29.04.2026 20

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Harish Khare

Modi's Defeat on Friday Will Prove to Be a Turning Point

Listen to this article: Only a regime hopelessly besotted with its own cleverness could think of seeking passage of a constitutional amendment Bill,...

18.04.2026 20

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Harish Khare

In Islamabad, Vance Should Read Up Kissinger’s Advice

Listen to this article: Though denounced by many historians as a war-criminal during his eight years as President Richard Nixon and President Gerald...

11.04.2026 20

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Harish Khare

Are Some Dynasts More Acceptable Than Others?

Listen to this article: Monday’s newspapers presented the readers two snapshots – one from Patna, and other from Ahmedabad – of Old India, now...

11.03.2026 40

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Harish Khare

Arvind Kejriwal Should Realise the Allure of Jantar Mantar is Misplaced

Listen to this article: The newly-acquitted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership is, understandably, in a celebratory mood. On Sunday, Arvind Kejriwal...

04.03.2026 60

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Harish Khare

Lordships, This 'Other Side' Jurisprudence Is a Self-Goal

Listen to this article: It is open season for every wise and pretentious person to join the chorus bemoaning the crumbling of the “rule-based”...

22.02.2026 90

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Thanks to Modi, the Lutyens’ Elite Have the Last Laugh

17.12.2025 30

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Harish Khare

Why the Presidential Reference Ruling Marks a Bad Day For the Republic

21.11.2025 20

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Harish Khare

RSS at 100: Three Grand Defeats and a Fourth in the Making

11.10.2025 20

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Harish Khare

In Defence of Umar Khalid and Other 'Intellectual Architects'

25.09.2025 30

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Harish Khare

No Rhetoric, No Jingoism – Just Cricket, and a Reason to Cheer

06.08.2025 30

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Harish Khare

A President and a Field Marshal

21.06.2025 30

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Harish Khare

Why Modi Won’t Let Go of the BJP’s Reins

31.05.2025 30

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Harish Khare

Guns Have Fallen Silent but India's Pakistan Dilemma Remains Unsorted

11.05.2025 20

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Harish Khare

From ‘Free Hand’ to Armed Forces to Caste Census, Modi and the Art of Political Deflection

01.05.2025 20

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Harish Khare

After Pahalgam, the Real Test of India’s National Wisdom—Thwarting the Invitation to Civil War

24.04.2025 10

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Harish Khare

Donald Trump is Bad for Democracy Everywhere, Including India

29.03.2025 30

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Harish Khare