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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Indian word of the year 2025

An obvious candidate is Sindoor. According to the National Investigation Agency, the terror attack in Pahalgam was perpetrated by three Pakistani...

05.01.2026 10

The Financial Express

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Indian word of the year 2025: A shameful verdict - HATE

What is your enduring memory of the year, 2025? What is the word that will capture that memory? What is the word that impacted most people in India? ...

05.01.2026 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Indian word of the year 2025

04.01.2026 10

Indian Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: The second killing of Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. The RSS vehemently denied that its ideology and propaganda motivated the assassin. The RSS...

22.12.2025 10

The Financial Express

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Erasing Gandhi twice; How scrapping MGNREGS betrays his legacy

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948. The RSS vehemently denied that its ideology and propaganda motivated the assassin. The RSS...

22.12.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Distortion of history, disdain for future

History is like the commons. Any one can enter the commons and write or re-write history — until the myths are blown by subsequent research and...

15.12.2025 10

The Financial Express

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Chidambaram’s Take: When History is bent and Future ignored

History is like the commons. Any one can enter the commons and write or re-write history — until the myths are blown by subsequent research and...

15.12.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Chidambaram’s View: Parliament’s doors shut on debate

The irony was not lost on anyone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his ‘customary’ pre-session remarks on December 1, 2025, urged members of...

08.12.2025 20

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Appeal to reason in an unreasonable age

01.12.2025 4

The Financial Express

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A Democracy held hostage by assent | Chidambaram’s view

Article 168 of the Constitution of India begins with the words “For every State there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor”...

01.12.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Appeal to reason in an unreasonable age

30.11.2025 10

Indian Express

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COP 30 moves needle on climate finance, but not on bringing temperatures down

23.11.2025 9

Indian Express

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How to raise a boy: Raising a boy is not about protecting the world from him or him from the world

23.11.2025 10

Indian Express

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When a Gorakhpur leader forced a Presidential Reference

23.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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We welcome the strange voice

23.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: We welcome the strange voice

23.11.2025 10

The Financial Express

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How to raise a boy: Raising a boy is not about protecting the world from him or him from the world

23.11.2025 9

Indian Express

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When a Gorakhpur leader forced a Presidential Reference

23.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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We welcome the strange voice

23.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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The Polls are over, but Bihar’s responsibilities are not

The people of Bihar have spoken. It is 202 seats to the NDA and 35 seats to the MGB. All citizens must accept the verdict. The new government, whoever...

17.11.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Voting is not the END of responsibilities

16.11.2025 4

The Financial Express

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Trump embraces Xi, India is sidelined

The most consequential leaders of the world today are Mr Donald Trump and Mr Xi Jinping. Others are Mr Vladimir Putin and Mr Benjamin Netanyahu. For...

10.11.2025 20

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Trump embraces Xi, Modi in the cold

10.11.2025 20

The Financial Express

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Trump embraces Xi, Modi in the cold

09.11.2025 10

Indian Express

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Will Bihar escape its self-made traps?

02.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Will Bihar escape its self-made traps?

02.11.2025 20

The Financial Express

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Will Bihar escape its self-made traps?

02.11.2025 20

Indian Express

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From IMF, a note on resilience in face of uncertainty

21.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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Enthusiasm for next month’s COP30 is low. But it remains our best bet

21.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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With 2030 Commonwealth Games, India’s chance to be a sporting destination

21.10.2025 20

Indian Express

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This Diwali boost, signs of revival in consumption sentiment

20.10.2025 5

Indian Express

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Elephant census: DNA-based census is a step forward in wildlife monitoring

20.10.2025 10

Indian Express

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P Chidambaram writes: Many perspectives, one conclusion

20.10.2025 7

Indian Express

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Chidambaram’s View | 6.5 pc growth: Modest numbers, major challenges

At age 93 (bless him), Dr C Rangarajan is an indefatigable campaigner for an open economy and prudent fiscal management. He was a central banker for...

20.10.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Many perspectives, one conclusion

19.10.2025 10

The Financial Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Up the down staircase

12.10.2025 10

The Financial Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Two wars that are blots on humanity

05.10.2025 40

The Financial Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Reading from the same hymn book

28.09.2025 20

The Financial Express

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What’s in a surname? Let’s ask the husband

28.09.2025 9

Indian Express

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Reading from the same hymn book

28.09.2025 20

Indian Express

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What’s in a surname? Let’s ask the husband

28.09.2025 3

Indian Express

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Reading from the same hymn book

28.09.2025 4

Indian Express

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Rendering interim justice

21.09.2025 30

The Financial Express

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P Chidambaram: Rendering interim justice

21.09.2025 30

Indian Express

P Chidambaram

Reforming GST is welcome but where is the apology

Finally, wisdom has dawned on the central government. On September 3, 2025, the government rationalized and reduced the GST rates on a wide range of...

15.09.2025 10

Mathrubhumi English

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Across the aisle by P Chidambaram: Time for an apology

14.09.2025 9

The Financial Express

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Time for an apology

14.09.2025 10

Indian Express

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Time for an apology

14.09.2025 7

Indian Express

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Across the isle by P Chidambaram: Who is singing, who is dancing?

07.09.2025 10

The Financial Express

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Thankfully, dead on arrival

31.08.2025 40

Indian Express

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