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Siddharth Varadarajan

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Delimitation With a Dose of Patriarchy: The Final Act in Modi’s Plan to Hold On to Power Come What May

Listen to this article: Hidden behind the Modi government’s plans to expand the size of the Lok Sabha from its current strength of 543 seats to as...

16.04.2026 30

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Siddharth Varadarajan

Yes, the United States Can Indeed Use Nuclear Weapons Against Iran

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In its latest threat against Iran, the United States has used language that strongly implies the possible use of...

08.04.2026 10

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Siddharth Varadarajan

Mahmudabad Case: Supreme Court Should Not Have Allowed Lawbreakers in Power to Escape Rebuke

Listen to this article: Nothing illustrates the Supreme Court’s unwillingness to defend free speech in ‘Naya Bharat’ better than the shabby...

19.03.2026 20

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Siddharth Varadarajan

Mahmudabad Case: Supreme Court Should Not Have Allowed Lawbreakers in Power to Escape Rebuke

Listen to this article: Nothing illustrates the Supreme Court’s unwillingness to defend free speech in ‘Naya Bharat’ better than the shabby...

19.03.2026 30

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Siddharth Varadarajan

National Security and the Schoolboy Robot

Listen to this article: The new censorship policy Deletion Baba Ashwini Vaishnaw has introduced is about a week old but it is already apparent that...

26.02.2026 20

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Siddharth Varadarajan

Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Testing, Will Likely Set Off New Global, South Asian Arms Race

30.10.2025 20

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Siddharth Varadarajan

House Demolitions, Pseudo-Patriotic Rhetoric Can't Hide Modi Govt's Broken Security Policy at Pahalgam

27.04.2025 20

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Siddharth Varadarajan