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Anand Sahay @Navik_07

Opinion Writer; formerly Diplomatic Correspondent, The Hindu; Coordinating Editor, Asian Age and President, Press Club of India (2013-14 and 2019-20)

Joined December 2013
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Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead m.thewire.in/article/politic… via @thewire_In

Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead - The Wire

But the first necessary step in this direction, of course, is to work to make composite Indian nationalism prevail over religion-based ideas of pseudo-nationalism which are taking India back centur...

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Poor Joke or Convenient Target? Understanding the Case Against Ranveer Allahbadia m.thewire.in/article/culture… via @thewire_in

Poor Joke or Convenient Target? Understanding the Case Against Ranveer Allahbadia - The Wire

If vulgarity is truly the issue, why have countless instances of inappropriate humour been brushed aside in the past? And if this truly isn’t about vulgarity, what makes Allahbadia’s case unique?

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On Trump's Capitulation and Why Jaishankar Should Be Careful Before Pledging Allegiance m.thewire.in/article/economy…

On Trumps Capitulation and Why Jaishankar Should Be Careful Before Pledging Allegiance - The Wire

The rest of the world has been funding excess US consumption in recent times. Will India support some of the disastrous ways in which Trump plans to handle this?

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What can Bihar, with per-capita income 30% of national average, do to shed its low-income status? ncaer.org/publication/what-c…

What can Bihar, with per-capita income 30% of national average, do to shed its low-income status? -...

Bihar’s economy has grown faster than the national economy, but it remains India’s poorest state in terms of per-capita income. It faces challenges such as low urbanization, gender disparities, and...

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TNA - Talk : The Vilage Billionaires - How they became billiona... ashoktnex.blogspot.com/2025/…
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Bihar Elections and the Amplitude of Politics m.thewire.in/article/caste/b… via @thewire_In

Bihar Elections and the Amplitude of Politics - The Wire

No end result appears to exist in plain sight – though there are partisan assessments on the side of the ruling NDA and the challenger INDIA bloc, locally known as the Mahagathbandhan.

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Do Bihar’s women really have Nitish’s back? Their ‘empowerment’ is just hype

Women’s vote analysis questions support for Nitish Kumar; activist claims debt burden and job demand overshadow ‘empowerment’ narrative among rural women

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Election Commission to Delhi High Court: City Lok Sabha 2024 Footage 'Destroyed' m.thewire.in/article/governm… via @thewire_In

Election Commission to Delhi High Court: City Lok Sabha 2024 Footage Destroyed - The Wire

The footage was destroyed in accordance with its own new guidelines, the Election Commission said.

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The RSS's Ideology Now Thrives in the Parliament m.thewire.in/article/communa… via @thewire_In

The RSSs Ideology Now Thrives in the Parliament - The Wire

It’s not rocket science. BJP wants to win – by hook or by crook – every election that is announced. That is the only way it can be in a position to make rules and laws, or change existing ones, to...

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How Jammu and Kashmir Helped Shape and Carry Buddhism to Central Asia and the World m.thewire.in/article/culture… via @thewire_In

How Jammu and Kashmir Helped Shape and Carry Buddhism to Central Asia and the World - The Wire

New archaeological evidence from excavations at Zehenpora, in the Baramulla district of Kashmir, shows the region was a civilisational corridor that transmitted as well as shaped Buddhism beyond the...

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Heading in the wrong direction from the idea of free expression within constitutional democracy. Ah! the way we were. That was aeons ago, though only 10 or 15 years in linear time.
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Beyond the red sunset: Why India’s Left outlasts Kerala electoral defeat

The loss of Kerala leaves communists without a state for the first time since 1977, but the broader Left remains vital to resisting the erasure of secular norms

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Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead m.thewire.in/article/news/se… via @thewire_In

Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead - The Wire

But the first necessary step in this direction, of course, is to work to make composite Indian nationalism prevail over religion-based ideas of pseudo-nationalism which are taking India back centur...

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Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead m.thewire.in/article/news/se… via @thewire_In

Setbacks Have Followed Since 2024, but INDIA Looks Ahead - The Wire

But the first necessary step in this direction, of course, is to work to make composite Indian nationalism prevail over religion-based ideas of pseudo-nationalism which are taking India back centur...

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Great read On Ways of the Elite Baba Bharti's Fear Comes True in the RSS's Washing Machine Durbar m.thewire.in/article/politic… via @thewire_In

Baba Bhartis Fear Comes True in the RSSs Washing Machine Durbar - The Wire

Consider the breed of defection represented by a Jyotiraditya Scindia or a Saayoni Ghosh. No explanation is offered. No apology is tendered to the supporters, who reposed their faith in them.

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A very plausible early analysis on the Cockroaches June 6 mass protest in New Delhi. Shows fragility of the Modi regime's popuoarity, says Revati Laul, the social activist and fluent analyst. The Cockroaches Have Passed The AAP Test theaidem.com/en-the-cockroac…

The Cockroaches Have Passed The AAP Test | The AIDEM

How To Read The CJP’s Jantar Mantar Protest We live in deliciously perverse times. The Chief Minister of Delhi, Rekha Gupta announced a few days ago that our water evaporates before it reaches the...

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This fascinating story of Reginald Lal Singh expands one's horizon. A great read: scroll.in/magazine/1093334/t…

The Indian freedom fighter who ended his career as a captain on ‘Star Trek’

Born to indentured labourers, Reginald Lal Singh was at various times a jungle child, Congress worker, wartime rescuer, author and Hollywood actor.

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A CJP protester at Jantar Mantar said — The people made a big mistake by electing a 4th-Pass PM. The time has come to remove him. We don't want our children's future ruined by repeated paper leaks.
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The worst, without question.
Cockroache Janta Party
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Dharmendra Pradhan is The Worst Education minister in Indian History...?? ○ Yes, I agree ○ No, I disagree Follow @TheCockroachIND and share your opinion clearly.
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Well done. These young folk showed resoluteness today. Their resolve will now be tested by a government steeped in hubris. Its leaders have said: Ministers don't resign in a BJP government! No accountability. facebook.com/SamtaMarg/posts…

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