Mani Shankar Aiyar – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Rajiv Gandhi Was Attacked For This Decision. I Believe It Was Genius.

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Tuesday August 02, 2016

As the Shayara Bano case reaches the Supreme Court, it is to be hoped that Rajiv Gandhi's precedent in reconciling the inviolability of Muslim Personal Law with the demands of the Constitution and ordinary decency will again inform the Supreme Court as it moves towards its conclusions in Shayara Bano's case.

Opinion: Modi Government Is Mishandling Kashmir By Blaming Only Pak

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday July 25, 2016

It is time we stopped blaming Pakistan for everything going wrong in the Valley, recognize our own errors, and take action to make the required course corrections.

Opinion: Sushma Swaraj, On South China Sea, What Have You Done?

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday July 18, 2016

The Second Cold War and, possibly, the Third World War, are in the offing in the South China Sea. Where Nehru's India neatly sidestepped the first Cold War by preferring non-alignment to alignment, and understood that responsible government cannot be multi-aligned between contested claims with military overtones, Modi is dragging India into the middle of a conflict no...

Opinion: In Saffronizing Education, Javadekar Will Beat Smriti Hands Down

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Sunday July 10, 2016

Her successor, Prakash Javadekar, is everything she was not. Where she was aggressive, Javadekar is accommodating. Where she hit out, he is modest and retiring. Where she offended, he is charming and personable. Where she wore her illiteracy as a badge of honour, Javadekar is learned and profound.

Opinion: 'India Is A Hindu Nation,' PV Narasimha Rao Told Me

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Tuesday July 05, 2016

PV Narasimha Rao was indeed a half-lion when it came to economic reforms, but only half a man when it came to the Babri Masjid.

Opinion: No NSG Membership And 6 Nuclear Reactors - Modi's Bad Deal

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday June 27, 2016

Bending backwards to accommodate US concerns cannot be the way forward. We have to go in for well-tested designs that are economical and with proven safety records.

Opinion: In Ishrat Jahan Case, Much Rests Now On Rajnath Singh

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday June 20, 2016

Guilt is proved in the courts according the laws of evidence and punishment is then handed down by the courts. Ishrat Jahan was denied that opportunity.

Opinion: No, Modi Government Is Not Untainted By Scams

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Sunday June 12, 2016

During the time when PM Modi was Chief Minister of Gujarat, a grandiose announcement that his Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) had made the largest gas discovery - some 20 trillion cubic feet off-shore the Krishna-Godavari delta was made.

Opinion: Why Modi Government Has Correctly Ignored AQ Khan's Nuclear Taunt

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday June 06, 2016

AQ Khan, the "Father of the Pakistan Bomb", caused something of a flutter among the dovecotes when he declared at a function,on Mondaylast week,to mark the anniversary of the unveiling of Pakistan's nuclear weapon on May 28, 1998, that "Pakistan has the ability to target New Delhi in five minutes".

Opinion: My Review Of 2 Years Of Modi As PM - By Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday May 30, 2016

My research assistant has carefully preserved The Hindu of 17 May 2014, the morning after Narendra Modi won his unexpected but overwhelming victory in the Lok Sabha elections of 16 May 2014. It provides a useful measuring rod to match his performance with his promise.

Opinion: Congress Is Not In ICU. Look At These Numbers.

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Wednesday May 18, 2016

The idea that the party is finished, assiduously propagated by Amit Shah and gang, needs to be disabused.

Opinion: Crores Spent In Tamil Nadu On Trying To Buy Votes - Why It Doesn't Matter

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday May 16, 2016

However many lorries are seized and however dramatically the treasure chest of the Election Commission swells because no one comes forward to claim the seizures, democracy remains safe in Tamil Nadu because political opinions are strong and well-informed and the ballot is really secret.

Opinion: Modi's College Degrees Aren't Important. But Why Should A PM Lie?

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday May 09, 2016

It is not necessary to be a graduate to qualify as PM. What is more important is to be truthful about it.

Opinion: Modi's Thundering Rhetoric Does Little For What Villages Really Need

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Tuesday May 03, 2016

The current Prime Minister decided to abandon the previous practice of inviting panchayat representatives to Vigyan Bhawan and share with central and state dignitaries, from the very platform used by Presidents and Prime Ministers, their perspectives and proposals.

Opinion: Dear Nirmala Sitharaman, Raghuram Rajan Was Right About "One-Eyed King"

Mani Shankar Aiyar | Monday April 25, 2016

At this point, policy-makers need not exultation that leads to complacence, but wide-awake realism of the kind that the RBI Governor is attempting to inject into the economic discourse.

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