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Vivek Katju
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The riddle of paragraph 652 in the Ayodhya order

It pins 1856 as the threshold to examine legal claims. But its final verdict goes against precisely this basis

The Supreme Court may have decided to find a pragmatic way for social harmony but, as an Indian, I ask myself if that is the function of the court or of other State institutions? Hence, I am conflicted(Sunil Saxena/HT)
Published on Nov 20, 2019 07:17 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

Don’t impair the integrity of the UPSC exam system

The panel must address concerns on quality of questions, nature of the exam, and what it is seeking in a candidate

The Union Public Service Commission also needs to evolve systems to conduct appraisals of question papers perhaps as post-mortem exercises to examine if the examinations are bringing out the qualities needed in candidates it recommends for selection(HINDUSTAN TIMES PHOTO)
Updated on Oct 31, 2019 06:20 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

Why Trump reached out to Taliban, why he pulled back, and what next

Realism demands that India cooperate with the Afghan government, but also open a line with the Taliban

In order to attempt discerning what US President DonaldTrump may do next, it may be useful to consider his instinctive approaches to the US involvement in Afghanistan(REUTERS)
Updated on Sep 10, 2019 06:42 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

The contours of Pakistan’s new narrative on India | Analysis

Islamabad is seeking to paint India as fascist to neutralise its own sponsorship of terror. Delhi can’t be complacent

Pakistan’s efforts to discredit India will fail, but it will keep trying(REUTERS)
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 07:04 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

India must counter the UK’s negative approach | Opinion

The British have always taken the Pakistani side on J&K, either explicitly or implicitly. Why is it so generous on issues that are close to them?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the then foreign secretary of Britain, Boris Johnson, London, April 18, 2018(PTI)
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 07:33 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

A new chapter in the Afghan Great Game

Pakistan has an advantage; the US is managing a strategic defeat. India must be more proactive

Amrullah Saleh, who survived a terror attack, has a major role in preserving the gains of the last two decades(AFP)
Updated on Jul 30, 2019 06:41 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

The inside story: How New Delhi charted its diplomatic win in Kargil

Atal Behari Vajpayee, Jaswant Singh, Brajesh Mishra and K Raghunath played an exemplary role during the crisis

Foreign minister Jaswant Singh with his Pakistan counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, 1999(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 06:57 PM IST
ByVivek Katju

It's not a travel bug

A president visits a foreign country only at the request of the government.

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Updated on Apr 25, 2012 10:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByVivek Katju
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