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3 days ago
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Kamal Haasan's dual role: DMK views one RS seat as small price to pay
Haasan is a self-proclaimed atheist but on most other political issues, he has been flexible premium Aditi Phadnis Listen to This Article He is more than just an actor. He is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer, an accomplished singer, a choreographer and director, the only one to have got 19 Filmfare awards, the most by any Indian. Seven films starring him have made it to the short list of the Oscars 'foreign films' category. He is fluent in English, French, and six Indian languages, including Kannada. His politics, however, is confusing. His electoral performance in that arena sub-par. Kamal Haasan will shortly become member of the Rajya Sabha with support from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) although his party, Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM),
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Business Standard
09-05-2025
- Politics
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Peace at time of conflict: Op Sindoor sees Oppn shed discord for solidarity
Instead, the Opposition is rallying behind the government to a man and pledging full support to Operation Sindoor Aditi Phadnis Mumbai Listen to This Article Guns might be blazing on India's western border. But it is all quiet on the Parliament front. The Opposition demand for a joint session of Parliament to hold the government accountable for intelligence and security failures that led to the Pahalgam killings appears to be on the back burner. Lal Bihari Yadav, leader of the Opposition from the Samajwadi Party in the UP Legislative Council, is no longer saying the Pahalgam terrorist attack may have been 'carried out politically'. Instead, the Opposition is rallying behind the government to a man and pledging full support to Operation Sindoor. The Congress is Disclaimer: These are personal views of the writer. They do not necessarily reflect the opinion of or the Business Standard newspaper
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Business Standard
04-05-2025
- Politics
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Alliance or not: The Tamil Nadu factor in Puducherry Assembly polls
Political leaders feel alliances in Tamil Nadu are binding in Puducherry as well, and that is both a blessing and a bane Aditi Phadnis Listen to This Article All eyes are on Tamil Nadu which goes to the polls in April-May next year. But its next door neighbour, the Union Territory of Puducherry, a tiny yet significant chapter in south Indian politics, is too gearing up for elections. In prep, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been the first off the start line. Last week, the party appointed Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya as election in-charge and Arjun Ram Meghwal as co-in-charge to manage the Assembly poll. The BJP with 6 seats in the 33-member Assembly (three MLAs are nominated by the Centre per a law dating back to
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Business Standard
25-04-2025
- Politics
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What A S Dulat said about Kashmir, threats a day before Pahalgam attack
Dulat feels that Bangladesh needs to be watched, and recalls a Kashmiri leader telling him that in creating Bangladesh, India helped create another Muslim nation, and that one day, they would unite Premium Aditi Phadnis Listen to This Article 'Courtly' comes to mind when describing AS Dulat (85) as we negotiate the venue for lunch. We agree on Delhi's Claridges hotel and opt for Chinese cuisine — not for any geopolitical reasons, simply because it is lighter on the tummy. He gallantly turns vegetarian for the afternoon in deference to me. The menu, when it arrives, is fiendishly complicated, locked in some sort of tablet that asks for many personal details before it can be opened. We toss it aside, ask for hot and sour soup and a selection of dim sum. Then we go straight to the four
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Business Standard
25-04-2025
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Unquiet flows the Indus: Will treaty pressure shift Pakistan's stance?
The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty will certainly put pressure on the Pakistani government - but whether it will be enough to change its behaviour remains to be seen Aditi Phadnis Listen to This Article In 2020, when border tensions between India and China were at their height, New Delhi made it harder for Chinese companies to do business in India and banned several apps including TikTok in an attempt to make China come to heel. In an interview to Business Standard, former foreign secretary and former national security advisor Shiv Shankar Menon said pithily: 'If you think banning apps is going to work, good luck to you.' He explained: 'I'm not sure whether the owners and developers of those apps are going to generate sufficient pressure on the Chinese government to make it change
