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    TK Arun
    About the AuthorTK Arun
    TK Arun is a senior journalist based in Delhi.
      Indian grand wedding
      Opinion

      MPCE data: Mostly eye-candy, but there are nuggets of insights

      28 Feb 2024 4:06 PM IST
      Electoral bonds | India must learn from US, UK to clean politics, its financing
      Opinion

      Electoral bonds | India must learn from US, UK to clean politics, its financing

      15 Feb 2024 7:48 PM IST
      Sonia Gandhi, economic slowdown, Modi government, vendetta politics
      Opinion

      Why Modi govt's White Paper on UPA regime sounds hollow on most counts

      12 Feb 2024 3:17 PM IST
      Paytm digital wallet UPI
      Opinion

      RBI's not sparing the rod on Paytm, and that's just as it should be

      8 Feb 2024 3:26 PM IST
      Interim Budget: Not policies, its all about Modi govts schemes
      Opinion

      Interim Budget: Not policies, it's all about Modi govt's schemes

      1 Feb 2024 6:49 PM IST
      Nitish Kumar
      Opinion

      Modi ki Guarantee? Nitish indicates a chink in BJP’s armour

      31 Jan 2024 5:03 PM IST
      Ayodhya | Ecstasy over the temple and the Emperor’s new clothes
      Opinion

      Ayodhya | Ecstasy over the temple and the Emperor’s new clothes

      23 Jan 2024 3:34 PM IST
      As ASER survey shows, India must stop squandering its human capital
      Opinion

      As ASER survey shows, India must stop squandering its human capital

      18 Jan 2024 4:22 PM IST
      As Vachathi example shows, Left has a definitive role to play in India
      Opinion

      As Vachathi example shows, Left has a definitive role to play in India

      8 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      No, truckers arent defending any fundamental right to hit and run
      Opinion

      No, truckers aren't defending any fundamental right to hit and run

      5 Jan 2024 6:30 AM IST
      2023: A base year that will make 2024 look good
      Opinion

      2023: A base year that will make 2024 look good

      31 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Money Bills, Financial Bills, and the threat to democracy in the gap between the two
      Opinion

      Money Bills, Financial Bills, and the threat to democracy in the gap between the two

      25 Dec 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Congs crowd-funding is a great idea, and why it must integrate UPI
      Opinion

      Cong's crowd-funding is a great idea, and why it must integrate UPI

      19 Dec 2023 6:20 AM IST
      COP28, Dubai, fossil fuels
      Opinion

      What is the target of the no-fossil-fuel silver bullet?

      16 Dec 2023 6:20 AM IST
      India map with people
      Opinion

      Much ado about North Vs South

      11 Dec 2023 8:45 AM IST
      Delhi Ordinance, Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, AAP
      Opinion

      Congress rout and its obvious fallout

      3 Dec 2023 6:51 PM IST
      Kissinger: American Goliath who never met his David
      Opinion

      Kissinger: American Goliath who never met his David

      1 Dec 2023 6:52 PM IST
      COP28 should focus on CO2 removal, not on eliminating fossil fuels
      Opinion

      COP28 should focus on CO2 removal, not on eliminating fossil fuels

      30 Nov 2023 2:34 PM IST
      economic reforms, business, entrepreneurs, Indian economy, manmohan singh
      Opinion

      Bunkum Chris Wood: India’s economy will boom regardless of who forms the next govt

      23 Nov 2023 6:20 AM IST
      Joe Biden, Xi Jinping
      Opinion

      Why the missing bark at Biden-Xi meet augurs well for US-China ties

      17 Nov 2023 8:36 AM IST
      Diwali fireworks as an index of national fragility
      Opinion

      Diwali fireworks as an index of national fragility

      13 Nov 2023 5:11 PM IST
      The killings in Gaza will not stay in Gaza
      Opinion

      The killings in Gaza will not stay in Gaza

      7 Nov 2023 6:30 AM IST
      Diplomacy, not UN Resolutions, for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
      Opinion

      Diplomacy, not UN Resolutions, for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

      29 Oct 2023 5:33 PM IST
      No room for caste: Ending manual scavenging is an engineering challenge
      Opinion

      No room for caste: Ending manual scavenging is an engineering challenge

      22 Oct 2023 7:07 AM IST
      The good news for women from this year’s Nobel Prize for economics
      Opinion

      The good news for women from this year’s Nobel Prize for economics

      10 Oct 2023 5:32 PM IST
      crop, Tamil Nadu, lockdown,
      Opinion

      Cane math and sugar politics: Why ethanol as fuel is a bad idea

      9 Oct 2023 5:40 AM IST
      NewsClick crackdown: Journalists, resist the chilling effect on press freedom
      Opinion

      NewsClick crackdown: Journalists, resist the chilling effect on press freedom

      4 Oct 2023 5:30 PM IST
      Michael Gambon: Why the Dumbledore actors passing matters in India
      Opinion

      Michael Gambon: Why the Dumbledore actor's passing matters in India

      29 Sept 2023 11:48 AM IST
      Enough of Canada-bashing, already
      Opinion

      Enough of Canada-bashing, already

      21 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
      How an American protest song matters to fight for democracy in India
      Opinion

      How an American protest song matters to fight for democracy in India

      19 Sept 2023 6:30 AM IST
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