Sudheendra Kulkarni – Author, NDTV.com

Opinion: Gen Rawat Crosses <i>Lakshman Rekha</i> With Egregious Remarks

Opinion: Gen Rawat Crosses Lakshman Rekha With Egregious Remarks

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Friday February 23, 2018

The question now troubling the nation is: is some of this bias also beginning to infect the Indian Army? This worry has arisen because of the unprecedented and shocking statements by General Bipin Rawat, its serving chief.

Opinion: Modi's Dislike For Nehru Cannot Obliterate The Facts

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Friday February 09, 2018

"Opinions are free, but facts are sacred." All practitioners of journalism are required to follow this Idharma of their profession. But what happens when the Prime Minister of a nation takes liberal liberties with facts? That too in parliament, where speaking truthfully is a constitutional obligation even for ordinary members?

Opinion: Why India Should Not Celebrate The Trump Tweet

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday January 02, 2018

Trump's tweet is so unprecedentedly undiplomatic, indeed downright demeaning, that the least Islamabad must do is ask the American ambassador to go back home and drastically reduce the level of diplomatic ties with Washington.

Opinion: How Modi Should Read Pak Army Chief's Talk On India, Hafiz Saeed

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Friday December 22, 2017

It is clearly time for India and Pakistan to resume the stalled bilateral dialogue on all issues, including Kashmir. In doing so, both countries should learn a lesson from history.

Opinion: Nailing Modi's Lies On Pak And Gujarat Election

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday December 12, 2017

It does not behove a prime minister, who has taken an oath to uphold the highest principles and ideals of the Indian constitution, to utter falsehoods and twist his political opponents' remarks to convey an impression that they are anti-nationals, traitors, and stooges of the "enemy" nation Pakistan.

Opinion: India And China Must Stop This Dangerous Go-Karting

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Saturday July 01, 2017

"Go-karting is what's going on between India and China." This is how a retired senior Indian diplomat, in a recent conversation with me, described the current play of India-China relations. The description - two go-karts trying to hit each other as they race along the track - is vivid, apt and, well, very scary.

Opinion: Modi's China Policy Changes Quickly Between 2 Major Summits

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday June 13, 2017

Obviously, there was a change - not big but nevertheless a small and significant change - in Modi's China policy in between the two summits. What was it, and what was it due to?

Opinion: PM Modi Needs Better Advice On China, Has Scored Self-Goal

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday May 16, 2017

I hope Modi shows the vision and courage to know that the Belt and Road Initiative is not a threat to India, but a historic opportunity.

Opinion: Crucial For India To Join This China Initiative

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Friday May 12, 2017

Prime Minister Modi would do well to heed these words and join the Belt and Road Initiative. Joining BRI does not mean declaring that India has no more differences with China. But it does mean India and China have embarked on a road that will reduce their differences and promise a better future for both.

Opinion: In Fact, Advani Asked Mobs To Stop Tearing Down Babri Masjid

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Thursday April 20, 2017

Advani is the tragic hero of the Ayodhya movement.

Opinion: Modi Scores Big With Befriending Saudi Arabia

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Monday April 04, 2016

Can New Delhi make new friends with Islamabad's old friends, so that Pakistan cannot rely on the latter's support to hurt India?

Opinion: Maturity and Boldness Shown By PM Modi, Sharif

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Thursday December 10, 2015

Let us hope they stay committed to the path of meaningful and result-oriented talks, irrespective of criticism and provocations of any kind.

Opinion: Dr Kalam, India's Most Non-Traditional President

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday July 28, 2015

"Why can't all Muslims in India be like Dr Kalam?" The question was from a young BJP-RSS supporter.

Opinion: Why He's Narendra Atal Bihari Modi

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Monday July 13, 2015

Modi seems to be following Vajpayee's footsteps. On normalising the internal situation in Jammu & Kashmir, he has reiterated the first BJP prime minister's wise policy of promoting "Insaaniyat (humanism), Kashmiriyat (syncretic Hindu-Muslim ethos of Kashmir) and Jamhooriyat (democracy)"

Opinion: What's Riding on Modi-Jinping's Handshake in China

Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday May 12, 2015

The need for India and China to become friends and partners in shaping the destiny of Asia and the world is dictated by history, geography and the call of our civilisations.

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