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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
TopicMani Shankar Aiyar

Topic: Mani Shankar Aiyar

Mani Shankar Aiyar’s ‘neech’ remark is hardly the game-changer BJP was looking for

The BJP intends to pin inflated analysis of the remark by Mani Shankar Aiyar and its supposed impact on election results, but overestimating its...

Mani Shankar Aiyar’s Hindi is so good we had to look up some of his words in a dictionary

Older interviews of Aiyar have him displaying his remarkable hold over both Hindi and Urdu, using words which are much more complicated than neech. 

Imran Khan can give Mani Shankar Aiyar serious competition when it comes to classism

Mani’s Hindi is excellent, and he may have a tough time convincing his critics in the BJP about his comment on Narendra Modi.

On Camera

The real truth about the ‘Standstill’ arrangement between Pakistan and Kashmir

The contention that Maharaja Hari Singh could not have offered accession to India because a Standstill Agreement already existed with Pakistan is clearly ill-founded.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.