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Madhavan Narayanan

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  • Senior Editor, Writer, Columnist, Commentator, and Media Consultant, Freelance
New Delhi
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Covers:  political economy, technology, politics, diplomacy, public policy, regulation, culture
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Editor, writer and columnist with more than 30 years of experience in both Indian and international environments, having worked for respected media entities including Reuters, The Economic Times, Business Standard and Hindustan Times after starting out in the Times of India Group.
Has covered topics including business, economics, public policy, politics, technology, diplomacy, entertainment and social issues as a correspondent. Well versed with information technology industry, media, Internet, …

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Lonely after Pulwama: India's diplomatic challenge as Saudi Arabia and China embrace Pakistan

Lonely after Pulwama: India's diplomatic challenge as Saudi Arabia and China embrace Pakistan

Does it make sense for India to get words of help from a superpower called the United States of America that …

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Electronic voting is not perfect, but paper ballots can be worse. It is not wise to go back on EVMs

Electronic voting is not perfect, but paper ballots can be worse. It is not wise to go back on EVMs

In the summer of 1991, I witnessed large-scale rigging in a Lok Sabha election with my own eyes. I saw dead b…

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GoNews24x7.com

GoNews24x7 is your very own personalized 24x7 news channel, which keeps you updated on all the stuff that you…

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Mix Ambedkarism with Ranji Trophy, filter out Maratha pride: It is time to grant statehood to Vid...

Mix Ambedkarism with Ranji Trophy, filter out Maratha pride: It is time to grant statehood to Vid...

Two seemingly unconnected events this month have a deep historic connection, and it is time to highlight that…

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Madhavan Narayanan

Madhavan Narayanan

Madhavan Narayanan is a senior journalist who has covered politics, diplomacy, business, technology and other…

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Owners & CEOs make great brand ambassadors, but they are double-edged swords

Owners & CEOs make great brand ambassadors, but they are double-edged swords

It is quite amusing to watch Tamil TV channels these days. Not one or two, but several companies/brands have …

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India’s Urban Choke Needs Thorough Overhaul: We Need Better Townships, Not Bigger Metros

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By Madhavan Narayanan Verified
| The Secretariat
India’s urban crisis, strangely enough, is not about a shortage of resources. A cursory look at various headlines on Indian cities this monsoon season paints a catastrophic picture, of which a singularly tragic one this year is about a Mumbai schoolboy being crushed to death as a tree fell on his school bus. That is closely followed by a headline that would make a good plot for a black comedy.
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Opinion | DMK's Strength Is Becoming Its Weakness - And Nobody Is Happier Than Vijay

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By Madhavan Narayanan Verified
| NDTV Verified
Can your strength become your weakness? That is the profound philosophical question that one must ask in the wake of recent setbacks suffered by MK Stalin-led Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in an increasingly bitter confrontation with actor-turned-chief minister C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), whose upset victory in Tamil Nadu's assembly elections this year is causing significant political changes in the state.
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NEET fix as exams are getting messier

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By Madhavan Narayanan Verified
| Inkl
The scandalous leak of NEET question papers for its May 3 test quite rightly triggered an uproar across the country. Which is why some 2.2 mn candidates heaved an extra sigh of relief as the NEET re-test went off last weekend without a hitch. The number of candidates who took the re-test is more than 10% of the combined population of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
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