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Nikhil Lakshman

Nikhil Lakshman writes on global and current affairs. You can e-mail the author at nikhill@rediff.co.in

All stories by Nikhil Lakshman

'BJP Won't Win A Single Seat In Kerala'
Rediff.com2 May 2024

'I will win the election. The Congress and BJP are fighting for second place.'

An Evening With A Cricket Legend
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

An illuminating conversation with Chandu Borde, 90, one of India's finest cricketers in...

'I struck the winning run and became a hero that day'
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

'We used to get Rs 250 for a Test match, and if the match was over in 4 days, 50 rupees...

When An Old Friend Passes Away...
Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

There will be work today, there will be work tomorrow, there will be work the day...

Pannun 'Plot': 'US and India have bent backward...'
Rediff.com15 Dec 2023

'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.' 'The discovery of...

'US-India initiatives will face new scrutiny'
Rediff.com5 Dec 2023

'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who...

'China's aggression, Russian's unreliability, convinced India to value US'
Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

'India's specific concerns about whether Russia will be a reliable defense supplier and...

'India to play marginal role in US-China rivalry'
Rediff.com6 Jul 2023

'The United States should not, by this logic, expect India to create military...

'Congress has to sort out Shivakumar-Siddaramaiah tensions'
Rediff.com16 May 2023

'The central BJP leaders were determined to push Hindutva hard, and it failed.'

'Amritpal is finished politically'
Rediff.com31 Mar 2023

'It is funny that he's on CCTV all the time, but the Punjab police can't find him.'

'A short and limited war would be a disaster'
Rediff.com29 Jun 2020

'Open conflict would be a disaster for both China and India.'

'By Trump's standards, it was an enormous success'
Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

'Flattering press, nice photos, no major gaffes.' 'Both sides will be very happy as...

'I am going to Parliament'
Rediff.com20 Apr 2019

'Rahul is also coming there... from Amethi. We will meet there.'

The Maoist threat in Wayanad
Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

The NDA candidate tells the Election Commission that the Maoists plan to kidnap him.

'Wayanad will be Rahul's Waterloo'
Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

Unlike the LDF and NDA nominees who are at ground zero and campaigning hard every day,...

An Editor Like None Other
Rediff.com22 Mar 2019

Darryl D'Monte mentored more journalists than any other editor of his generation. Some...

'The danger of war has not passed'
Rediff.com14 Mar 2019

'It is a tense border and there are numerous elements that keep these tensions alive.'...

'Unlikely Modi will take another swing at Pak'
Rediff.com6 Mar 2019

'It seems likely that the February 2019 crisis is over.'

'ISI has encouraged, trained, funded terrorists'
Rediff.com26 Feb 2019

'The Pakistani military has encouraged and supported terrorist organisations,...

'No one in Washington wants to see another war, or near-war, between India and Pakistan'
Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

'While US officials understand and accept India's desire for retaliation, they still...