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Manoj Kumar Jha
Manoj Kumar Jha is the national spokesperson of the Rashtriya Janta Dal
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RSS-BJP’s two vocabularies — at home and abroadSign In to read
September 04, 2026 18:03 IST
It is not enough to say that Muslims belong in India. The political culture must stop producing the conditions under which their belonging is repeatedly questioned
Sat, Sep 05, 2026
The Parliament Hiren Mukherjee wanted us to protectSubscriber Only
August 24, 2026 19:36 IST
The question before us is not whether Parliament remains constitutionally supreme. The more troubling question is whether it still possesses the moral confidence to act as the nation’s conscience
Tue, Aug 25, 2026
What we, the older generation, can learn from Gen Z – and how we can helpSubscriber Only
August 10, 2026 13:08 IST
Intergenerational solidarity does not require younger people to wait respectfully while their elders decide the direction of politics. It asks those of us who have occupied institutions longer to listen, share access and accept corrections
Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Rahul Gandhi, Opposition are amplifying youth concerns. BJP government is stifling themSubscriber Only
July 22, 2026 16:45 IST
This spontaneous youth movement has mobilised new publics that may have been previously silent, afraid or fatigued. A new vocabulary has energised the political arena. A segment of youth in India has emerged with new forms of pressure. Parties can translate these fresh energies into parliamentary scrutiny, policy commitments and electoral accountability
Wed, Jul 22, 2026
Dear Prime Minister, a thousand days of Gaza, many questions for IndiaSubscriber Only
July 16, 2026 18:58 IST
My letter is an appeal against the dangerous illusion which holds that overwhelming military superiority can be a substitute for moral legitimacy
Thu, Jul 16, 2026
Manoj Jha writes: Jawaharlal Nehru is central to the meaning of IndiaSubscriber Only
May 27, 2026 06:30 IST
We do not need to waste any more time obsessing over whether Nehru was right about every policy. The Nehru of our inheritance would not require us to unthinkingly repeat his choices but to recover the outlook he embodied
Wed, May 27, 2026
Between Anurag Thakur and Umar Khalid, a question: Does the law treat a minister’s speech differently from a citizen’s?Subscriber Only
May 03, 2026 13:48 IST
A troubling inversion is underway: Laws meant to curb incitement are increasingly used to silence opposition, while doctrines designed to protect free speech are stretched to shield those in power
Sun, May 03, 2026
On extremism, let’s not be selective in our outrageSubscriber Only
April 08, 2026 06:25 IST
The question before Parliament extends beyond the procedural matter of convening another debate. It is, at its core, a question of normative reaffirmation: Whether there exists a genuine commitment to confront all manifestations of extremism with equal clarity, consistency, and resolve.
Wed, Apr 08, 2026
Why Shashi Tharoor is wrong about India’s ‘responsible’ silence on West Asia warSubscriber Only
March 19, 2026 17:58 IST
From the Suez Crisis to Apartheid, India’s moral capital was built on speaking up — not hiding behind strategic caution
Mon, Mar 23, 2026
What does international law amount to when children in Iran become acceptable as collateral damage?Subscriber Only
March 04, 2026 16:41 IST
The international system need not become utopian to be ethical. It requires only consistency and an acknowledgement that the protection of children is not a negotiable value. The question, then, is not whether international law has failed us but whether the international community possesses the will to apply it evenly
Wed, Mar 04, 2026
Did Youth Congress’s ‘shirtless protest’ at AI summit hurt India’s image? That is the wrong questionSubscriber Only
February 22, 2026 16:02 IST
The real issue is not whether the protest tarnished India’s image, but whether it compelled us to engage with the anxieties that produced it. The measure of a democracy is not the absence of protest at international summits, but the presence of a citizenry willing to speak even when the setting is inconvenient
Sun, Feb 22, 2026
Manoj Jha writes: My surname does not frame my politics. I am a teacher and citizen, tooSubscriber Only
February 06, 2026 07:09 IST
In a republic as diverse and unequal as ours, the temptation to retreat into identity certainties is understandable. But yielding to that temptation comes at a steep cost. It diminishes citizenship, flattens political imagination, and forecloses principled disagreement
Fri, Feb 06, 2026
You can set up a new AIIMS, but can you also replicate its empathy?Subscriber Only
December 26, 2025 07:29 IST
One of the first lessons you get on entering AIIMS Delhi from any of its gates is why it still receives overwhelming patient inflows. It is certainly not because it has the best infrastructure — several private hospitals surpass it — but because patients trust the commitment, compassion, and competence of the people inside it.
Fri, Dec 26, 2025
Manoj Jha writes | Where Shashi Tharoor is right and wrong: If Parliament is hollowed out, the greater responsibility is that of the ruling partySubscriber Only
December 05, 2025 07:32 IST
Engaging with the Opposition strengthens the government—it broadens support, sharpens policy, anticipates criticism, and builds national ownership of decisions. It is a mark of confidence, not weakness. Yet, today, we witness the paradox of a government with an overwhelming majority suffering from profound insecurity
Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Manoj Jha writes: What Jawaharlal Nehru would say about his India, then and nowSubscriber Only
November 14, 2025 06:40 IST
We tried to make democracy mean something more than majority rule. We tried to make it mean dignity, fairness, opportunity. That is the inheritance PM Modi received. That is the trust you must preserve
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
In an India that is replaying the ethos of Partition, why we need to read Toba Tek Singh and Topi ShuklaSubscriber Only
October 16, 2025 15:53 IST
At a time when India risks losing its civilisational promise of diversity and coexistence, we need to listen once again to Bishan Singh’s mutterings and Topi Shukla’s silences
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Repeated invocation of ‘ghuspaithiya’ is nothing but dog-whistlingSubscriber Only
September 18, 2025 16:16 IST
If infiltration has truly become a serious threat, then it is a clear admission that the BJP, after more than a decade at the helm, has failed to deliver on the national security it so loudly claims to champion
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
Sankarshan Thakur was not a both sides journalistSubscriber Only
September 09, 2025 07:33 IST
He was among those rare journalists who had his ears to the ground, who did not build a brand but an archive
Tue, Sep 09, 2025
From Gaza to Priyanka Gandhi and India’s internal politics: Israel is going too farSubscriber Only
August 13, 2025 14:05 IST
The internal dynamics between India’s government and Opposition are matters of domestic democratic discourse that should never become a plaything for foreign governments
Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Rahul Gandhi, Supreme Court and an undying question: Who is a ‘true Indian’?Subscriber Only
August 05, 2025 12:43 IST
Our Constitution does not lay down a singular prescriptive idea of what it means to be Indian and how patriotism is to be measured. On the contrary, it guarantees the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and expression
Wed, Aug 06, 2025
Delhi’s lose-lose foreign policy approach with Israel and PalestineSubscriber Only
June 28, 2025 07:12 IST
While pursuing perceived strategic advantages through closer ties with Israel, India has neither secured opportunities it seeks nor maintained its moral leadership
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Citizens’ solidarity cannot become a shield to protect government from questionsSubscriber Only
June 09, 2025 12:44 IST
Standing with the nation means questioning power, demanding better and unfiltered information, and refusing to be silent in the face of injustice
Mon, Jun 09, 2025
India’s amnesia on Bandung conference is a symptom of what ails our foreign policySubscriber Only
May 15, 2025 15:23 IST
India can and must reclaim the distinctive voice that once commanded attention in global forums, not through volume or verbosity, but through the moral clarity and consistency of its positions
Thu, May 15, 2025
Waqf law is an act of economic humiliation dressed in language of procedureSubscriber Only
April 14, 2025 07:29 IST
Any legislation should be judged by whether it is rooted in constitutional values like equality, justice, freedom of religion. The Waqf Act is not
Mon, Apr 14, 2025
Manoj Kumar Jha writes: Images of deported Indians tell a story of larger failuresSubscriber Only
February 07, 2025 11:47 IST
Our society’s inability to provide for all or to instil hope in every corner of the country stands exposed in the videos of those arriving back in India against their will.
Fri, Feb 07, 2025
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