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Mani Shankar Aiyar’s A Maverick in Politics is a memoir of a loner who belonged to no political faction

May 17, 2025 6:22 am

Given the public outbursts by Aiyar that apparently caused him his position within the Congress party, this autobiography also details the decline of the party he belongs to

Pahalgam attack: BJP hits out; says 'remarks shameful, do Kharge, Rahul control their party?'

April 29, 2025 9:08 am

Ravi Shankar Prasad also questioned Vadra’s remarks about Muslims feeling suppressed and Aiyar’s remark that the consequences of the Partition remain unresolved to this day

Inside Track: The RSS Angle

March 23, 2025 12:28 pm

The buzz in the BJP was that the choice for the next BJP party chief would boil down to Bhupender Yadav or Dharmendra Pradhan. Yadav is backed by Suresh Soni and Pradhan by Dattatreya Hosabale, both RSS heavyweights. But recently, Manohar Lal Khattar’s name also cropped up as a potential contender.

Does Congress have its priorities in order? Party focuses on Mani Shankar Aiyar instead of Rahul Gandhi's Gujarat remarks

March 13, 2025 11:02 pm

Instead of going after Aiyar for his remarks about Rajiv Gandhi’s academic failures, top Congress leaders should have paid more attention to Rahul Gandhi saying in Gujarat that the party’s revival is a “50-year project” and that those “conniving” with the BJP must be removed.

Sheikh Hasina should be allowed to stay in India as long as she wants: Mani Shankar Aiyar

January 12, 2025 7:07 pm

"I am glad she was given refuge. I think we should be her host as long as she wants, even if it is for all her life," says Aiyar.

My political career made and unmade by Gandhis: Mani Shankar Aiyar

December 16, 2024 9:37 am

For 10 years, he was not given the opportunity to have a one-on-one meeting with Sonia Gandhi or spend any meaningful time with Rahul Gandhi, the veteran leader said.

Mani Shankar Aiyar triggers another row with China remark; Cong distances itself

May 29, 2024 12:13 pm

The BJP came down heavily on the comments, calling it a “brazen attempt at revisionism”.

Defender of Pak's terrorism: BJP hits out at Aiyar and Cong distances from video row

May 11, 2024 1:08 pm

Reacting to the row, Aiyar noted in a statement that it is obvious from the sweater he is wearing in the video that he made the comments in winter several months ago.

In last 10 years, except for closet seculars, all Indians are communal: Mani Shankar Aiyar

February 16, 2024 11:33 pm

Aiyar said the biggest transformation in India was the rise of communalism

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‘Apologise or move out’: Congress leader Aiyar's daughter gets RWA notice over Ram Mandir remarks

February 01, 2024 7:28 am

Suranya Aiyar should have understood the temple was built after 500 years and a 5-0 SC verdict, says RWA.

MANI SHANKAR AIYAR VIDEOS

Politicos react to Pakistan's enquiry panel on Pathankot attack

January 11, 2016 1:01 pm

New Delhi, Jan 11 (ANI): Reacting to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to set up a joint investigation team to investigate the links of the Pathankot air base attackers with Pakistan, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has put the onus on the Indian Government to take the next step. Aiyar said if this is true then it is the first step but it is not the last step because we have been through this before. He added that a special court had also been set up at the time of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Srikant Sharma lauded Islamabad's initiative, saying the entire nation is upset over the Pathankot attack.

Appointment of VK Singh as Union Minister 'huge mistake': Congress

January 10, 2016 7:53 am

New Delhi, Jan 10 (ANI): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Sunday said the appointment of VK Singh as the Union Minister was a huge mistake and it's good that the debate regarding appointment of Singh has surfaced again. He also said that Singh should be sacked, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should sack him. Aiyar also stated that something unconstitutional must have happened on the night of alleged troop movement in 2012.

Pakistan’s reaction on Pathankot terror attack not different: Congress

January 09, 2016 7:40 am

New Delhi, Jan 09 (ANI): Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Saturday said Pakistan’s reaction is not very much different, adding that earlier Pakistan’s former prime minister Yusuf Gilani did the same thing after 26/11 attack and spoke to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, and now Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is also doing the same, after the Pathankot attack. He added that India has given them lot of evidences but Pakistan’s court is not treating those evidences with respect.

Will go after other targets if no peace, says Trump as US strikes 3 nuclear sites in Iran

WorldSeptember 16, 2025

President Donald Trump said that the United States military had struck three nuclear-related facilities in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict and a direct American role in efforts to dismantle Tehran’s infrastructure. The strikes represent the most significant direct US military action against Iranian territory in years and come amid rising regional tensions.

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