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Hiranmay Karlekar
Hiranmay Karlekar is Consultant Editor of The Pioneer and former Editor of Hindustan Times. He has authored four books in English and two novels in Bengali

Who killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar?
The Indo-Canada relations have deteriorated after the killing of Nijjar, a pro-Khalistani. Are sectional conflicts among Khalistanis in Canada the cause? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s allegation that Indian agents had murdered the Khalistani leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, on June 18, 2023, in Canada, is reportedly based on inputs from intelligence sources....
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Democracy under attack in Bangladesh
09 September 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Corbett’s legacy lives on in his park
26 August 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Stray dogs: Pounds will not help
15 July 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Another birthday spent behind bars
01 July 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Terror has taken roots in Bangladesh
17 June 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Repression in Myanmar continues
20 May 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Men not dogs are real killers
06 May 2023 | Hiranmay Karlekar

Myanmar nightmare continues unabated
It’s been more than two years since the coup, yet the low-intensity civil war raging on in our neighbouring country is set to last for a long time More than two years have passed since the coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, which prevented the elected members of the National...

Why do street dogs bite?
One must look at the context for answers. To curb this menace, we must look at the root cause of the problem Periodic furores over street dogs biting humans raise the question of whether they are innately ferocious and a menace to people. Konrad Lorenz (1903-1989) wrote in Man Meets Dog,...

Control street dogs with ABC
The need for vigorous implementation of the canine birth control programme was never more pronounced than now The recent tragic killing of a four-year-old child by street dogs in Hyderabad once again underlines the absolutely urgent need to implement the animal birth control (ABC) program for such dogs throughout the country....