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      Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

      Chitrabhanu Kadalayil

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      Before joining the opinion desk at The National, Chitrabhanu worked in the paper's sports section as a cricket and tennis writer, editor and podcaster. Prior to that, he was with Mid Day and The Indian Express newspapers. Once passionate about listening to music, hiking, playing gully cricket and biking along the beach, he now spends most of his spare time being overwhelmed by fatherhood.
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      Djokovic had previously won the Australian Open, but his chance to defend his title has been jeopardised by the Australian government. EPA
      Djokovic is tennis's dark knight, but his fringe views may ruin his legacy

      Many fans eye the Serbian superstar with suspicion, and now that could extend to the non-tennis community

      CommentJanuary 11, 2022
      Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with party president Sonia Gandhi arrives to protest against three controversial agriculture laws in Parliament in New Delhi in November. AP Photo
      Will 2022 be a make-or-break year for India's Grand Old Party?

      Electoral setbacks in 2022 could hasten the Congress party's decline – and that of Indian secularism as we know it

      CommentJanuary 04, 2022
      A video grab shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a select committee in London earlier this week. AFP
      Can Azeem Rafiq's testimony help stamp out racism from cricket?

      The English cricketer has shown great courage to bring a problem front and centre of the public discourse

      CommentNovember 17, 2021
      A general view of the Cambodian Peace Conference in Paris in 1991 AFP
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      Paris Peace Accords - In Pictures
      October 26, 2021
      Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds up a placard reading 'Corona Disease Countermeasures, New Capitalism, Diplomacy and Security' at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo last week. Reuters
      Why Japan's new prime minister is between a rock and a hard place

      Kishida has yet to excite the public ahead of next week's election for a reason he cannot easily overcome

      CommentOctober 25, 2021
      Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is on his way out after only a year in office. AP Photo
      How much will Japan change with the end of Suga?

      Whoever succeeds him as prime minister will need to avert an impending political crisis

      CommentSeptember 28, 2021
      US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in New Delhi to co-ordinate strategies. AP Photo
      Why Blinken's remarks could jar with India's politicians

      The US diplomat spoke of 'shared values' but also stressed the need to strengthen democracy

      CommentJuly 29, 2021
      Supporters turn out to see Congress president Rahul Gandhi in family stronghold Amethi. Jitendra Prakash for The National
      India's opposition can't beat Modi without the 'grand old party'

      Chances of a speculative 'Third Front' winning the 2024 parliamentary election are next to impossible

      CommentJune 23, 2021
      The Indian Premier League is a money-spinner for the BCCI. Sportzpics for IPL
      IPL cricket is suspended – why did it take so long?

      Holding the world's richest cricket competition jarred greatly with the Covid-19 reality on the ground

      CommentMay 05, 2021
      Heng Swee Keat was to take over as Singapore's Prime Minister in 2022. Reuters
      With Singapore’s succession line in flux, an unusual drama is playing out

      Singapore politics is being tested by Covid-19, opposition gains and the leader-in-waiting's call to step aside

      CommentApril 17, 2021
      The India Republic Day Parade 2017, on Rajpath, New Delhi. India's republic has thrived despite the country's size and complexity. Christopher Pike for Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi
      Is India's federalism facing needless stress tests?

      In the face of a strong government in New Delhi, some states are growing assertive. This is not ideal

      CommentApril 05, 2021
      The 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Tohoku was the strongest ever recorded in Japan. Getty
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      Fukushima's fallout still radiates across Japan

      Ten years on from the nuclear disaster, Japan's trauma may be holding back its fight against climate change

      CommentMarch 13, 2021
      Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants India to embrace the private sector. He will need to follow up with action. AFP
      A changing Modi operandi is welcome for India's economy

      The country needs fresh thinking to deal with a post-pandemic world

      CommentFebruary 21, 2021
      Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is under pressure for a variety of reasons. AP Photo
      100 days of Suga: has Japan's new PM done any better with Covid?

      If his first 3 months are anything to go by, the Japanese leader will have a challenge staying in power

      CommentDecember 27, 2020
      Yoshihide Suga is all set to become the 63rd man to serve as Prime Minister of Japan. Reuters
      Can Yoshihide Suga step out of Shinzo Abe's shadow (and does he want to)?

      Japan's longest-serving prime minister will be a hard act to follow. His successor should not even try

      CommentSeptember 19, 2020
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