Dakshin Dialogues

Gallery: Dakshin Dialogues 2023: Shashi Tharoor calls for a new southern consciousness
Looking at means to form ward committees before BBMP polls, says Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar

At Dakshin Dialogues, minister Vidadala Rajini showcases Andhra Pradesh health initiatives worth emulating
Justice (Retd) Muralidhar moots ‘cooling-off’ period for post-retirement appointments of judges
Justice Muralidhar emphasises on ‘greater transparency’ in appointment of judges

Orissa High Court annual report can be a good template for others, says retired Justice C Muralidhar
Retd Justice Chelameswar on delimitation, impact: Should somebody get a premium for their nonperformance?
Dakshin Dialogues panellists call for public debate on delimitation, more South Indian representation in Rajya Sabha
Can’t have a political marginalisation of the South, says MV Rajeev Gowda on delimitation
Population won’t be only criteria for delimitation, says Khushbu Sundar about BJP stand on delimitation
Shashi Tharoor calls for a new southern consciousness to soothe representational fears related to delimitation
Karnataka model of development is inclusive and empowering: Siddaramaiah at Dakshin Dialogues 2023
Vasu Gandikota: Dakshin Dialogues is yet again a time to discuss, debate the concerns of the South
South First’s Dakshin Dialogues is back: South India’s sharpest minds come together in Bengaluru
Dakshin musings: Delimitation no weapon to weaken the South
A Dakshin viewpoint: To pause or unpause delimitation
Dreaming South: Celebrating the togetherness of difference
United South Indian front for fiscal reforms, better returns? KTR | PTR | Tharoor | Buggana | Part 5
We are neither anti-nationals nor secessionists | KTR | PTR | Tharoor | Buggana | Part 4
Historically, the South has been subsidizing the North | Tharoor | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Part 3
Centre taking money that belongs to states is a travesty | KTR | PTR | Buggana | Tharoor | Part 2
Narendra Modi announcing lockdown was like Indira Gandhi announcing Emergency | KTR | PTR | Part 1
We (civil societies) don’t want to run a parallel government | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 2
Federalism exists because civil society is alive and kicking | Brinda | Meera | Padmaja | Part 1
States have succumbed to the Supreme Leader | Owaisi on GST, EWS | Chelameswar | Part 3
Parliament can obliterate, create states without their consent | Chelameswar | Mohan Gopal | Part 2
Dakshin Dialogues 2022: Federalism cannot be competitive, like PM says | Owaisi | Chelameswar | Thomas Isaac | Part 1
Dakshin Dialogues 2022: Vasu Gandikota on why he started South First
Dakshin Dialogues 2022: Meet the South First team that provides accurate and non-partisan news
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