
Swapan Dasgupta
@swapan55
Political columnist. Ideologically conservative & nationalist. Padma Bhushan (2015). Former MP ( Rajya Sabha). Member BJP National Executive.
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My article in today’s Sunday The Times Of India on regime change in Iran. The proponents of this policy needs to learn from their misadventure in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Iran is a very evolved civilisation with an autocratic government. Opposition will find its own level.


My best wishes to Samik Bhattachary, MP (Rajya Sabha) on assuming responsibility as President of the West Bengal BJP. He brings to the office his vast experience and dedicated service to the cause. We look forward to his leadership in the coming days. Samik Bhattacharya

I am bewildered that some political pundits are complaining that the speeches of the new state BJP president Samik Bhattacharya is replete with literary allusions. Actually, his speeches bring in a lot of history of modern Bengal. More important they provide BJP activists a sense of their


The political style of Samik Bhattacharya was familiar to those who followed Bengal politics in detail. However, it assumes a greater significance since he is now the president of the main opposition party in the state. I must therefore compliment him for: 1) restoring the civility of

I am so glad that Samik Bhattacharya has made the vengeful destruction of the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Dhaka on August 5, 2024, a talking point to expose the jihadi agenda. The book burning should at least alert the silent Bengali intellectuals of the dangers of allowing West


A very happy birthday to a cricketing legend and a pride of Bengal Sourav Ganguly . Wishing you a happy and productive life ahead.



It is now apparent that behind Pakistan lurked China. Consequently, there are important lessons from Operation Sindoor centred on what more India needs to do. My article in today’s The Times Of India



I think Jagdeepdhankhar was a great Vice President. We will miss him enormously.

Very happy to be in a discussion on the Murshidabad attacks on Bengali Hindus centred on photographs by intrepid reporter Nishant Azad of Organiser weekly. Kanchan Gupta 🇮🇳 Agnimitra Paul BJP prafulla ketkar 🇮🇳 and Deep Halder were part of the panel discussion on the road ahead for


My article in today’s The Times Of India on the unappetising agenda behind the Bangla language nationalism that is being promoted by the Trinamool Congress. Is West Bengal on the cusp of becoming West Bangladesh?


