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VVIP, Not 5 VIP: On Sharad Pawar Seat Row At PM's Oath, A Clarification
The Rashtrapati Bhavan has clarified on Wednesday on a controversy over Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's seating at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony. Mr Pawar had skipped the oath ceremony after his party was reportedly miffed about his seat in the fifth row.
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Sanjay Kothari Appointed Secretary To New President
Sanjay Kothari, chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed secretary and senior journalist Ashok Malik press secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.
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What Amit Shah Has Set In Motion For The BJP In Bengal
BJP president Amit Shah's recent visit to Bengal has energised politics in the state. It holds up the tantalising prospect of a BJP thrust in a polity currently dominated by Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress.
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2 Big Headlines In By-Elections For AAP And BJP In Bengal
Nevertheless, it is apparent the CPI(M)-led Left Front is dying a slow and painful death in Bengal. Those hostile to Trinamool are increasingly shifting their support to the BJP.
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Budget Shows Modi's 'War On Cash' Is A Serious One
The budget persists with a Modi-Jaitley resolve: the willingness to sacrifice short-term popularity, even among those who may be BJP voters, to effect a longer-term transformation.
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Modi Has Just Bet He Can Change India's Social Behaviour
For Modi, this is not just a political or economic imperative; it is a colossal task of social engineering.
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Crossing The LoC To Prevent Terror Strikes Creates A New Normal
The political willingness to cross the LoC for short distances to pre-empt attacks has now been demonstrated. The genie is out of the bottle; it will not go back. In fact, sooner or later, that genie will seek to travel even further.
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Sushma Swaraj's Speech Outwitted And Outshone Nawaz Sharif's
The meat of the External Affairs Minister's speech was, of course, on terrorism. She was careful to locate the threat to India - including most recently in Uri - within a worldwide battle against Islamist terrorism that has stretched from Bangkok to Mogadishu and New York to Kabul.
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Balochistan Was Waiting To Be Used As Propaganda. Modi Seized It.
There were three proper nouns Modi used and it is important to understand the context of each.
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Rajnath Singh's Visit Lays Ground For Modi Trip To Pak
Unless there is a major "incident" in the intervening period, Modi is likely to make that trip and his Home Minister has in a sense laid the ground for him.
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Uttar Pradesh Could Well Turn Into Mayawati vs Amit Shah
What is the big picture? In 2007 (or even in 2014), it was a case of either the BSP or the BJP taking on the SP, as the party of the lotus and the party of the elephant both targeted key voter groups. In 2017, social alliances are changing. It may well be a BSP versus BJP battle, with the SP pushed down the ladder.
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Smriti Irani Didn't Help Her Cause. Textiles Could Be Better Fit
While we can speculate - and perhaps correctly guess - the reasons for some ministers losing certain portfolios, the full story will never be known.
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How Indians Voted On Brexit - And How 'Leave' Will Impact Them
In this interconnected world, where a potential break-up of the European Union has been enough to have stock market indices tumble in Mumbai, the experience of India and Indians and Britons of Indian origin is indicative of the multitude of thoughts and urges and impulses that went into the Brexit drama.
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Modi's US Speech Was Letter Perfect, Ticked Off Every Box
Without taking recourse to the old wailing sheet and cribbing to everyone about Islamabad, Modi has devised a mechanism to shape the debate to India's advantage.
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Bring Back The Kohinoor? You Can't Be Serious.
How strong is an Indian case for getting back the Kohinoor diamond from Britain? It depends on whether one considers this in terms of law, politics, history or morality.
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VVIP, Not 5 VIP: On Sharad Pawar Seat Row At PM's Oath, A Clarification
The Rashtrapati Bhavan has clarified on Wednesday on a controversy over Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar's seating at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath ceremony. Mr Pawar had skipped the oath ceremony after his party was reportedly miffed about his seat in the fifth row.
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Sanjay Kothari Appointed Secretary To New President
Sanjay Kothari, chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board, has been appointed secretary and senior journalist Ashok Malik press secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.
-
What Amit Shah Has Set In Motion For The BJP In Bengal
BJP president Amit Shah's recent visit to Bengal has energised politics in the state. It holds up the tantalising prospect of a BJP thrust in a polity currently dominated by Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool Congress.
-
2 Big Headlines In By-Elections For AAP And BJP In Bengal
Nevertheless, it is apparent the CPI(M)-led Left Front is dying a slow and painful death in Bengal. Those hostile to Trinamool are increasingly shifting their support to the BJP.
-
Budget Shows Modi's 'War On Cash' Is A Serious One
The budget persists with a Modi-Jaitley resolve: the willingness to sacrifice short-term popularity, even among those who may be BJP voters, to effect a longer-term transformation.
-
Modi Has Just Bet He Can Change India's Social Behaviour
For Modi, this is not just a political or economic imperative; it is a colossal task of social engineering.
-
Crossing The LoC To Prevent Terror Strikes Creates A New Normal
The political willingness to cross the LoC for short distances to pre-empt attacks has now been demonstrated. The genie is out of the bottle; it will not go back. In fact, sooner or later, that genie will seek to travel even further.
-
Sushma Swaraj's Speech Outwitted And Outshone Nawaz Sharif's
The meat of the External Affairs Minister's speech was, of course, on terrorism. She was careful to locate the threat to India - including most recently in Uri - within a worldwide battle against Islamist terrorism that has stretched from Bangkok to Mogadishu and New York to Kabul.
-
Balochistan Was Waiting To Be Used As Propaganda. Modi Seized It.
There were three proper nouns Modi used and it is important to understand the context of each.
-
Rajnath Singh's Visit Lays Ground For Modi Trip To Pak
Unless there is a major "incident" in the intervening period, Modi is likely to make that trip and his Home Minister has in a sense laid the ground for him.
-
Uttar Pradesh Could Well Turn Into Mayawati vs Amit Shah
What is the big picture? In 2007 (or even in 2014), it was a case of either the BSP or the BJP taking on the SP, as the party of the lotus and the party of the elephant both targeted key voter groups. In 2017, social alliances are changing. It may well be a BSP versus BJP battle, with the SP pushed down the ladder.
-
Smriti Irani Didn't Help Her Cause. Textiles Could Be Better Fit
While we can speculate - and perhaps correctly guess - the reasons for some ministers losing certain portfolios, the full story will never be known.
-
How Indians Voted On Brexit - And How 'Leave' Will Impact Them
In this interconnected world, where a potential break-up of the European Union has been enough to have stock market indices tumble in Mumbai, the experience of India and Indians and Britons of Indian origin is indicative of the multitude of thoughts and urges and impulses that went into the Brexit drama.
-
Modi's US Speech Was Letter Perfect, Ticked Off Every Box
Without taking recourse to the old wailing sheet and cribbing to everyone about Islamabad, Modi has devised a mechanism to shape the debate to India's advantage.
-
Bring Back The Kohinoor? You Can't Be Serious.
How strong is an Indian case for getting back the Kohinoor diamond from Britain? It depends on whether one considers this in terms of law, politics, history or morality.
