Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce partnering for a sovereign AMCA engine is a welcome move that brings competition to Safran and strengthens India’s options. More importantly, it marks Reliance’s formal entry into defence. Large Indian industrial houses entering the critical sector is important. They bring capital, technology, scale and healthy competition.
Bangladesh PM’s irrational move on India visit puts bilateral ties to test
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will not visit India anytime soon, ThePrint report has confirmed. A simple diplomatic meet is turning murkier by the day. Rahman’s rather irrational move further puts bilateral ties to test. Political posturing helps no one. A meaningful reset requires joint efforts and a forward-looking approach.
Nitin Nabin’s new team needs to shun sycophancy. It will be a tough ask
Nitin Nabin’s new team has seen some significant changes. Amit Malviya’s removal acknowledges BJP’s fading sway over its messaging. The return of loyal yet plain-speaking Madhav and Irani is a positive for the BJP. The team needs to shun sycophancy — a tough ask given how the BJP’s culture has evolved.
Why don’t you ask the senior Congress leaders – including Kharge, Chidambaram, etc. – to shun the sycophancy of the First Family?
Or ask the SP leaders to shun the sycophancy of Akhilesh Yadav and family?
Or ask the TMC leaders to shun the sycophancy of Mamata Banerjee and her family?
Or ask the DMK leaders to shun the sycophancy of Stalin and his family?
Why is it that the standards are different for different political parties? Why is it that expectations are different for different political parties?