Japan has given Rs 5,500 cr so far, while railways & state govts have provided none. The project needs 1,400 hectares of land but has acquired only 0.9.
In an oblique reference to the CBI vs CBI saga, Finance Minister wondered whether non-accountability of such institutions could be a ground for investigative adventurism.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley was delivering the first Atal Bihari Vajpayee memorial lecture when he said this in light of the ongoing Sabarimala temple protests.
Compared to Tamiflu that requires two doses daily for 5 days, now a single dose of Xofluza can cure the illness. New drug to reach Indian markets in 2-3 years.
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector.
Not only did S-400 record its longest hit during India-Pakistan 88-hour conflict, ability of the system to shoot and scoot in a short time, which allows it to evade enemy fire, was also proved.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
All this bears testimony to the fact that the India’s Polity has been taking things very casually and lightly making a mockery of
the SYSTEM !
Those at the helm of affairs of the nation followed ESCAPE and SILENCE MODE strategy !
Whose responsibility it is to set things and record straight if some thing goes awry ?
What an exemplary model of fine goverance !
Moreover, enlightened NSA Mr. Ajit Doval sermonises on the merits of stable governments and demerits of coalition governments as weak governments !
Is he really very clear whether he is talking of NaMo Stability Government Model now at the steering of the nation or Mr.Jawahar Lal Nehru Or Mrs.Indira Gandhi or Mr.Rajiv Gandhi eras ?
Ironically, now what to talk of stability or instability, it is really not worth believing that we have government at all, worth the name at present ?
Moreover, the ensuing almost six months will experience governance paralysis and nosediving because winning assembly polls in five states this year and then ultimately Lok Sabha Polls due in May,2019 is far important a goal because governance during this span will run automatically of its own ! The focus now will not be on” small fish of the goverance”(six months)but it will be on the “bigger fish of goverance”(for five years).
It is important to be in the saddle is the sole motive whether governance or no governance ?
Given Shri Rakesh Asthana’s official position as a Special Director, the second most senior official in the agency, also the fact that entanglements with other agencies like ED, RAW were coming to the fore, apart from the official correspondence beginning in August, perhaps the Cabinet Secretary could have convened a meeting with the senior officers. Once he became familiar with the true facts of the matter, through the welter of allegations and counter allegations, government could have moved in good time, avoiding the midnight change of guard.
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist,Barnala (Punjab)
All this bears testimony to the fact that the India’s Polity has been taking things very casually and lightly making a mockery of
the SYSTEM !
Those at the helm of affairs of the nation followed ESCAPE and SILENCE MODE strategy !
Whose responsibility it is to set things and record straight if some thing goes awry ?
What an exemplary model of fine goverance !
Moreover, enlightened NSA Mr. Ajit Doval sermonises on the merits of stable governments and demerits of coalition governments as weak governments !
Is he really very clear whether he is talking of NaMo Stability Government Model now at the steering of the nation or Mr.Jawahar Lal Nehru Or Mrs.Indira Gandhi or Mr.Rajiv Gandhi eras ?
Ironically, now what to talk of stability or instability, it is really not worth believing that we have government at all, worth the name at present ?
Moreover, the ensuing almost six months will experience governance paralysis and nosediving because winning assembly polls in five states this year and then ultimately Lok Sabha Polls due in May,2019 is far important a goal because governance during this span will run automatically of its own ! The focus now will not be on” small fish of the goverance”(six months)but it will be on the “bigger fish of goverance”(for five years).
It is important to be in the saddle is the sole motive whether governance or no governance ?
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest,Barnala (Punjab)
The tone of Asthana’ letters prove the truth.
Given Shri Rakesh Asthana’s official position as a Special Director, the second most senior official in the agency, also the fact that entanglements with other agencies like ED, RAW were coming to the fore, apart from the official correspondence beginning in August, perhaps the Cabinet Secretary could have convened a meeting with the senior officers. Once he became familiar with the true facts of the matter, through the welter of allegations and counter allegations, government could have moved in good time, avoiding the midnight change of guard.
NSA being from Kerala cadre does not mean his first name should be spelt as Ajith …