In his Lok Sabha speech on 10 May 1954, Jawaharlal Nehru examined nuclear weapons, peaceful atomic energy, and the risks of unequal international control.
On 27 October 1951, Dr BR Ambedkar addressed voters in Jalandhar during his campaign for the first Lok Sabha election, speaking about political power, safeguards, and the future of the SCs in independent India.
'Any organisation that has an easy time is corrupted by it. I like opposition to grow up to oppose the Congress,' Nehru said during India's first general election campaign in 1951-52.
On 23 May 1953, C Rajagopalachari delivered a speech at the Malabar District Political Conference in Palghat, examining the rise and fall of communism in India.
On 24 August 1949, Jaipal Singh Munda, the driving force behind the Jharkhand movement, argued for political representation and self-governance for the tribal community in the Constituent Assembly.
From fast breeder reactors to accelerator systems, Anil Kakodkar’s 2006 address traced India’s path beyond uranium on Dr Homi Bhabha’s 97th birth anniversary.
On 25 November 1947, a month after J&K’s accession to India, PM Nehru spoke in the Constituent Assembly, explaining the circumstances that led to India’s military intervention in Kashmir.
On 15 August 2002, PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered a speech outlining the many challenges facing India — from terrorism, poverty to natural disasters — while calling for national unity to take the nation forward.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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