On 9 December 1963, Ram Manohar Lohia spoke in the Lok Sabha about the Rs 10,000 crore outlay that involved wasteful expenditure borne out of a desire to imitate the European way of life.
On 22 April 1955, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke at the closed session of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia, where he said there was no no point in blaming the Soviet Union or America and Asian countries must be on the side of peace, not war. ‘If there is aggression anywhere in the world, it is bound to result in world war.’
On 23 October 1947, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad spoke from the Jama Masjid decrying Partition as a fundamental mistake. His advice to Indian Muslims: 'Do not seek certificates from the new echelons of power, or lead a life of sycophancy. If you do not wish to flee, nobody can make you flee.'
On 23 March 1976, following his release from prison, Charan Singh delivered a scathing speech in the Uttar Pradesh assembly against Indira Gandhi and her decision to impose Emergency. 'You don't become the master of the country forever once you come to power'.
In his broadcast to the nation on 19 October 1964, Lal Bahadur Shastri addressed India’s dependence on food imports, calling austerity the need of the hour.
On 25 July 1969 in Lok Sabha, Rajkot MP Minoo Masani listed the economic and political grounds on which his Swatantra Party opposed the Indira Gandhi government's Bill to nationalise private banks.
On 11 May 1951, then-President Dr Rajendra Prasad attended the opening of Somnath temple in Gujarat despite Nehru's opposition, and spoke about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's idea of restoring the temple to commemorate the restoration of Indian unity.
On 14 June 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's speech at the UN conference on environment in Stockholm called out the hypocrisy of rich nations that advanced due to industrialisation by exploiting natural resources and labour of colonised countries but now expect developing nations to be mindful of not causing damage to the environment.
In his speech on 7 August 1952 in Lok Sabha, Mookerjee spoke about the fear that the Kashmir policy with regard to UN and Article 370 'may lead to the 'Balkanisation' of India'.
Anti-Westernism was once a dominant response in Indian strategic thinking. As global alignments evolve, it's crucial for India’s strategic reasoning to align with new realities.
Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved the policies in one go at Amaravati this week. The proposed incentives will attract industries back to the state, says CM Chandrababu Naidu.
The AUKUS deal was signed in 2021 with the US pushing out France, which was in talks with Australia to sell 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.
If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?
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