While Modi has been critical of all Congress PMs except Lal Bahadur Shastri and Narasimha Rao, his criticism of Indira Gandhi has been limited largely to the excesses committed during the Emergency and the frequent misuse of Article 356.
It was ironical to see the home minister taunting at the Opposition for not talking about riots when neighbouring Haryana, ruled by the BJP, has been on the boil.
Modi’s promise to fulfil everyone’s dreams in his third term is a message to his BJP colleagues not to think too much about his age or the unwritten retirement age of 75 years.
If PM Modi decides to fix accountability—from governance crisis in Manipur to electoral defeats in states—heads will roll, starting from party president JP Nadda.
Adityanath can afford to shed his hardliner image because he has grown too big for the high command to be interfered with. Devendra Fadnavis isn’t there yet.
Following an investigation, SEBI found several serious discrepancies and lapses in the way Ambani’s company Reliance Home Finance had disbursed loans, including to related parties.
Bangladesh is just latest example of disquiet in India's neighbourhood. We need to junk domestic politics & excessive religiosity, acquire humility in our approach to neighbours.
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