New Delhi: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) Friday extended the tenure of Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan for another year. Mohan, a...
Doval pushes back against foreign media narratives that suggested Pakistan inflicted damage on India, hails armed forces for precision of strikes, effectiveness of indigenous weapons.
Earlier too, NSAs have played key role in defusing tensions between India & Pakistan. But New Delhi has long maintained it is unclear if Islamabad's NSAs can speak for its military.
Modi govt has been handpicking ex-IAS officers to helm & anchor key policy & administration. This trend started in the first term of the govt but has become more prominent over 11 yrs.
During visit to Delhi, American NSA Jake Sullivan reviewed progress of joint initiatives with Indian counterpart Ajit Doval; was confident that bridges built would endure.
In episode 1576, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta highlights key takeaways from the India-China special representatives' meeting, and breakthroughs in border issues since 1988.
The agreement that Beijing is talking about was signed by the then Special Representatives after such a mechanism was set up in 2003. It was signed in Hindi, Chinese & English.
Package harks back to '2005 agreement'. MEA does not formally deny the Chinese claims of consensus, but it is learnt that the readout from China was not a joint statement.
The special representatives met in Beijing as a part of the normalisation process after Modi-Xi met in October. 'They reiterated importance of political perspective of bilateral ties'.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
They must all be brilliant, outstanding officers. And yet, each batch is filled with such fine officers. They too aspire to the top posts, which orderly succession planning makes possible.
They must all be brilliant, outstanding officers. And yet, each batch is filled with such fine officers. They too aspire to the top posts, which orderly succession planning makes possible.