In an exclusive interview to ThePrint, Choudhary was all praise for former foe Nitish Kumar even as he lambasted the RJD for ‘goonda raj’ even within its ranks.
On Tuesday, Pashupati Paras resigned from Modi Cabinet after BJP struck a deal with his nephew Chirag Paswan. For Paras, this could mean a return to political obscurity.
Thakur announced quota for backward castes in 1978, a year before Mandal commission was set up. He was known to be a simple man with a legendary disdain for worldly pleasures.
Dorjee Lepcha is the MLA from Gnathang Machong. BJP says 'this is the first time a representation of a national party member from Sikkim will be made in the Rajya Sabha'.
Unlike Karpoori Thakur in the 1970s or Lalu Prasad in the 1990s, Nitish Kumar’s quota politics in Bihar today doesn’t have the same sting that BJP could exploit.
Often tagged a 'party of upper-castes', the ruling BJP is already facing demands from the Opposition for a national caste census ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The Bihar education department order stated that holidays had to be pared down to maintain 200 working days in primary schools and 220 in middle schools in accordance with RTE Act.
Eye on caste votes, BJP is keen to rope in Vikassheel Insaan Party in NDA, but its chief Mukesh Sahani isn’t making it easy with his demands for Lok Sabha seats and reservation.
Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.
The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.
Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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