Topic: BJP Narendra Modi
Xi’s ‘Line of American Control’ and the elusive vikas in Bihar and Bharat
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Trump sees ‘filthy India’ and Kashmir ‘making headlines’ in Bihar
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.
Union Cabinet approves adoption of Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act
The move will help establish all the three tiers of grassroots-level democracy in Jammu and Kashmir like in other parts of the country, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.
How long till Modi’s Hindutva politics completely robs Brand India of its democracy bonus
Hyper-nationalist Hindutva politics cashes on India’s democratic credentials for external recognition and weakens those institutions and values within.
Necessary changes are being made in all sectors to ensure India’s growth, says PM Modi
Speaking at a Mysore University ceremony via video conference, PM Modi said this decade has brought an immense opportunity for young India.
BJP needs more than Khushbu Sundar to open account in Tamil Nadu. Star politics is over
Not just Khushbu Sundar, most of BJP’s new entrants do not fulfil the four factors that catapulted it from a two-MP party into a ruling party with practically no challenger.
SAD chief requests PM Modi to meet farmers’ bodies to discuss issue of the farm laws
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal said not only farmers but farm labour, arhatiya (commission agents), mandi labour among others will be hit by the new legislations.
PM Modi launches physical distribution of property cards under SVAMITVA scheme
The move will pave the way for villagers to use property as a financial asset for taking loans and other financial benefits.
Modi is India’s “salesman-in-chief” in the world, authoritarian at home
In ‘Brand New Nation’, Ravinder Kaur writes about how PM Modi promised to replace red tape with red carpet, but India is now in a permanent state of anticipation.
President Kovind, PM Modi pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat
Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Gajendra Singh Shekahawt and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad also paid homage to him at his memorial.
If Joe Biden wins US presidential election — prepare for an epic policy hangover
As pleasant as it might be to have a president who isn’t actively destroying the country, there are many areas where Biden will need a better plan & political will to make progress.
China to reveal how it plans to steer economic growth through the 2030s
China’s Communist Party is expected to release two policy blueprints at the end of 4 days of meetings -- Their 5-year plan & a longer strategy document that stretches until 2035.
Defence
China lacks ‘honest intent’, be prepared for any eventuality, Rajnath Singh tells Army
Speaking in Delhi, the Defence Minister told military commanders that the government will strongly back reforms in the armed forces including setting up of theatre commands.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.