The Bofors howitzers played a key role in India’s Kargil victory. While the performance of the gun was not in question, Chitra Subramaniam said the scam did bring down the Army’s morale.
It is fashionable to curse Rajiv Gandhi for Bofors and more, but the truth is that 1985-89 was the only period in our history when weapons acquisitions were proactive and futuristic.
The CBI had also sought information from the US authorities in November 2023, December 2023, May 2024, and August 2024, but did not receive any information.
Four-time Gujarat CM Madhavsinh Solanki, who passed away Saturday, is also credited for building the Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi, Muslim (KHAM) electoral coalition.
In ‘A Road Well Travelled’, former CBI chief R.K. Raghavan writes about investigating the 2002 Gujarat riots, Bofors scam and cricket match-fixing scandal.
The changes ensure that payments such as dearness allowance or pensions, that are linked to the CPI, will be more closely based on the true consumption baskets of households.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Chitra Subramaniam spent a decade in a story where neither the political parties, nor the public are interested. Why such an worthless effort? Media has to correct its priorities. The bofors scam occurred in 1987 i.e. more than 36 years ago. There are many more bigger scams occurred after that namely, demonetization, electoral funds, Ayushman Bharat, etc. which are still relevant. So why spent a decade in something irrelevant? Did she get money from BJP?
Chitra Subramaniam spent a decade in a story where neither the political parties, nor the public are interested. Why such an worthless effort? Media has to correct its priorities. The bofors scam occurred in 1987 i.e. more than 36 years ago. There are many more bigger scams occurred after that namely, demonetization, electoral funds, Ayushman Bharat, etc. which are still relevant. So why spent a decade in something irrelevant? Did she get money from BJP?