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.
India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.
Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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?