The Narendra Modi-led government is on course correction ahead of the Lok Sabha polls following the ruling BJP's loss in key state elections last year.
After the illegal detention of Prema Wangjom Thongdok at Shanghai airport, China once again fell back on a deliberate playbook it has used for decades.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
There are well established conventions surrounding an Interim Budget. A government that has enjoyed the confidence of Parliament for five years is allowed to present a Budget that keeps the show going for a short period till the new government is sworn in. This is not expected to be Santa Claus riding in on a sleigh. This fiscal situation is already precarious. Sending out a message of Apres moi le deluge will not be well received by voters. On national security and macroeconomic management, citizens expect the government to be prudent, responsible, not guided by partisan considerations.
There are well established conventions surrounding an Interim Budget. A government that has enjoyed the confidence of Parliament for five years is allowed to present a Budget that keeps the show going for a short period till the new government is sworn in. This is not expected to be Santa Claus riding in on a sleigh. This fiscal situation is already precarious. Sending out a message of Apres moi le deluge will not be well received by voters. On national security and macroeconomic management, citizens expect the government to be prudent, responsible, not guided by partisan considerations.