PM Narendra Modi has been attending a series of media conclaves, and in each of them, he was welcomed by the top editors/owners with speeches laden with superlatives.
Maha ARC was set up to restructure distressed institutions linked to state government, but officials said the company would have been most useful for reconstructing and selling off sick cooperatives.
At defence conclave, Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh says conflict needs all kinds of weapons, not just the long-range ones, as a paracetamol cannot cure all ailments.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
One does not know how the economics of such events work. There may be a steep delegate fee. Again, more than profit generators, these Conclaves may be expected to build up the brand. Difficult to judge if the many fine ideas that are thrown up ultimately enrich the formulation of public policy. It is customary to welcome senior dignitaries with a bouquet and a few kind words. However, if the interaction resembles how Ms Jayalalithaa’s ministers greeted her, that portrays the state of responsible segments of the Indian media in a very unflattering light.
After Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s masterly thirteen minute speech – I wish it had gone on for an hour – Rahul Kanwal’s interjection showed how much media management is at work. As President Donald Trump remarked enviously, You have a nice press …
Ours is a country which was invaded, thrashed, colonised, humiliated and looted for centuries. The Right Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a template for retaliation against terror attacks and this cannot be undone in future by socialist leaders for fear of attracting the wrath of patriots. The PM has given a sense of dignity and security. For this I shall be grateful to the PM forever.
Aroon Purie knows how to make an ordinary name look special — take his own name for example. All my life I have seen this name spelt as: ARUN PURI. Sweet and simple! I don’t know why he wants to remind us of sour taste as in tomato puree!
He calls Mr Modi an ABCD prime minister. Well, some may call him an XYZ prime minister. X for Xenophile, Y for Yucky, Z for Zero.
One does not know how the economics of such events work. There may be a steep delegate fee. Again, more than profit generators, these Conclaves may be expected to build up the brand. Difficult to judge if the many fine ideas that are thrown up ultimately enrich the formulation of public policy. It is customary to welcome senior dignitaries with a bouquet and a few kind words. However, if the interaction resembles how Ms Jayalalithaa’s ministers greeted her, that portrays the state of responsible segments of the Indian media in a very unflattering light.
After Pratap Bhanu Mehta’s masterly thirteen minute speech – I wish it had gone on for an hour – Rahul Kanwal’s interjection showed how much media management is at work. As President Donald Trump remarked enviously, You have a nice press …
Ours is a country which was invaded, thrashed, colonised, humiliated and looted for centuries. The Right Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a template for retaliation against terror attacks and this cannot be undone in future by socialist leaders for fear of attracting the wrath of patriots. The PM has given a sense of dignity and security. For this I shall be grateful to the PM forever.
Aroon Purie knows how to make an ordinary name look special — take his own name for example. All my life I have seen this name spelt as: ARUN PURI. Sweet and simple! I don’t know why he wants to remind us of sour taste as in tomato puree!
He calls Mr Modi an ABCD prime minister. Well, some may call him an XYZ prime minister. X for Xenophile, Y for Yucky, Z for Zero.
Not me, not me! Please don’t look at me!