From Ghulam Nabi Azad’s departure from Congress to the apparent fissure within the regional parties, what does it entail for the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, writes Zaffar Iqbal.
The development comes a month after Azad resigned from the Congress party. At a press conference, he said that his new party will be independent from any influence.
Addressing a meeting in Kashmir's Baramulla, the former Congress leader said his new party will focus on the restoration of full statehood, right to land and employment to native domicile.
Sunday's CWC meet was a perfect forum for Rahul Gandhi to end speculation about his ‘renunciation’ and declare he won't contest the presidential election. But he didn’t say a word.
Congress' 'coterie of inexperienced sycophants', that former party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad mentioned in his exit letter, includes professionals from largely non-political backgrounds.
At 73, Ghulam Nabi would have liked to be ‘Azad’ of such considerations after leaving Congress. But old politicians are like old bankers—they never lose interest.
In a 5-page letter to Sonia Gandhi, Azad said her success as party chief hinged on her ability to listen to senior leaders, but her son encouraged ‘inexperienced sycophants’.
Cheeni Kum challenged many conventions. It didn’t shy away from addressing concerns of a man in his sixties, from ‘keeping up’ with his much younger partner.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
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.
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