On 1 September 1997, Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral delivered a speech in the Lok Sabha on the state of democracy, democratic institutions, and the economic situation in India as the country marked 50 years of independence.
Many used the occasion to praise Britain, overlooking the financial exploitation of India’s resources and the role it played in exacerbating the Hindu-Muslim divide.
It's time to pay tribute to former diplomats Chandrashekhar Dasgupta and Narendra Sarila by maintaining an Arjuna-like focus on defending and embellishing our national agency.
In his Independence Day address on Tuesday, PM Modi stated that upon assuming power in 2014, India's global economic ranking was positioned at 10th place.
Convincing the headstrong rulers of the 552 princely states would require arm-twisting and result in accusations of broken promises. But that's just part of the story.
After exuberance, India must now not only take difficult and costly steps toward industrialisation, but also convert growth into geo-economic leverage and military modernisation.
WEF report flags growing erosion of multilateralism, long considered stabilising force. 'Declining trust, heightened protectionism are threatening trade, investment.'
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
What a joke from fake news peddler couptaji. This guy who could not even win a municipal election in his village , is preaching all Indians how our civilization should be .
JHAve some shame. Gujra; was a weak faje nobody and a classic khan market wannabee.
A man of gravitas. Not the self deprecatory term he used for himself in a lighter vein. Stood up to Sanjay Gandhi at the height of his powers during the Emergency. When one sees the state of India’s relationships with all South Asian neighbours, think often of the Gujral Doctrine. It makes even more sense now as China’s economic and political influence grows throughout our neighbourhood and Asia.
What a joke from fake news peddler couptaji. This guy who could not even win a municipal election in his village , is preaching all Indians how our civilization should be .
JHAve some shame. Gujra; was a weak faje nobody and a classic khan market wannabee.
A man of gravitas. Not the self deprecatory term he used for himself in a lighter vein. Stood up to Sanjay Gandhi at the height of his powers during the Emergency. When one sees the state of India’s relationships with all South Asian neighbours, think often of the Gujral Doctrine. It makes even more sense now as China’s economic and political influence grows throughout our neighbourhood and Asia.