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.
Union Home minister said work needs to be done in field of written history to rid India of colonial mindset, asked students, teachers to identify 300 icons who made country great.
Born in luxury, Madam Cama could have led a comfortable existence. Instead, she chose to establish the Paris Indian Society to support revolutionaries in exile.
The scheme was started in 1866 and is accorded to eminent people. One of the founding members of the Congress, Naoroji lived in the Anerley Park house from 1895 to 1904.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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.