On 22 April 1955, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru spoke at the closed session of the Asian-African Conference in Bandung, Indonesia, where he said there was no no point in blaming the Soviet Union or America and Asian countries must be on the side of peace, not war. ‘If there is aggression anywhere in the world, it is bound to result in world war.’
While Left parties are steady in INDIA bloc, CPI was critical of Congress in nascent years after Independence. Even today, Bengal & Kerala leave leaders of both camps flustered.
The BJP is learnt to have asked state units to not only publicise Modi government’s achievements but also highlight the ‘misdeeds’ of Congress govts since 1947.
David Ben-Gurion appealed to Nehru to help mediate with Egypt in 1963, ‘Your voice, my dear Prime Minister, carries a special weight in the councils of the world,’ he wrote.
Former Rajya Sabha MP and BJP leader Balbir Punj said the demolition of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 was a 'Gandhian solution' to the Ram Janmabhoomi issue.
In ‘Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’, Manu Baghavan provides a throughly researched account of Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister and how her story is intertwined with that of India.
In his speech on 7 August 1952 in Lok Sabha, Mookerjee spoke about the fear that the Kashmir policy with regard to UN and Article 370 'may lead to the 'Balkanisation' of India'.
On 31 January 1957, the Indian prime minister delivered a speech at Island Grounds in Madras where he spoke about the UN resolution and the conditions laid out for a plebiscite in J&K.
With the ongoing conflict at the Red Sea, India needs to take a long-term view of the PLI scheme and its ambition to emerge as a hub of shipping containers.
Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.
Su-30 & Hawk fighters demonstrated the facility's operational readiness. ELFs come in handy during emergency landings, help speed up disaster relief operations.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
On a lighter note, history will be even kinder to Pandit Nehru than to Dr. Singh.