India’s democratic drift was analysed threadbare at the launch of The Dismantling of India’s Democracy: 1947-2025 by senior journalist Prem Shankar Jha.
Perhaps no one else in India equals the missionary courage and zeal with which Aiyar, in this book in particular and in general discourse, urges improved relations between Pakistan and India.
‘A Maverick in Politics: 1991-2004’, is the second of Mani Shankar Aiyar’s memoirs. He draws a colourful portrait of his life in politics and those around him including Jayalalithaa, Sonia Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and more.
Veteran Congressman Aiyar, who the party suspended in 2017 over comments on Modi, claims in new autobiography that his political life came undone due to the Gandhi family's decisions.
Congress has distanced itself from his remarks with senior leader Jairam Ramesh saying his colleague had apologised 'unreservedly' for using the term 'mistakenly'.
Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar’s remark from an April interview that India should ‘respect’ Pakistan because it has an atom bomb drew fire Friday, leaving the party ducking for cover.
The launch of former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar's book 'Democracy in Retreat' was attended by Supreme Court judge AK Sikri, former diplomat Pavan Varma, and journalist Neerja Chowdhury.
President of Jangpura Extension RWA says awaiting Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar & daughter Suranya's response to letter sent to them regarding her ‘rant’ on Ram Mandir consecration.
When it came to economic reforms, Rao was half a lion, but when it came to Babri Masjid, he was half a man, said Aiyar at the launch of his book The Rajiv I Knew.
Just like BJP supporters don't praise Vajpayee enough because of his refusal to fully embrace Hindutva, Congress supporters fret when asked about Rajiv Gandhi’s achievements.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Speaking to ThePrint, Salman Akram urges dignity in tragedy, recalling the loss of his brother, Wing Commander Nauman Akram, in similar crash & the mockery his family faced after.
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.
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