In his 2013 Walk The Talk interview, the former defence minister & one of BJP's most influential leaders, discussed Gujarat riots & how he played key role in Modi becoming face of party.
This year’s Goa assembly poll was first that BJP contested since Manohar Parrikar’s death in 2019. Utpal had sought a BJP ticket from Panaji but was turned down.
This election, AAP has stirred the caste cauldron in Goa by declaring Amit Palekar, a Bhandari, its CM face. But Palekar says he doesn’t talk about his caste while campaigning.
Panaji candidature decision may not be easy for BJP. Atanasio Monserrate, who won the ex-CM's seat after his death in 2019, has since switched from Congress to BJP.
Late CM Manohar Parrikar at one point demanded 'special status' for Goa to curb ethnic dilution. Now, BJP's Bhumiputra bill gives anyone living in Goa for over 30 years a chance to own their house.
In ‘Manohar Parrikar: Brilliant Mind, Simple Life’, Nitin A. Gokhale explores how India’s first IIT-qualified chief minister strengthened India's national security.
A multi-billion-dollar process for armed forces' modernisation is currently underway. India's political class must deliver and not carry on with the piecemeal approach.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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