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IAF, defence minister at odds over theatre command. Days after defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government wanted the military to move towards...
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
The late Kanshi Ramji had a fine strategic sense of the political possibilities of the Dalit movement in India. That is something his otherwise talented protege seems to lack. The BSP has a small, often transferable vote share in a number of states adjoining UP which has been consistently wasted. With alliances, the BSP could have converted it more effectively into seats, creating a larger national footprint. Also building up Ms Mayawati’s profile as the tall Dalit leader India has not had for a very long time. She does not have one MP from UP, despite a 22% vote share. For her, as for many others, 2019 is a make or break election. She needs a set of advisers, not be filled with regret and hasrat after the general election.
The late Kanshi Ramji had a fine strategic sense of the political possibilities of the Dalit movement in India. That is something his otherwise talented protege seems to lack. The BSP has a small, often transferable vote share in a number of states adjoining UP which has been consistently wasted. With alliances, the BSP could have converted it more effectively into seats, creating a larger national footprint. Also building up Ms Mayawati’s profile as the tall Dalit leader India has not had for a very long time. She does not have one MP from UP, despite a 22% vote share. For her, as for many others, 2019 is a make or break election. She needs a set of advisers, not be filled with regret and hasrat after the general election.