Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu was delivering lecture on legacy of Narasimha Rao at Prime Minister’s Museum and Library (PMML) where he also briefly waded into a political hot potato.
At the Delhi launch of his book, India’s Tipping Point, Narasimha Rao’s principal information officer S Narendra recalled the challenges that surrounded the PM’s tenur
Parliament or legislatures, and committees under them, are not 'islands which act as enclaves shielding those inside from application of ordinary laws', it asserts.
BJP leaders say party has empowered icons not recognised by Congress during their time. Rao had a falling out with Gandhi family, Congress had withdrawn support to Charan Singh govt.
With 1991 economic reforms, Narasimha Rao & Manmohan Singh steered India out of economic abyss. Rao is also credited with doing away with the Licence Raj in India.
Surabhi Vani Devi, who has largely shied away from the limelight, will make her electoral debut in the Hyderabad-Rangareddy-Mahbubnagar graduates’ MLC constituency.
In episode 531 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta says Congress in its obsession with Gandhi-Nehru family lost most of its icons to BJP. It can’t afford to lose one more.
In a speech inaugurating the birth centenary celebrations of PV Narasimha Rao, former PM Manmohan Singh praised Rao’s economic reforms and his ability to take opposition into confidence.
Modi has always found a way to achieve his political goals— Article 370 to Ram Mandir. Shekhar Gupta can’t blame the PM's bureaucrats for his economic failures.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
I don’t think there is any correlation. It depends on who is part of the coalition, that matters.
Vajpayee coalition had people who implemented policies with long-term benefits, which will make it appear, to not have short-term benefits.
UPA had short-term populist schemes that gave gave short-term cheer, and gave long-term pain for next govt to deal with.
Reforms and infra push, in particular, have a delayed effect. Credit for work done by Vajpayee, was taken by UPA 1, who simply pumped money to show growth.
But pain due to NPAs hidden by UPA2, were sufferred during Modi 1.0.
I don’t think there is any correlation. It depends on who is part of the coalition, that matters.
Vajpayee coalition had people who implemented policies with long-term benefits, which will make it appear, to not have short-term benefits.
UPA had short-term populist schemes that gave gave short-term cheer, and gave long-term pain for next govt to deal with.
Reforms and infra push, in particular, have a delayed effect. Credit for work done by Vajpayee, was taken by UPA 1, who simply pumped money to show growth.
But pain due to NPAs hidden by UPA2, were sufferred during Modi 1.0.