Topic: NDA
Outdated courses to rampant ragging: Why India’s National Defence Academy needs urgent help
NDA instructors pass on the same unethical practices they picked while being ‘groomed’ by the flawed leadership development programme.
Budget 2019: India has a law to cap fiscal deficit but UPA and NDA couldn’t care less
No matter what the specific deficits caps, debt limits or escape clauses are, a stronger rule of law in fiscal policy is in public interest.
BJP manifesto provides a clue about what Nirmala Sitharaman’s first budget will look like
When Modi came to power in 2014, Arun Jaitley’s first budget reflected the BJP’s manifesto promises. Expect much the same this time.
From Bihar to Andhra, how India fought, and won, its 50-yr war with Left-wing extremism
Maoists still have strength in certain regions but it’s grossly untenable to say they pose an existential threat to India as they did in late 2000s.
Focus on winning, not CM’s chair: BJP, Shiv Sena tell cadres, issue ‘gag order’
Devendra Fadnavis & Uddhav Thackeray address Shiv Sena and BJP legislators in Mumbai following reports of rift over CM's post.
BJP MP Om Birla to be NDA’s nominee for speaker at Lok Sabha, say sources
The opposition has not yet announced any candidate for the post, elections for which are scheduled for Wednesday.
Average age of Modi’s cabinet is 60. Will they understand India’s restless youth?
In a country where majority of the population is below 35, only 12% of the current Lok Sabha is ‘young’.
Modi’s new govt plans to cut income tax rates, widen tax base
Direct tax reform to take centre stage in Modi's second term. Taxation process to be eased for honest taxpayers.
Full list of ministers in the Modi govt in order of their oath-taking
The list of 58 ministers who took oath to form the second Modi government.
Will Modi ministry still face talent deficit or is it better placed after 5 years in power?
With Narendra Modi ready to take oath as PM, his new government must address the criticism of talent deficit in previous cabinet.
With Ram Mandir, Modi has reversed the tide of history more than any other global leader
Modi isn't alone. The most ambitious & effective of today’s populist-nationalists match themselves against broad sweep of history and seek to reverse it.
These are the sweeping changes Amazon India is making for its first Prime Day since Covid
This time, thousands of Amazon employees will coordinate the sale from their homes, and packers, sorters and deliverymen will follow stringent hygiene protocols.
Defence
India’s quest for armed drones gets a boost as US looks to ramp up arms sales
India is now looking at acquiring 6 armed drones from the US instead of the planned mix of 30 armed and non-armed drones. It is also in talks with Israel.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.