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Topic: Nehru

After backlash, Nishikant Dubey apologises for ‘Biju Patnaik-CIA’ remark—‘incorrect interpretation’

'My thoughts on Nehru ji were misconstrued as being about Biju Babu,' writes BJP MP on X. His statement had sparked outrage with BJD demanding an unconditional apology.

Nehru and Modi’s dilemmas are similar. Secret documents on 1953 nuclear crisis show

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified documents show the dilemmas he faces are not new.

Nehru Archive won’t ask Sonia Gandhi for unpublished work

New Delhi: A century after Nehru first entered public life, every page of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru—from handwritten letters to Hindi speeches...

Not just Nehru, even Hindutva stems from Macaulay legacy

The Indian Right and Liberals all accepted the British conception of Hindu, Muslim and British India and the country's eventual decline. What they disagreed on was its cause.

Nehru’s non-alignment wasn’t passive neutrality. It was biggest peace movement after WW2

Shyam Saran said that Nehru’s non-alignment was not just for India, but for the entire world. He cited the example of Austria in the 1950s.

How Modi’s call for self-reliance is different from Nehru’s

In his speech, Modi spoke about energy, critical minerals, electronics, defence and fertilisers. That is a more strategic approach than Nehru’s across-the-board one.

Nehru and Jinnah made Indian politics their personal quarrel. Partition was a consequence

Ambedkar regarded both Gandhi and Jinnah as suffering from ‘colossal egotism’, who made Indian politics a matter of their ‘personal quarrel’ and brought it to a standstill.

In flare-up over Parliament security, RS dy chairman quotes Nehru, Kharge hits back with Sushma, Jaitley

New Delhi: From Jawaharlal Nehru and Vithalbhai Patel, to Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley— the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday echoed with quotes from several...

From Brutus to hero—How former Sikkim CM Dorjee’s image changed in state’s history

Biraj Adhikari blames the MEA for treating the Chogyal’s 1956 visit as a ‘state visit’ and playing the Sikkim anthem. His book captures his generation’s dilemmas — are Sikkimese truly Indian, especially under Article 371F?

How Nehru combated anti-India sentiment in West Asia—distanced himself from Israel

In ‘The Nehru Years’, Swapna Kona Nayudu looks at the history of non-alignment through the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Hungarian revolution and the Congo Crisis.

On Camera

The big fat IPS wedding people just can’t stop talking about

IPS KK Bishnoi and IPS Anshika Verma’s palatial Jodhpur wedding missed a key truth—power complicates tradition and personal joy.

How Russian oil makes its way to India—two key routes, a backup & a sanctions hack

From Baltic ports to Gujarat shores, Russian crude travels 7,500 nautical miles through ship-to-ship transfers, and in some cases, price cap loopholes, experts say.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.