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TopicP.V. Narasimha Rao

Topic: P.V. Narasimha Rao

Why the fuss over Pranab? A previous RSS chief called Indira ‘India’s greatest politician’

In a 2005 Walk The Talk, then RSS chief K.S. Sudarshan praised Indira Gandhi, saying she had a good understanding of the people, their needs, and the country.

Purush versus Parivar

f Vajpayee is to be repudiated for defying political ideology, Narasimha Rao was made to pay for not kowtowing to his party’s first family. The Family is to Congress what Hindutva is to RSS.

The mind of the insider

This is no political obituary of Narasimha Rao. It is to underline the fascinating situation of a man who achieved so much for India in 5 years being friendless on his way to jail.

Step out, there’s fresh air

From Michigan to Madrid and from Ankara to Auckland, voters are beginning to factor in foreign policy issues as they go out to decide who they should hand over power to.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.