Shiromani Akali Dal won just 3 seats in 2022 with former party chief & CM Parkash Singh Badal losing, too. His persona loomed large over SAD & his death has left a void in the party.
PM Modi was in Chandigarh Thursday to condole death of Punjab ex-CM Badal. A day later, he wrote op-ed in The Tribune calling the leader an 'unparalleled' stalwart of Punjab politics.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
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.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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