The Common Central Secretariat, also known as Kartavya Bhavan, which houses several ministries, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2025.
It’s ironic that the PMO, often accused of giving India a de facto presidential form of governance, was created by one of the most consultative prime ministers, Lal Bahadur Shastri.
Many of the high-profile civil servants from Modi’s first term have moved out, but the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) is still a power centre. A look at the who’s who.
Details of Modi's declared assets — uploaded on PMO website — show their value went up to Rs 2,23,82,504 in 2021-2022, from Rs 1,97,68,885 in 2020-2021.
The Central Public Works Department will soon issue bids for the construction of the enclave, which will also house Cabinet Secretariat & National Security Council Secretariat.
P.K. Mishra, principal secy to PM Modi since Nripendra Misra resigned in August 2019, has overseen a host of changes in PMO. Many top govt appointments bear his imprint.
Why should the US care? Because in the end, as its wrangle with Britain this week should have reminded them, America still needs bases, friendly ports, & overfly rights.
Multiple companies have invoked the principle of ‘force majeure’, which lets a party off the hook in case of unforeseen ‘acts of God’, to avoid penalties.
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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