The Congress guest list had Muslim liberals, left-of-centre intellectuals and professionals. But there were no Muslim conservatives with contrarian views.
Both the sulking Congress and the gloating RSS should know that Pranab Mukherjee might seem harmless and easy to digest, but if he chooses, he can get stuck in the throat like a sharp bone from the katla fish he so dearly loves.
When Rajiv Gandhi started he could do no wrong. Halfway through his five years, he could do no right. His tenure had many chastening lessons in how mega mandates can make you smug and self-destruct.
India’s march to Pokhran 1998 involved hundreds of secret steps & actions. And even if one had been betrayed, the whole operation would have been compromised.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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