Arun Nehru, who sought to be Court Chamberlain in the Rajiv Gandhi-era, argued to continue with Indira Gandhi’s policy of playing the Hindu card in a subtle way that did not alienate Muslims.
The Congress in Chhattisgarh did fail to protect the interests of the minorities, but it’s deceptive to assume that the voter wanted hard Hindutva and rejected soft Hindutva.
Okhla MLA Khan was arrested by Delhi Police over a protest against 'anti-encroachment drive' Thursday. AAP MLA & lawyer Somnath Bharti was sent to court where Khan was produced.
Sharad Pawar has 'snubbed' nephew Ajit Pawar's assertion that NCP will use saffron flag with Shivaji emblazoned on it, a move seen as toeing soft Hindutva line.
Congress manifesto promises monthly honorarium for imams, salary for temple priests on par with state staff and efforts to get SC status for Dalit Christians.
Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
What a superficial analysis – as always!
Rajiv then was like his son today – clueless about Indian history, economics and sociology. His stance on the Shah Bano judgement was the root cause of the current scenario. It proved to educated, middle of the road Hindus that politicians will never allow the Muslim community to place the Constitution over the Quran. The rest, as they say, is history.
What a superficial analysis – as always!
Rajiv then was like his son today – clueless about Indian history, economics and sociology. His stance on the Shah Bano judgement was the root cause of the current scenario. It proved to educated, middle of the road Hindus that politicians will never allow the Muslim community to place the Constitution over the Quran. The rest, as they say, is history.