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.
The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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.