‘Believer’s Dilemma’, is the the second part of Abhishek Choudhary’s biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In it, he covers the former PM’s life from 1977 to his death in 2018.
There is no real contradiction between India’s anti-Israel vote at the UN and its strong, public support for Israel. Both are simply different sides to the same, evolving story.
On 4-day Nepal visit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered condolences to families of 10 Nepali students killed in the war & called for 'immediate & unconditional release' of hostages.
Congress general secretary (organisation) says it was India's 'moral duty' to support ceasefire. Party leader Priyanka Gandhi had earlier said decision went against what 'India stands for'.
'If you do not stop it for all those who have been killed, stop it for all those who can be saved', Riyad Mansour, added during his address at the UNSC.
In a post on X, UN cites Geneva Convention, saying it ‘protects civilians in conflict and helps ensure assistance reaches those in need, without discrimination’.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says both objectives are 'valid in themselves', adds they shouldn't become 'bargaining chips' & must be implemented because it's the right thing to do.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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