ThePrint’s analysis of all budgets from 1999-2026 shows that the capex as total share of defence budget was the highest under UPA I & II. Multifold jump in pension outlays.
The results of the CES 2022-23 showed a dramatic decline in poverty. It didn’t take long for economists to identify the problems: a faulty methodology and the lack of transparency.
Jats rallied around BJP after Vajpayee govt included them in OBC list. Twenty-five years later, community’s voting trend in 2024 shows declining trust between Jats and BJP.
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a charismatic personality whose assimilative nature won many admirers. But it was his leadership that gave India transformative policies.
Whether Vajpayee was in power or in the opposition, his credibility was neither created nor staggered due to gain or loss of power, writes Nischal Vats.
The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government’s disinvestment record has still not been matched by any government. UPA government’s record has been relatively pathetic.
Modi government's disinvestment decision is already facing stiff opposition from employees of BPCL, Container Corporation of India, and even the Swadeshi lobby.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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