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In a report dated January 31, 1988, Anita Prathap wrote about how the then PM Rajiv Gandhi, his wife Sonia Gandhi and their family and friends enjoyed a holiday in an uninhabited island in Lakshwadeep.  People in that entourage included: Why are Admirals doing the bidding for Gandhi family when

“We are liberals, they are right wing bhakts.”  Have you heard this? But have you heard the other side call them anything? In an earlier post titled Liberals’ Rabid Hatred for the NRI [https://www.drishtikone.com/liberals-rabid-hatred-for-the-nri/] I had written about those who call themselves ‘liberals’ and paint everyone

In the last elections in 2014, the betting markets – Satta bazaar as they are called – were placing bets on Modi to win.  But their maximum bet on BJP’s seat count was around 225. Will satta bazaar be wrong YET again in predicting the 2019 election winner? We think so.

“Aa bhraa aithe bau.” (come bro, sit here) The Sikh boy with rustic looks and wearing a pant which looked more like a pyjama gestured to his friend in rustic village type heavily accented Punjabi, as I stood at the bus stop in Chandigarh.  He had just come out of

On Janurary 21, 2017 – a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States – a facebook post [https://www.facebook.com/events/2169332969958991/] initiated protests globally.  Women’s March as it was called was a worldwide protest against the man the liberals and the

In any political discourse, there is debate and argument and then there is humiliation and abuse.  What the opposition has throughout tried to do to PM Modi has been abuse and humiliation. Priyanka Vadra's aides push little kids to call PM Modi a 'pimp', while she