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In the Annual predictions for 2018 [https://www.drishtikone.com/annual-predictions-for-india-pakistan-and-the-us-for-2018/], we had said that by the end of that year, credible voices will start asking if “Democracy is really relevant” anymore. Given the spate of books that have come out recently by mainstream voices, the question that needs to
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has become a goldmine for those who hate an independent India and want to ensure that the Indian government toes their line “or else”. And, it is also the single biggest communication failure of the Modi cabinet. CAA was needed. It was needed because there is
Kargil War was one of the actions taken by Pakistani Army that was devastating in many ways. It happened in the backdrop of the visit by Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to Pakistan for the Lahore Summit. It reiterated to India as to how it was impossible to ever believe
Arvind Kejriwal came to power in Delhi with the promise of free electricity and water. Specifically for the poor. As the Indian government has announced complete lockdown, it is imperative that the people stay at home. How Kejriwal’s Government engineered the chaos But the Delhi Government is now engineering
Quite simply, the Modi government needs a “Punjabi mindset” added to its sensibility. That was my first reaction after catching up on the 2020 Indian budget. You see the Punjabi loves the immediate, revels in the outrageous, and replies by shock and awe. All of which are necessary, though not
British poet, playwright, and writer, Samuel Johnson, once angrily retorted while discussing a girl who had converted from the Anglican Church to Quakerism “The heathens were easily converted, because they had nothing to give up; but we ought not, without very strong conviction indeed, to desert the religion in which
Mani Shankar Aiyar has done it again. Like he conspired with the Pakistani consulate and ISI representatives – while bringing along prominent Indian people in a special secret meeting in the run up to the 2019, he is again working on collusion with Pakistan. Read “What was plotted at Mani Shankar
No other politician or world leader in modern era has been as outrageously hounded and vilified, using falsehoods and bigotry, as the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not only has he been demonized, but using him as a proxy, an open exercise in shameless Hinduphobia has been promoted globally. One
Extreme Hinduphobia is now being legitimately spread by liberals and liberal media the world over. And it has consequences! In Murshidabad, a family of an RSS worker – Bandhu Prakash Pal (35), his wife Beauty Mondal Pal (30) and son Angan Bandhu Pal (6) – was murdered by someone in a Muslim
Dear New York Times’ Editorial Team, I have been a subscriber of your paper’s online edition for the last 2 years, which I canceled recently. For the last 20 years, perhaps the only news channel I ever watched was CNN. I found MSNBC too insipid and Fox outrageously insane.
Dalits representation in Government is a good indication of how they are perceived and empowered by a government. A lot is said about BJP and Dalit empowerment, mostly by Congress. Over the years, what was Dalit representation in the cabinets since 1952? Check it out! [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?
I have followed Pakistanis and their shenanigans for many years now. For at least a decade, I have read at least 3 Pakistani newspapers daily and listened to their local radio channels and watched their TV shows. I know all the main anchors, the analysts – good, bad and the ugly
As expected, India’s ‘Howdy Modi’ rally was a huge success, while the Pakistani protest was a big failure! With Modi and Trump taking a lap of the stadium, the optics could not have been better for the two countries. On the other hand, Pakistan’s protest against the event
Pakistan keep calling China its eternal friend. In fact, Imran Khan is at pains to dodge the whole question of Uighur Muslims and their pathetic treatment by the Chinese only because China is such a “great friend”. Despite the so-called great friendship between China and Pakistan, China has confirmed that
“Howdy, Modi! Shared Dreams, Bright Futures,” is the program being organized by Texas India Forum (TIF), a Houston-based non-profit body, at the NRG Stadium in Houston on September 22, 2019. The event was fully sold out with 50,000 registered attendees, at least a month in advance with thousands in
After a 384,000 km journey, the lander Vikram which was traveling at a mighty speed of 21,600 kmph (passenger jets fly between 500 to 900 kmph) had to slow down to 7 kmph before the soft landing. At the end of such an amazing and perfectly crafted journey,
In what is a very fitting metaphor, the vile abusive Hinduphobic Imran cabinet Minister (Railway) got an electric shock when he was giving a speech where he had just called out Modi’s name… while abusing him of course! In a very fitting metaphor, the abusive Hinduphobic India-hater war monger
“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
To make any message work in India, you don’t need top end communication methods. You need to make something a mass movement. It then takes on a new life of its own. While the Congress and opposition feel they can employ suave looking and smooth-talking spokespersons to conjure up
Rs 37,500 crores that is $5.3 billion is lying in the Indian banks unclaimed. No one wants it. The owners don’t even want anyone to know that it was theirs. As far as the Indian tax payer is concerned, it is theirs – collectively. When Modi had said
Modi Government had earmarked Rs 100 crores for Sabarimala in Kerala as part of Swadesi Darshan, of which Rs 20 crores has been disbursed. Nothing has been done by the State Government and no utilization has been provided. Rs 32.96 crores for Toilets, Rs 100 crores for Development, Rs
India’s Enforcement Directorate – Finance Ministry agency – has frozen 12 bank accounts [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/enforcement-directorate-blocks-greenpeace-indias-12-accounts/article25195371.ece] of Greenpeace. Its Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration was canceled [https://qz.com/india/495212/timeline-how-india-cracked-down-on-greenpeace/] in 2015 due to non-compliance. Globally, Greenpeace is known for large scandals
The oil and gas prices in India is a big deal today. The prices have risen while media is tom-toming how everyday is a new high. Well, every day as the prices rise – is always a new high. And it has been for last many hundred years. Listen.
Four Lane Highways are being built at 3000 km a year. Under UPA-2, 24,425 kms highways were built versus 31,000 in 4 years of NDA. By March-end, the figure will touch 39,000 kms (60% more than UPA-2). Gadkari’s work has born fruit. Source: Times of India
India not just got the large S-400 missile defense deal from Russia, but also a lot of other interesting things. Access to Northern Sea Route that connects Europe with the Pacific Rim, natural gas supplies (Iran option [https://www.livemint.com/Industry/wj8PfRvGGyAfh1p8aoPX9K/Undersea-IranIndia-gas-pipeline-can-bring-cheaper-LNG-to-I.html] supplement) and development of other
Rayagada district Administration, Odisha is constructing 618 km of roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. Why is this important? Because, 7 out of 11 blocks were Maoists infested, which are now free. With connectivity, health, food supply and business opportunities will improve. Source: Times of India [https://timesofindia.
North-East and its infrastructure has been compromised for long in India. Which is strange and suicidal because it is one of the most contested area by the Chinese and where they are very eager to turn aggressive. Nitin Gadkari dedicates Upgraded and Swanky NH-44 in Meghalaya to the Nation #Modi
Vinod Dua, the perennial face of “Hindi analysis” during the elections, along with Prannoy Roy on Doordarshan in the 1980s, gushes about [http://www.thehindu.com/society/my-faith-is-eclectic-and-so-is-india/article19284275.ece] how he loves to eat zebra, gazelle, crocodile, and octopus meat when in Kenya. All this, while parading his understanding
When asked about his entitled privilege as the heir apparent to Congress’ chief, Rahul Gandhi played said “So what, the whole India runs on dynasties”. And, the Congress team went into an over-drive equating the progeny of various BJP leaders who are also in politics but relative nobodies as the
Today a friend pinged me to ask if something will be done with Sonia Gandhi and the many of those who are guilty of the crimes of treason and plunder against India as a country. I guess what he wanted to know – or rather be reassured through me for reasons
This is the season of Award Wapasi. Everyone is returning whatever award they can dust off from their closet to return to someone. Doesn’t matter who they return to as long as someone in the media covers it. Some have even gone to the studio with signed UNADDRESSED checks
This conference appearance and interaction of and with Narendra Modi is special. In this, the attempt of the organizers was to discuss substantive stuff and not keep harping on the same “Gujarat 2002”. Honestly, that has become the lamest kind of discussion around Modi. Had Modi been in business, by
You know something is terribly wrong with things, when the leaders are not giving any idea of what THEY want to do to improve things. Rather, they keep emphasizing on how they would block others who are doing good work. By ANY stretch of imagination and benchmark, Narendra Modi has
Justice Markandey Katju who has been locking horns with Arun Jaitley and BJP in general has been flouting all the norms of being impartial as the person at helm of the Press Council of India. Well, he has recently been showing anger against Narendra Modi as if he is on
We talked of Mamata Bannerjee in the last post. How Aakar Patel, equated her with Modi in terms of what she does and says. Well, here is some example of her behavior. This socially and behaviorally illiterate female was at Kolkata Book Fair on Wednesday. And while coming out she
To know the bias and the shallowness of the mainstream media, this is a good comparison. Rahul Gandhi is a nincompoop with a silver spoon and his speech that day – where he brought up the “Power is Poison” statement – was scripted and made up. It was easy to know. On
This is the program on Modi’s speech at SRCC. It includes views of many youth, Aakar Patel (a Journalist), a Muslim professor from Jamia Milia, and Tania – a girl who rattled Mamata Bannerjee with a question. Let us look at some of the material discussed: Modi was planted by
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) is a massive city-modernisation scheme launched by the Government of India under Ministry of Urban Development. The idea was to spend $20 billion over seven years. Fantastic idea. Well, not quite so as the UPA Government prepares to launch its 2014 poll campaign
After Modi’s victory, there is a lot of discussion and debate on both sides of the aisle – those who support Modi and those who don’t. Here is one such remark by Markandey Katju [http://www.facebook.com/justicekatju/posts/506663236040894] > I have been asked my opinion about Mr.
After Narendra Modi won the elections in a thumping style again for the third time, he did something that one hasn’t really seen happen in Indian politics as long as I can remember. Keshubhai Patel was part of BJP at some point and has since leaving started Gujarat Parivartan
Narendra Modi has finally won the Gujarat elections for the third consecutive time. As of last reports, BJP is likely to win 116 seats and Congress 60. Modi won his own election in Maninagar by close to 87000 votes against Congress’ Shweat Bhatt. Why is this victory significant? Anti-Modi Media:
It seems Narendra Modi is all set to win the Gujarat poll by a landslide. Apparently, the higher voter turnout was to push Modi’s margin up as opposed to pull him down. ABP-Nielsen Exit Poll is suggesting. Although News 24 suggests that Modi can get closer to 140 seats
Experts are now unanimous that no other politician has done for Gujarat what Modi has been able to do. No wonder the Gujaratis dont seem to want any other party or “leader” replace him. > Explains former IIM director, professor Bakul Dholakia,”Modi has improved the living conditions and the earnings
> #Modi [https://twitter.com/search/%23Modi]: If you are going on holiday for 15 days, do you give your keys to a stranger? NO? Then, how can you give Gujarat to a stranger? — Firstpost (@firstpostin) December 10, 2012 [https://twitter.com/firstpostin/status/278083143779622913] > #Modi [https://twitter.com/search/%23Modi]
Indeed, that is an interesting observation. I have not seen the ads in Gujarat, but I would like the readers to share what they have seen and if this is true? > Modi said, in last 60 years history, the Congress party has always campaigned with the photographs of the Nehru/
Gujarat [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=23.2167,72.6833&spn=1.0,1.0&q=23.2167,72.6833 (Gujarat)&t=h] election campaign is bringing in sharp repartee from both the sides and Narendra Modi [http://www.narendramodi.in/] has probably decided to not take it lying
Zakia Jaffri was at Capitol Hill trying to lobby to deny Narendra Modi the US visa – as the US seems to have become a bit lenient with him and cozying up. > “If he (Modi) succeeds to become the Prime Minister, my hopes for justice, along with the hopes of hundreds
As is obvious for my posts on the blog, I have a high regard for Arvind Kejriwal as well as Narendra Modi. I believe both are important for the country. But Kejriwal now comes up [http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/kejriwal-attacks-modi-says-he-is-hand-in-glovecong/198333/on] with something that has left me
There is a huge hue and cry over Gujarat riots of 2002. Entire careers have been made out of demonizing Modi and Gujarat amd even Gujaratis for what happened in Gujarat to the Muslims. No one even turns around to look to see if what was presented as “facts” were
In this year’s (2011) Economic budget, the UPA Government has allocated Rs 40,100 crore for the Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) program, in addition to the Rs.64000 crore sought by the Ministry of Rural Development for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
In India, since 2002 after Gujarat riots – which erupted after a handful of Muslim fanatics lighted fire to train bogeys carrying pilgrims from Ayodhya – there have been two personalities whose fate took a quick turn. One was coronated and the other was demonized. Most of that was the work of
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