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Pakistan Vs Uttar Pradesh. That is shaping up to be an interesting comparison the way things are going. You see, Pakistan’s economy is in doldrums. There was a time in the 1980s when its GDP per capita was higher than India’s and they could use that advantage to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came on national TV to share a message on April 3rd, 2020. While expressing gratitude to those providing services and keeping the essential establishments like hospitals running, he asked for a favor. For Indians to light a lamp, candle, torch or just cell phone flashlights for
There is reporting, and then there is spin. When the news of the day or the facts of an event are selectively picked and presented, they are a bit right and a whole lot wrong. Bernie and his Amazon-Washington Post battles and coverage For example, in August 2019, Presidential candidate
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?
Imran Khan’s UNGA speech in the United Nation’s General Assembly hall will go down in history as one that set the stage for the Third World War. For, it wasn’t a speech. It was a Declaration of Wars. Not one war but multiple wars. Let us take
I watched interaction of India’s Foreign Minister. Jaishankar at the Council for Foreign Relations held in New York with delight. India has always needed a representative who is suave, confident, incisive and yet aggressive. Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar is one such person. #JaishankarDemolishesPakistan [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=
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
Indian PM Narendra Modi’s life is very inspiring. So many aspects of his life are worth noting and getting motivated from. Now, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, one of the most amazing Director-Producers of Bollywood is producing a movie on a real story from PM Modi’s life. The movie is
“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
We know Pakistanis talk bizarre stuff. Imran Khan has been going around giving speeches and inciting hatred. Watch this excerpt of his speech. Carefully. And then think what is so bizarre about this speech? https://drishtikone.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Imran-Khan-on-Kashmir.mp4You may think it is his conspiracy theories
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Bahrain’s capital, Manama, Saturday, August 24, on the last leg of his three-nation trip. Modi met the King of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, in Manama. In a joint statement later, Modi said that India was looking forward to becoming a
The mark of a leader is how he handles himself in times of crisis. When things don’t go well or create uncomfortable scenarios, what does he do? Especially if things go wrong when you’re in the wilderness. You can’t just give up because you won’t make
A month back, the Wire had a shrieking headline which said “The Constitution is allowing the Continued Discrimination against of Valmikis in J&K [https://thewire.in/rights/jammu-and-kashmir-article-35a-valmikis]“. This was about the 206-272 families of Dalits who had now grown to 636 families. Same old obsession with Dalits, right?
This is as bizarre as it gets. So remember how Donald Trump had declared in a press conference [https://www.drishtikone.com/when-two-ignorant-and-loud-mouth-playboys-want-to-decide-south-asias-fate/] with Pak PM Imran Khan that Indian PM Narendra Modi had asked him to mediate in Kashmir? The only time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US
Kapil Sibal had started a TV channel sometime back, basically to target BJP and Narendra Modi. Well, it was started with some kind of arrangement with an evangelical TV [https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/use-of-name-tiranga-tv-without-logo-of-saffron-green-does-not-violate-flag-code-tdsat-146044] channel in South called – what else – “Harvest TV”. The name change was also a major
In 2014, the Indian National Congress was at pains to tell the Indians that Modi was nothing short of a monster, who, interestingly enough, despite a global and widespread campaign of falsehoods and misinformation on the riots in 2002 in Gujarat, had not been indicted by any of the courts.
PM Modi’s flagship health scheme ‘Modicare’ helped in winning votes & hearts, according to reports. Watch this video to know more. source [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZcrzXdUck0]
In this video watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political interview with WION’s Editor-in-Chief of WION, Sudhir Chaudhary. source [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrK28MTS2FQ]
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 laughs! #ShamelessPriyankaVadra #AbusiveCongress [https:
In the chargesheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate, three journalists have been mentioned [https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/agustawestland-chargesheet-mentions-three-journalists-119040500027_1.html] – including Shekhar Gupta and Manu Pabby – as taking bribe from the arms dealer Christian Michel to tone down the criticism and say good things about him. That is
Indian PM Narendra Modi is holding his #MainbhiChowkidar meetings [https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/main-bhi-chowkidar-campaign-pm-modi-to-address-nation-through-video-conference-booths-set-up-at-500-locations/articleshow/68653098.cms] around the country. The opposition – in a bid to belittle him – tries to mock him and keeps abusing him. However, the sentiment of every citizen and person of Indian
PM Modi announced the successful demonstration of anti-satellite missile (ASAT) capability of India, code named Mission Shakti. He said: > “In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come. One such moment is today,” Between 11:45 and
The new movie by the makers of Mary Kom and Sarbjit is now coming to the theaters near you on April 5th, 2019 – PM Narendra Modi. It covers the 64 years of amazing journey, from abject poverty, selling tea on a railway station as a chaiwala (tea seller) to becoming
The popularity of Modi is skyrocketing and over the last few months ever since the budget came out. And the entire negative campaign by Rahul Gandhi has actually boomeranged [https://www.drishtikone.com/rahul-gandhi-continues-his-lying-rants-despite-a-plummeting-future/] . Let us listen to the debate that happened on Arnab’s show. source [https://www.youtube.
So many people keep saying they don’t have Freedom of Speech anymore. That they are scared to say what they want to say. And they look longingly to the time of “the Statesman Nehru” and the other Congress regimes. The question is did those time provide enough freedom of
In Delhi’s election in 2015, Kiran Bedi ran from the BJP side as the Chief Ministerial candidate. One of her successes in Delhi very early on in her career was, that under her leadership, even the then Prime Minister’s Indira Gandhi’s car had been towed away while
The greatest fun is when you know what your adversary is going to do and you let him do that while making plans for the eventuality that he will do exactly that! India’s opposition – which clearly seems to be on a hot line with Pakistan’s ISI – is doing
A day before the Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the himself, he welcomed representatives of 181 countries (9 countries representatives could not make it at the last moment due to personal reasons) who had been to the Kumbh. As Kumbh has been designated by the United Nations as the
How a person is with him or herself is the biggest indicator of how he or she is. Everyone tries to deal with people around him in different ways. Mostly with respect to the circumstances or one’s own conscience. But there is one person with whom you cannot play
Imran Khan, his government, the Pakistan Army and their paid slaves in the Indian media have been pushing for “Pakistan – India dialog”. Why is Pakistani Army and its side-kicks suddenly so interested in a dialog with India? Because, Pakistan is on the brink of economic disaster. No Need to Talk
Every year, we make predictions for the next year on Drishtikone. These predictions relate to world at large but specifically to three countries – India, US and Pakistan. The idea is to look at the socio-economic and political trajectory of these societies and see where it will lead them to. Drishtikone's
In the first part of our analysis [https://www.drishtikone.com/analysis-of-the-2018-elections-part-1/], we discussed the power of narrative over reality. Creatively structured and forcefully delivered narrative without shame or remorse can trounce reality in most cases. In the second part of the analysis [https://www.drishtikone.com/analysis-of-the-2018-elections-part-2/], we looked
Shankaran Pillai once fell in the septic tank on the side of a building with no one looking. He started shouting – “Fire Fire”. Soon a passerby called the fire-brigade who came looking that side and seeing this poor man in that filthy tank pulled him out and asked “Where is
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
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan [https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/dharmendra+pradhan] on Monday asserted that households having access to clean cooking fuel [https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tag/cooking+fuel] has increased from 55 per cent four years ago to 87 per cent now
The Prime Minister’s Science Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) wants to make it mandatory for medium and large enterprises in key sectors to set aside funds for research and development after the Economic Survey pointed out the abysmal levels of investment in this area. It had said that
Let us take a stroll down the economic lane in India. It was November 2013 and Lakshwadeep was the only place in the country without inflation. Real Story of India’s Economy During Congress vs BJP rules @narendramodi @sgurumurthy #Indianeconomy [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.
118 people had died in 2013-14 due to railway crossings being unmanned in India. Due to the work by the railway ministry in the Modi Government, the deaths due to Unmanned Level Crossing (UMLCs) in 6 months ending September 2018, had come down to just THREE. Modi Govt Accomplishments: Eliminating
Congress is playing its games in the coming elections in Madhya Pradesh. It is accusing Election Commission of having errors in the electoral rolls. The Election Commission did not take it lying down and has told the Supreme Court that Congress is providing it fake documents. Real Story behind Why
Swachh Bharat Mission of PM Modi has brought about measurable impact on the health of the nation. From close to a million deaths in 2015 amongst children in India, the fatalities have come down to 802,000 in 2017. Factors that have lowered the diarrhoeal deaths are Safe drinking water,
Sanjiv Bhatt, the disgraced ex-cop from Gujarat has been arrested. The story of his deeds goes back 22 years back. Disgraced and sacked Modi-hating ex-cop Sanjiv Bhatt arrested for planting drugs on a lawyer. #Sanjivbhatt [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp27rDI-8I5&text=Disgraced%20and%
The whole performance of Rahul Gandhi after a disastrous call for the No-Confidence motion – ostensibly done to embarrass the Modi Government – and his lies will go down in the history of Indian governance as legendary. Here is a party which was the only real national party for over 60 years
When Pakistani foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, visited India in July 2011, and met India’s foreign minister SM Krishna, a doctor in Gorakhpur had a special advise for the Indian foreign minister. He wanted his esteemed foreign minister to peruse Viagra in order to “fuck his beautiful fuckin pakistani
BJP, led by Narendra Modi, won 49.1% of the vote share in the Gujarat Elections 2017. Such a vote share in 2007 had translated into 117 seats. In 2017, however, this has meant 99 seats. This clearly means that margins of losses in some major constituencies would have been
The December 6 night meeting at Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house has been intriguing me. With so many high-powered people just under two weeks to the final results of Gujarat elections, it could not have been about that. It was about something else. What Really Was Plotted In Mani Shankar's
On Wednesday night 18 people – Indians and Pakistanis got together in what they thought was a secret meeting to discuss many things. It resembles the infamous June 9 Trump Tower meeting where many in the Trump campaign discussed with Russia on how to undermine the then US Government on foreign
Goods Service Tax (GST) is an indirect tax used in India on the supply of goods and services. Online GST Registration [https://virtualauditor.in/gst-registration] is possible if you haven’t already done so. Politics is the world of those who compromise their values and the good of the people
By October, 2017 300 million bank accounts [https://www.pmjdy.gov.in/account] have been opened in Rural areas with balances totalling USD 10 billion or Rs 67 billion! This financiaL inclusion scheme launched on 28th August, 2014 is the most unique thing ever done in any country. That it
China has a ‘Three Warfares Strategy’created by its Central Military Commission [http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/hybrid-warfare-with-chinese-characteristics-2/] in 2003 and updated in 2010– which incorporates the combination of media war, psychological war and legal war. > In 2003, the Central Military Commission (CMC) approved the guiding conceptual umbrella for information
Secularism in India thrives on make-believe. It has been very tough for Secular media and politicians to face facts. They have made minorities the holy cows and mince meat of facts and what has been good for many and the nation. The burden of Secularism has been thrust upon the
Barely a few months into power Modi Government faced a rather stark situation. A deadly ambush [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/soldiers-killed-convoy-ambushed-northeast-india-150604105017265.html] by Tribal guerrillas had attacked Indian Soldiers killing 20 brave men using rocket-propelled grenades and detonating improvised explosive devices in Manipur. The guerrillas, as was
Things are achanging between India and Pakistan. The paradigms are being reconstructed. Along factual reality I would add. Modi Reframes #Kashmir Based on Facts, Finally!! #KashmirCrisis @BJP4JnK [https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2Fp27rDI-7DO&text=Modi%20Reframes%20%23Kashmir%20Based%20on%20Facts%2C%20Finally%21%
Nationalism is not some tangible thing that one can see or touch. It is not Jingoism either. It is a feeling that those whom you share a certain ethos, way of life and boundaries with are as important as you. Probably more. It would have been best if the world
What is common between Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Harry Truman, Ray Kroc (founder of McDonald’s), and Walt Disney? They barely, if at all, completed their High School and never went to college! Yet, they will be counted in human history as some of the greatest leaders ever! Kejriwal's Degree
Panama Papers are everywhere. In every country, so many skeletons are tumbling out of very pious and well kept cupboards. We are suddenly finding that people who many thought were ethical have been using offshore companies to stash wealth away. This includes the Icelandic PM to close friends of Russian
A lot has been said about the India’s epidemic of Farmers Suicides. It is indeed a terrible phenomenon – they have occurred at a rate of 1.4 to 1.8 per 100,000 total population, over a 10-year period since 2005. Some figures say that the total numbers may
Very rarely has it happened that so many in a country have hounded one man with so much tenacity and hatred only for that man to walk amongst them like a giant unharmed. From 2002 onwards, Narendra Modi has been singularly targeted by opposition led by Congress, Media and the
With the interviews of IB Special director Rajinder Kumar and the ex-Home Secretary GK Pillai, a few things are clear about the Ishrat Jahan case. 1. It was an organized plot to trap LeT by the Indian intelligence where Ishrat Jahan and other LeT operatives got caught in an attempt
When Retd General GD Bakshi broke down in a debate about pride and flying of the Indian Tricolor – many, including the author, weeped with him. The onslaught on him was relentless for defending the primacy and pride of the Indian Flag. Why Gen Bakshi's tears reflect the onslaught of coming
If I create a world with two categories and I am in one of them by my own definition, then where will the “others” fall? In the dark alley. As the ignoramuses. This is what has happened to the narrative and debate on important cultural and social topics in India.
The vanity of the Pakistanis is stunning! Two events have brought out the amazingly naive, childish and crazy “analysis” – rather imbecile banter really – from many Pakistani media personalities. One is the 1965 War with India. The other is the movie Phantom. It has created its own industry of special imbecile
The recent NSA talks have – as the author had predicted – been called off by Pakistan. Numerous analysts and commentators in India and the opposition parties – apart from the various intriguing folks in Pakistan – have been coming up with their own versions of the situation. 5 Facts of Indo-Pak History and
The hallucinating “greatness” of belief, any belief, is just a stone’s throw away from complete oblivion. For, a belief is only as long as your memory is. A hit by a stone on your head can take away the belief, the god, the prophet, and god’s kith and
A Selfie that has $10 trillion in GDP and 38% of world’s population (2.7 bn) behind it has gone viral. Hu Shih, a noted Chinese philosopher, essayist and diplomat once said: India conquered and dominated China culturally for 20 centuries without ever having to send a single soldier
A strange situation has occurred. While the Indian Government sent help to the Nepalese promptly after the earthquake, the Indian media coverage went so overboard about it and so insensitive that the public sentiment in Nepal has suddenly turned negative about Indian Media. For last two days now, #gobackIndianmedia has
Despite the utterly disgusting way that the Indian politicians have treated the Indian Armed Forces, the men and women in uniform putting their lives on the line for India have been exemplary always! Indian Armed Forces are easily one of the most disciplined and professional in the world. In the
When Palagummi Sainath, an Indian journalist, went to Vidarbha, the cotton-growing region of Maharashtra he found a strange phenomenon. He found that the farmers committing suicide were leaving suicide notes. And these suicide notes were not addressed to their family members but to India’s Finance Minister and Prime Minister.
As Netaji’s files have come out, and Nehru is now being seen to be what he was – a person who sabotaged India’s polity to establish his own dynasty rule. How he and his government spied and followed Netaji and his family is now coming out. Suddenly, Congress is
The first part of this series was posted at5 Reasons why Netaji Bose survived air crash and escaped to Russia [https://www.drishtikone.com/5-reasons-why-netaji-bose-survived-aircash-and-escaped-to-russia/] On the night of 19 September, 1985 a body wrapped in tricolor was moved out of Ram Bhavan, a house in front of the circuit
E-governance has often defined as the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for delivering government services, exchange of information communication transactions, integration of various stand-alone systems and services from the Government to its customers, businesses, other governments, and also management of the entire back office processe and interactions within
Who doesn’t love a cute kid who can never get it right? About a month back, this kid suddenly became the talk of the town. Ever since he was born, he led the life of a prince, who could do whatever he wished, whenever he wished. And then suddenly,
This article is by Archana Kapoor. She is the Founder and Chief Blogger at drishti.co [http://drishti.co] Date: January 25th, 2015 at Hyderabad House, DelhiScene 1: Chai Pe Charcha Take 1. Action! Enter President Obama with our very own, much-loved Prime Minister Modi. Dress Code: Formals. As the
On December 6, 2010, a book titled [http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rss---2611-digvijaya-flags-it-off-again-this-time-in-mumbai/730077] “26/11 : RSS ki Sazish” (26/11: Conspiracy by RSS) written by Aziz Burney, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Urdu Sahara newspaper was released by Congress General Secreatary Digvijay Singh on in Delhi. The book is
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
Lately India has become a “free for all”. Now, there is not even a pretense of being “above board” and impartial. Markandey Katju, the ex-Justice and the present Chief of the Press Council of India has done it again. He had earlier discussed his disdain for Narendra Modi and a
In the past 10 years, no other state has been talked against – yes, the state, not just the leader – as much as Gujarat. In many cases, the Central Government has gone out of the way to deny Gujarat its due. Yet, it has moved on and been one of the
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
Steven Wilkinson of the Duke University has authored a detailed paper on Violence and Riots in India. The raw data has been published in the paper titled: Varshney-Wilkinson Dataset on Hindu-Muslim Violence in India, 1950-1995, Version 2 [http://swd.ucsd.edu/india.pdf]. Here is an interesting insight from this
Another reminder that irrespective of what the Government of US may say, the phenomenon of Narendra Modi is not receding in the background. Now, after being feted by the high and mighty of Indian business, and a highly successful speech at Shriram College of Commerce, Modi is being invited to
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
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
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
At the Vibrant Gujarat summit, Adi Godrej and Anil Ambani gave a lot of praise for Gujarat and Leadership of Modi. Related articles from External Sources Narendra Modi a ‘king among kings’, says Anil Ambani at Vibrant Gujarat summit [http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/narendra-modi-a-king-among-kings-says-anil-ambani-at-vibrant-gujarat-summit-316076] [http://www.ndtv.com/
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
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/
This is an ad from Congress in the run up to the Gujarat Polls. The ad is a play on the “Vibrant Gujarat” slogan of Narendra Modi led Government, and uses it to make a mockery of the economic situation in Gujarat by saying that all the MOUs and the
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
The situation of Congress is Gujarat is laughable. It is like a person who hates someone, but doesn’t have enough wherewithal in him to do anything positive, so he uses everything negative to win. But somehow, his own inability is so acute, which obviously he doesn’t realize, that
All the Modi baiters have a problem. They have been promoting the story that Gujarat’s administrative machinery is heavily weighed against the Muslims, and so – the Muslims are scared and not safe in that state. Is that really so? Well, in answer to an RTI filed by Times of
ModiHere are some interesting and often little known facts about Narendra Modi, who is being voted in almost every media poll to be the next Prime Minister, despite the vilifying campaign against him by the media at large. (Source – Quora [http://www.quora.com/India/What-are-some-of-the-most-mind-blowing-facts-about-Narendra-Modi?srid=h05U&st=ns]
Modi during campaigning in GujaratThe latest India Today-ORG opinion poll [http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/modi-is-invincible-in-gujarat-india-today-org-survey/1/226194.html] shows that BJP will see an increase of 11 seats in Gujarat taking the seat counts to 128 out of a total of 182 seats. On the other hand, Congress – which
The Jangipur Lok Sabha seat became vacant as Pranab Mukherjee became the President. So his son, Abhijit Mukherjee contested it and barely scrapped through. BJP’s Sudhangshu Biswas polled 85,887 votes, which is 10% of the votes. It seems that last time, BJP got 2%. This time, Pranab’s
In an interesting article [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/all-that-matters/And-the-peoples-choice-is--/articleshow/14539995.cms] in TOI, Chetan Bhagat suggests that he ran a poll on his Facebook page asking people to vote for the person Who should be India’s PM?. The choices were simple – Narendra Modi or Rahul
Narmada Canal being CoveredJust as Modi’s critics go on ad nauseum with their mindless criticism, he goes on working on ways to improve the lot of his people and state. Not only is he pragmatic and not prone to unnecessary Government – he is also pretty innovative. Or rather he
Its Blue everywhereRed Calcutta – or Kolkatta for the hard-core Bongs – changed its color in 2012. It was being painted Blue by Mamta Bannerjee, and with a vengeance. All the bridges, the road dividers, the bus stops and the Government building were given a new coat. Interestingly, in this city of
Tushar Vashisht and Mathew CherianTwo guys, Tushar Vashisht and Mathew Cherian – one an Investment Banker who studied at University of Pennsylvania and other from MIT – came to India to work at the UID project. Recently, there was a big debate (see Sushma Swaraj’s speech in the Indian Parliament below)
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
For last two years, at Drishtikone, we have presented predictions for the coming years. And it is interesting to see how they have stacked up. Last year also we made some predictions [https://www.drishtikone.com/drishtikone-predictions-2008/]. Let us first review them a bit and then look at how the
Dr. Singh, India’s PM is an enigmatic person. He seems honest but some statements he makes, specially at election times, are downright asinine! He has never been elected. He fought only one election which he lost. That was from West Delhi. He made a speech there where he is
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