Rahul Gandhi has visited 11 Hindu temples in Gujarat in the last 50 days, but one the elections are over, the Congress party will return to its old agenda. As per one report, Rahul Gandhi has visited eleven Hindu temples in Gujarat in the last 50 days. This number is likely to have exceeded the…
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The RSS roadmap is clear after Mohan Bhagwat’s Dussehra speech
At his foundation day/Dussehra speech in Nagpur, chief Mohan Bhagwat has shown the roadmap, and it’s clear that RSS is here to stay and excel. On Vijayadashami, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) turned 92. It was founded in 1925 by Dr K.B. Hedgewar by bringing together a few youngsters. Since then, it has grown continuously,…
Who was Laxmanrao Inamdar?
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is a unique organization that has provided a battery of social and political leaders to the country over last four generations. While some of them have come to limelight, attained glory in India and world over, most of them remain anonymous and faceless. Late Shri Laxmanrao Inamdar, who was fondly called…
With women, gen-next leaders and new entrants, the cabinet reshuffle eyes 2019 and beyond
With less than two years to general elections, the BJP is rewarding performance, and fine tuning social equations with the cabinet reshuffle. We can modify the famous quote of Heraclitus, “There is nothing permanent except change” to “there is nothing constant except surprises,” as far as the decisions of PM Modi and BJP President Amit…
‘Act East’ and the Burgeoning India-Indonesia Entente
Making its “Act East” policy more robust, India has now decided to hold its first-ever joint air combat exercise with Indonesia. And boosting maritime security cooperation, India has additionally offered to train sailors from Indonesia in submarine operations. The two countries also agreed to cooperate in defence manufacturing and to expand military-to-military cooperation. Indonesian President…
Modi deserves to be hailed for gifting India a bold foreign policy in 2016
By Harsh Pant The year 2016 will be long remembered for the decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to nullify Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, and replace them with newly designed, more secure Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes. This scheme is perhaps one of the most far-reaching policy decisions taken by any Indian…
Modi deserves credit for ending India’s hypocrisy with Israel
By Harsh Pant Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has just concluded his six-day trip to India. And it is anticipated that in a historic first, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Israel in January 2017 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. He will become the first prime minister…
No meddling between India-Pakistan: Making sense of Theresa May’s visit
By Harsh V Pant British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in India on November 6 on her first bilateral visit outside Europe to reinvigorate the India-UK strategic partnership. She has suggested that her three-day maiden visit to India shows the importance of the UK and India bilateral ties which will be a true celebration of…