Tag: Narendra Modi
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Congress rakes up Gujarat riots over Sajjan Kumar’s conviction
New Delhi : Stating that conviction of party leader Sajjan Kumar in an 1984 anti-Sikh riots case should not be politicised, the Congress on Monday raked up the 2002 Gujarat riots demanding punishment for BJP leaders alleged to be involved in the communal violence that claimed over 1,000 lives. On a day when the Delhi…
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India, Maldives to deepen Indian Ocean security cooperation, increase trade
New Delhi : India and the Maldives on Monday agreed to deepen cooperation to maintain peace and security in the Indian Ocean region as New Delhi extended lines of credit worth $1.4 billion to the archipelago nation following delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih here. The two sides…
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How real is the ‘TruModi’ bromance? (Book Review)
By Arun Kumar, Book: Open Embrace: India-US ties in the Age of Modi and Trump; Author: Varghese K. George; Publisher: Penguin Random House India; Price: Rs 599. Donald Trump’s “America First” politics with its anti-Islamism focus and Narendra Modi’s nationalist agenda forged by the so-called “Hindutva Strategic Doctrine” make the two so dissimilar world leaders…
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Next, a presidential contest between Modi and Rahul
By Amulya Ganguli, By setting in motion the process of undoing the pronounced pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tilt in Indian politics when the party secured a majority in the Lok Sabha and ruled at one time over 19 states, the voters of the three heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have sent out…
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The economy is moving in the right trajectory
By Frank F Islam, In this year’s Ease of Doing Business report, India moved up 23 positions to reach 77th — the highest the country has ever been placed in the 15-year history of the survey. India must continue its journey on that path until it ranks at or near the top of the ranked…
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Modi terms minority reservation act of treason
Hyderabad : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said attempts to provide reservation to minorities are betrayal with the nation and an insult to the framers of the Indian Constitution. Addressing an election rally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), he called for defeating any such move to protect the country’s unity. Hitting out at the…
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‘JAI’ okay if it promotes peace: China
By Gaurav Sharma, Beijing : China on Monday reacted cautiously to the trilateral meet between India, Japan and the US on the sidelines of the just-concluded G20 summit, saying Beijing was okay to such a set-up if it did not disturb peace in the region. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
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Public healthcare in India: Need to move from ‘biggest’ to ‘finest’
By Frank Islam, India’s public healthcare system is sick. In late September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration launched Ayushman Bharat, meaning Long Life India, to address this illness. This initiative, which has been described as the “world’s biggest healthcare programme” will insure more than 500 million Indian citizens who currently have no coverage. Will “Modicare”,…
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G20: India presents 9-point agenda to deal with fugitive economic offenders
Buenos Aires : India has called for a strong and active cooperation across G-20 countries — including in legal processes for effective freezing of proceeds of crime and early return of offenders — to deal with fugitive economic offenders and facilitate asset recovery. Presenting a nine-point action programme against fugitive economic offenders at the second…
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Modi wants to destroy unauthorized colonies: Satyendar
New Delhi : A day after the Centre allowed the CBI to prosecute him, Delhi Urban Development Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wanted to raze down unauthorized colonies and render people homeless. “Being the Urban Development Minister of Delhi, I am under oath to get the unauthorized colonies authorized.…