Opinion | Rajat Sharma on why Pakistan is not granting consular access to Jadhav
January 09, 2018 20:57 ISTThe External Affairs Ministry in Delhi dismissed the video as "propagandistic exercise" which "simply carries no credibility".
The External Affairs Ministry in Delhi dismissed the video as "propagandistic exercise" which "simply carries no credibility".
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis chose not to commit the mistake done by his counterpart in neighbouring Gujarat, where police took action against Dalits, and this gave rise to emergence of local Dalit leaders.
In the last 70 years of independence, political parties had been taking donations from corporates and individuals, and most of the money was unaccounted.
Clearly, Pakistan is doing this to assuage US concerns, similarly like the cosmetic "house arrest" of Hafiz Saeed last year.
Police is now on the lookout of the absconding restro-bar managers and owners, but the deaths of 14 people have laid bare the venality of the entire system that includes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the fire brigade and police.
If Kulbhushan Jadhav is alright, he has not been tortured, then what is the problem in providing him consular access?
For the last 29 years, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh had been avoiding visits to Noida because of the widespread superstition that any CM visiting Noida loses his or her seat soon after.
Few people will try to understand that it was the Supreme Court which had described the 2G licence allotments as "arbitrary, capricious and contrary to public interest", and had cancelled all 122 licences.
The Centre should first concentrate on removing polluting industries from the banks of Ganga, and then think of "revisiting" centuries-old Hindu traditions.
In his speeches, Rahul incessantly attacked Modi's Gujarat model, but 49 per cent of voters in Gujarat voted for Modi.
The victory in Gujarat reinforces the trust people had in Modi's leadership, and the hopes of Modi's opponents have been dashed.
While it appeared initially that Patidars' anger could harm BJP, it was Modi who changed the atmosphere in the final lap of campaigning.
Congress leaders like Anand Sharma have been posing questions based on rumours, and one should be aware about the sources trying to create unnecessary panic among bank depositors.
Modi always thinks originally, has innovative ideas and implements them suddenly. When denied a roadshow, the Prime Minister opted for an airshow to the delight of his fans and supporters.
One expects experienced administrators like Dr Singh and Hamid Ansari to avoid getting caught in such a trap, and if they do, they should admit the same.
Right from the time when Sonia Gandhi used the phrase 'maut ke saudagar' to the 'khoon ki dalali' remark by Rahul Gandhi, Modi read out names of almost all senior Congress leaders who had hurled abuses at him.
The Congress leadership did the right thing in first asking Aiyar to apologize, and later suspending him from the primary membership of the party.
The question now is under whose pressure did Kapil Sibal tell the Supreme Court that he wanted the hearing to be deferred till 2019?
Kapil Sibal's request in SC comes on the eve of polling in Gujarat, where the party is trying to prove Rahul's identity as a devout "janeu" wearing Hindu and a devotee of Lord Shiva.
Mani Shanker Aiyar has this knack of making a funny remark at the wrong time. He sought to compare Rahul's ascension with Aurangzeb.
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