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THE FIRE IN AGNIPATH

June 22, 2022

The Agnipath scheme is off to a fiery start given the protests across the country, especially in Telangana, Bihar and the national capital. The Congress led a delegation to the Rashtrapati Bhavan complaining that no one was consulted before the announcement, the scheme was not presented before the Parliament Standing...

CAN AGNIPATH BE A GAME CHANGER?

June 17, 2022

The Government has announced its game changing new recruitment drive for the armed forces. Called Agnipath the aim is to recruit 46,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen annually, starting from September 2022. All other recruitment drives for the armed forces will be cancelled. The Agnipath will recruit personnel between the ages...

Will the ED summons help Brand Rahul?

June 16, 2022

The merits of the case aside, will the optics of Rahul Gandhi’s three days in a row trek to the Enforcement Directorate’s Office help his flagging image as a leader? The jury is divided on that one, but the joke within the BJP Headquarters is that since Rahul Gandhi is...

FROM NON-APPOINTMENTS TO DISAPPOINTMENTS

June 15, 2022

The Congress saga of non-appointments turning to crushing disappointments continues with Haryana MLA Kuldip Bishnoi’s vote against the party in the recent Rajya Sabha elections. Apparently, he had sought a meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi recently and even told Ajay Maken not to count on his vote if this...

BRING CONVERSATION BACK TO TV STUDIOS

June 10, 2022

The BJP has come down heavily on two of its spokespersons following a sharp rebuke from Qatar for their anti-Islamic diatribe. The question really is if this was a one-off move (giving in to external pressure) or is the BJP serious about reigning in some of its motor mouths. And...

TEAM RAHUL DOMINATES THE CONGRESS RAJYA SABHA LIST

June 1, 2022

The Congress has come out with its Rajya Sabha list, creating a lot of heartburn within the party. Incidentally even the BJP came out with its list but that’s not creating such a buzz for the simple reason that within the BJP there is little point in creating a ruckus...

RED LINES IN THE AGE OF TECH

May 25, 2022

Last week the India Foundation held a conclave on the MetaVerse. Speaking at the event which had a robot as a co-compere, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Civil Aviation quipped that soon they would not be needing him to come and address the gathering, as there will come a time...

‘CHINTA’ ABOUT THE CHINTIN SHIVIR

May 18, 2022

There was a lot of hype and coverage around the Congress Party’s introspection meet, or the Chintin Shivir held in Udaipur recently. But let us take a look as to whether this exercise was worth the hype. Yes on paper decisions were taken. Such as the one to deny more...

SHOULD POLITICIANS PUBLICISE THEIR TIME OFF?

May 11, 2022

After a video showing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi partying at a nightclub in Nepal went viral, this sparked off a debate as to whether politicians should be seen frequenting nightclubs and taking time off. Of course, the bots and the trolls went after Rahul Gandhi since the timing of this...

CAN THE UPA BE REINVENTED?

May 4, 2022

After Prashant Kishor’s failed talks with the Congress the focus is once again on what the Opposition can do to revive the UPA. For if the Modi juggernaut is to be countered then it cannot be left to the Congress alone. The entire UPA has to come together and fight...

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