PM Modi’s massive Sikh outreach

April 25, 2022

Ahead of voting in Punjab Assembly elections in 2022, thirty-eight prominent Sikh representatives met the Prime Minister at his residence and felicitated him for declaring December 26 as “Veer Baal Divas” in the memory of the Chhote Sahibzaade (younger sons) of the 10th Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh and reopening...

The Modi report card on inflation: Part II

April 18, 2022

External geopolitical factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war and the resultant supply chain disruptions have led to an increase in the prices of several essential items such as energy, food, and metals. Some argue that since India imports a fraction of its Oil from Russia, the ongoing crisis there should...

Inflation: The Modi report card

April 11, 2022

Today’s inflationary surge is global in nature and is being felt by most advanced economies (AEs), emerging markets, and developing economies (EMDEs). During the last two years, most Central banks followed easy money policies, with most governments announcing massive stimulus packages, to repair the ravages unleashed by a debilitating pandemic,...

The Birbhum massacre and Mamata’s ‘Didigiri’: Part II

April 4, 2022

There have been multiple occasions when the West Bengal Government has withheld permissions for programmes involving RSS-BJP leaders in the past, sighting flimsy reasons, be it denying permission to Mohan Bhagwat for an address at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in 2017 or denying Amit Shah’s chopper to land at a...

The Birbhum massacre and Mamata’s ‘didigiri’

March 28, 2022

The Birbhum massacre happened on March 21, 2022 but West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the families of the victims at Bogtui village in Birbhum district, only more than 72 hours later, on March 24, 2022, showcasing Mamata’s criminal apathy and complete collapse of law and order machinery in...

The Modi juggernaut is unstoppable

March 14, 2022

BJP’s stellar victories in Assembly Elections in 2022, with BJP retaining power in all four States where it contested as incumbent and improving its performance in Punjab, has been nothing short of magical. In Uttar Pradesh (UP), this is the first government to get re-elected in UP in 37 years....

Operation Ganga: PM’s strategic resolve and humanitarian efforts

March 7, 2022

Operation Ganga is unique as it has entailed going into an active war zone and evacuating people, despite air-space being closed. Land borders between Ukraine and neighbouring countries like Romania, Hungary, Poland, Moldova and Slovakia are increasingly being sealed. The world is still not out of the COVID pandemic-induced stress,...

One India, one health: Ayushman Bharat

February 28, 2022

Ayushman Bharat is bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities by ensuring last-mile delivery. With over 130 crore Aadhaar numbers, 118 crore mobile subscribers, about 80 crore internet users and over 44 crore Jan Dhan bank accounts, India stands out as the only country in the world,with such a...

India’s disinvestment journey, BJP vs Congress: Part II

February 21, 2022

PM Modi, in his speech in Parliament, last year, outlined why it was not tenable to have Indian Administrative Service officers (“babus”) run enterprises of all kinds. During the run-up to the 2014 election too, Modi repeatedly emphasized that the government has no business to be in business. And while...

India’s disinvestment journey: BJP versus Congress

February 14, 2022

The Modi government has allocated Rs 9259 crore to Air India Assets Holding Limited (AIAHL), a government-owned special purpose vehicle set up to handle Air India’s (AI) debt and non-core assets, for the next financial year starting from April 1, 2022, as per the Union Budget 2022-23. The revised estimate...