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Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not a monster…

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Jaswant Singh, a senior BJP leader, tried to achieve two objectives form his book, “Jinnah”. The first was to put the record straight; Mohammad Ali Jinnah was not the only one responsible for the partition of India. But the second objective is far more potent, i.e. to destroy the reputation of Congress Party’s leadership. Of [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics, Indo-Pak relations | Tagged: Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq, British supervision, Chief Minister of Punjab, Chief Minister of undivided Bengal, Choudhary Khaliquzzaman, Congress Party, Indian subcontinent, Jaswant Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru, Jinnah, Mahatma Gandhi, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Muslim League, Muslim Pakistan, Muslims, Partition of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, senior BJP leader, Sikandar Hayat Khan | Leave a Comment »

The majesty of Indian government taking oath of office

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Indians should be proud of their democracy and the majesty of its traditions. Last Friday, May 22, 2009, the elected members of the UPA (United Progressive Alliance) and the opposition Members of Parliament gathered in the Ashoka Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in central Delhi for the swearing-in ceremony. The historic Ashoka Hall was packed [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: Ashoka Hall, cabinet ministers, Congress Party, Congress-led government, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Indian Government, Indian leadership, Indians, Jawaharlal Nehru, majesty of Indian government, Members of Parliament, Pratibha Patil, President of India, Presidential Guard, Prime Minister of India, Rashtrapati Bhavan, swearing-in ceremony, United Progressive Alliance, UPA | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VIII

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and his administration had a profound impact on India’s image around the world. He was himself a consummate diplomat. Rao understood the importance of nation’s foreign policy and its impact on the domestic growth. He implemented his life-long agenda of unshackling the Indian economy. He was the first non [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: 'confidence vote', 11th Lok Sabha, 1993 Mumbai Bombings, Arjun Singh, Babri Masjid, Babri Mosque, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief Minister of Karnataka, communal violence, Congress Party, Deve Gowda, Father of Modern India, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Minister of India, Gandhi Family, General Elections, H D Deve Gowda, hung parliament, India’s foreign policy, Indian Economy, Indian National Congress, international media, Israel, Kashmir insurgency, Look East foreign policy, Madhavsinh Solanki, Ministry of Home Affairs, Muslim extremists, Muslim underworld's retaliation, Narasimha Rao, Narayan Dutt Tiwari, Nehru-Gandhi, Nuclear power, P V Narasimha Rao, Partition of India, President of India, Prime Minister, Prime Minister Rao, Punjab militancy, Rao administration, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Vajpayee, VHP, Vishva Hindu Parishad | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VII

Posted on April 14, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in the evening of the first day of balloting on May21, 1991, stunned the nation and the world. We were in Syracuse, New York at that time, everyone looked shocked and apprehensive. I was not all that shocked because Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv Gandhi were busy playing with [...]

Filed under: Indian Politics | Tagged: "bubba", Bill Clinton, Bush administration, Chanakya, Congress Party, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Fabian ideologies, Finance Minister of India, George Bush senior, Harry Truman, Hope-Arkansas, India, India’s foreign policy, Indira Gandhi, Indo-US relations, insurgents in Assam, James Baker, Jimmy Carter, Kashmir, Khalistanis, Left Front, May 1998 explosions, Modern India, Narasimha Rao, Nehru-Gandhi cabal, New York, Pakistan lobby, Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India, Punjab, Rajiv Gandhi, Reserve Bank of India, secessionists from Kashmir, Sri Lanka, Syracuse, The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, transatlantic relationships, United States of America, V P Singh, voters of India, white man, World War | Leave a Comment »

The evolution of India’s foreign policy – Part VI

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Pavan Gupta

Vishwanath Pratap Singh and his National Front formed a minority government on December 2, 1989 with outside support from Bharatiya Janata Party and the communists from the left. This was not a viable government to begin with. Just the opposition to Rajiv Gandhi was not enough reason to hold these disparate groups of over-ambitious politicians [...]

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