Lieutenant Commander Prerana Pravin Deosthalee will lead an all-male crew. She is currently the first lieutenant of INS Chennai, the missile destroyer that rescued a foreign merchant ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last week.
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'We failed as a country because those who should have been there to say goodbye did not show up.'
'The party is breaking stereotypes by not inviting senior leaders to become chief ministers.' 'No other party has had the guts to do this.'
'...to prevent this episode from disrupting ongoing cooperation.' 'The discovery of this plot had the potential to derail much of what has been achieved in the relationship during this administration's tenure -- I don't think that fact has been sufficiently appreciated in India.'
'When the Executive can do whatever they want, why bother having an election?'
'The biggest change that the BJP can initiate in the run-up to 2024 is appointing new faces as chief ministers.' 'In doing so, it will send a message well beyond 2024.'
'Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Bengal can be the game changers of 2024.'
'...for success like the BJP.' 'The BJP's work for the next election begins the day one election ends.'
'This incident offers ammunition to those inside the US government and elsewhere who question the wisdom of trusting India, so it will have a lasting consequence no matter how it is managed.'
'The BJP is doing politics 24x365, but the Congress revs up only during elections.'
'Every Indian who is concerned about the unity, integrity and the map of India should be worried about this growing divide.'
'US officials must grapple with the possibility that one of its closest partners attempted an extrajudicial killing on its soil.' 'This is not something that friends typically do to friends.'
'He not only immerses himself into the character, but he wears it.' 'He does not let even a fragment of himself show while he's playing the part.'
'The moment the Army approved the script, they told us that they will give their full support and asked us for our full dedication.'
'These are people whom very few give importance and they were doing a mammoth job for the nation.'
'I am grateful that this film has happened, it makes me so proud of the country and of the Indian Army.' Brandy Batliwala, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's eldest grandchild, on the man behind the hero.
'You don't know what you are going to encounter every 10-20 metres.' 'These mountains are unpredictable.'
'We humans may not have not created natural disasters, but we have definitely amplified their impact.'
'Assam Rifles have prevented a large number of genocides and killings.'
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