BMS, BKS and SJM are trying to forge common cause with outfits on the other side of the ideological divide over the government's policies they are not in agreement with.
The party also expects opposition parties to help its agenda by raising the issue of making the video footage of surgical strikes public.
The meeting comes as India continues its attempts to isolate Pakistan in the South Asian region after the attack on its army camp in Uri.
The development comes after four of the eight member states -- India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh -- decided to pull out.
After terror attack, Mumbai red alert, a large posse of officials to fly down with PM, reports Archis Mohan.
New Delhi has reached out to neighbours like seldom before while singling Islamabad for criticism at international forums.
Ministers will travel to different countries across the world, mostly where no ministerial visits have taken place in the last 20 to 25 years, to establish 'sampark' (contact) and 'samvad' (communication).
The seats identified are from Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and the Northeast.
The central government has drafted a law to restrict wombs for hire, and there is much to be said on all sides.
Government strategists are trying to ensure that the requisite 16 of the 31 states ratify the Bill by the end of this month
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
Jaitley remained steadfast in not caving in to sustained Opposition pressure.
For the government to meet its GST roll-out deadline of April 1, 2017, the states will have to ratify the Bill before Parliament's winter session, starting November.
Breaking a long tradition, the PMO has ensured that specific divisions in each ministry are allocated to junior ministers.
Top Congress sources said they would not hold up the Bill.
Last week, a Rajya Sabha committee had allocated five hours for discussion on GST.
Series of controversies related to Dalit issues have come at a time when the BJP has launched a massive campaign to win back Uttar Pradesh.
In its manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had criticised the Congress-led UPA regime for "policy and decision paralysis".
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
Though the Cabinet reshuffle on July 5 has a clear stamp of the Prime Minister's Office, the changes have also increased the coherence between the Bharatiya Janata Party, the government and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
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