'Rajiv is not to be blamed, but Congress is to be blamed'

Mani Shankar Aiyar says the Congress party and not then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was responsible for unlocking the Babri Masjid gates and claimed that the "Bharatiya Janata Party-planted" Arun......

Did Rajiv Gandhi Open Babri Masjid's Locks?

Of course, since it was in power, the Congress was responsible for the unlocking of the gates. But who in the Congress? The Congress chief minister of UP, or the Congress president and prime......

When President Wanted To Get Rid Of Rajiv Gandhi

Gianiji had crafted his moves with the meticulous planning of a chess grandmaster.He did not know whether a checkmate was feasible, as his time was running out, but he wanted Rajiv Gandhi to smell......

How The BJP Has Changed Under Modi-Shah

The BJP at 43 is a work in progress, with total ideological continuity and much substantive change in political method and style, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party Supremo......

Minimum government? It starts right here!

The Modi government is committed to the same path of maximum government that all previous governments had taken, illustrated well by the strongman approach it has taken to 'fixing' loss-making PSUs......

Vibrant Gujarat man is India Inc's PMO pointsman

Industry captains now directly get in touch with the Prime Minister’s Office for issues that need quick resolution. For them, the go-to person in PMO is a bureaucrat from Gujarat Prime......

Budget 2012: Live from the Lok Sabha

While presenting the Budget for 2012-13, the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will have to do a balancing act, by raising taxes on some items such as cars, consumer goods and cement to raise......

An interview with Rama Prasad Goenka

After retiring from active life, the founder of RPG Enterprises reflects on various prime ministers the country's had and the highlights of his relations with them. Rama Prasad Goenka, founder of......