'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.'
'... that they should listen to people of the soil of the North East and find a permanent solution to tribal problems.'
'Hatred increases with every killing.' 'It sets one family against another.' 'The sooner it is stopped, the better.'
'This will require statesmanship and not politicking.'
'We must understand that the LAC is a political issue for China, so any action on the LAC will keep India focussed on the LAC which gives China the opportunity for any adventurism in the Indian Ocean.'
'If one crore is sanctioned to make a road, they spend only Rs 40 lakhs and the remaining 60 lakhs is looted by the politician, bureaucrats and the contractor.'
'Being a serving officer or wearing a uniform does not make an officer more competent than one who has retired.'
The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the Army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier.
'The larger intention is to create a political State where there is no opposition.'
'Increased help from China to North East insurgents will create more trouble for us.'
'Please don't think that Kashmiris have accepted the abrogation of Article 370.' 'Please don't misconstrue silence as acceptance.'
'That is the one headline the world is reading about India this week, and it is a potentially damaging story...' 'I don't think a panic mentality has set in, but this story is one that investors and market watchers are absolutely seized with.'
Ambrose D'Mello, the Independent candidate from Bengaluru South, has been on maun vrat for 15 years. He does not own a house, does not wear footwear and sells books to earn a living.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, 21, received the Mahavir Chakra in the 1962 War with China. Such was his valour that a temple and museum stands on the land he died defending in the icy valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
'The pressure to work together is even greater than before, because the Chinese have launched a full-court press on the border, in the region, and globally to advance their geopolitical agenda.'
'While the US-Pakistan relationship has been stabilised, it's still mired in uncertainty.'
Kanyakumari is the tip of India and will convey the symbol that from the tip of India, the Congress is on its way up.
'Khalistanis can be divided into three categories: Firstly, hardcore ideological people. They are microscopic, not even 1%.' 'Secondly, those who consider Khalistan a business.' 'The third category that has built the narrative of Khalistan are those who gain from polarisation.'
'A fragile Sri Lanka will have a serious impact on the security of India.'
'This is a historical moment in the political history of Sri Lanka.' 'You can see the amount of pressure that is coming from the people because nobody addressed the policy blunders, multiple corruption charges and huge scandals.'
'Amritpal is the creation of journalists and the inaction of the government in Punjab.'
'Nitish Kumar's government will be at stake. The JD-U is working with a very thin majority, which is a borrowed majority. With just two seats Nitish Kumar has no moral right to stay on,' says Professor Prabhat Ghosh.
'This week will be crucial and we are prepared.'
A salute to the youngest Param Vir Chakra Awardee, Subedar Major (Honorary Captain) Yogendra Singh Yadav who has retired from the Indian Army.
'Since it was the last day of flights, the feeling was weird. There were hardly any aircraft on the ground or in the air.'
'Those who say that conventional war is a thing of the past or that war is not an option, or that diplomacy alone can prevent war -- are wrong and we see that in Ukraine.'
'What is the purpose of your visit?' the immigration officer at London Heathrow asked Deborah Das.
'For Modi, it's not just winning, but winning with style.'
The Beatles came to Rishikesh to experience Indian spiritualism in 1968. The ashram where they stayed is now a 'Beatles museum'.
'It is because of the bravery of Colonel Santosh Babu and his men that we have not seen a violent escalation anywhere else along the LAC.'
The Grand Old Lady of Yoga V Nanammal was the oldest recipient of the Padma Shri on Republic Day this year. Archana Masih met the nearly 100 year old yoga guru who does not wear glasses, has never been to a doctor and can do age defying twists, hauls and bends.
'The last thing he would want is new tensions with India.'
'Whatever ED officers do -- issue summons, conduct searches or arrest a person -- they have to face the courts.'
'The Modi visit will prove to be the watershed where India and the United States commenced technology trade and transfer.'
'I used to be scared because operating in Kashmir is always fraught with danger.' 'His absence will be felt lifelong.'
'I told them I am a Muslim, you are Sikh, you are Hindu, but we have one country to save.'
'The Centre and state need to take a unified approach and take concerted action before this matter assumes menacing proportions because unemployment, the drug trade and the levels of frustration among the youth make them vulnerable to any maverick who promises something better.'
'The central BJP has worked out an arrangement -- Yogi manages the state while Modi manages the Centre.'
'The fight is between the Congress and Akali Dal.'
'Khalistan would have been in existence today, but for the army.'
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