'Modi's charisma and appeal is unparalleled.' 'Yogi has his own appeal and people connect.' 'He is seen as trustworthy, hardworking and honest.' 'People feel that these qualities are both common to Yogi and Modi.'
'It will be wrong to raise the expectations of tribals because of a tribal President. 'Tribal issues have not been resolved for 150 years.'
'But will there be matching action as far as tribals are concerned on the ground?'
'Even during the worst days during the 1990s, India was dealing with the Taliban.'
'It would be a huge mistake to think that Gorbachev's reforms did not achieve anything.' 'We all live in the world, which is in many respects a result of Glasnost and Perestroika.'
Ninong Ering, the MP from Arunachal East, wants to meet his tribesfolk across the border in China. But he is not going to make that trip on a stapled visa, unlike the 'backdoor entry to China' made by some BJP MPs in the past.
'The sanctions are biting him.' 'He also has a chance to come out into the world and reshape his nation.'
'When the adversary has tasted what you can do, he is going to be more experienced in countering how the Indians think.' 'He will go back, rework and come back.'
'By killing innocent people, they are using Sun Tzu's tactics of 'kill one, terrify thousands.'
'Dr Abdullah is fine and in good spirits,' says National Conference Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone.
'The aim of Russian policy is to reform European security, stop NATO expansion and in a more general sense -- set up the new rules of relations between the great powers.' 'From this perspective. the invasion of Ukraine is quite pointless.'
'If things don't work on the ground and they continue moving at this pace, it will vanish.'
'China would want to take a tougher stance against India forming those strategic partnerships and prevent Quad from becoming a military alliance.'
Akanksha Mary Balmuchu from Jharkhand's Ho tribe is starting a Master's programme in climate change in the UK. When she walks into campus, she fulfils not only her dream, but that of her grandmother.
'We can expect heightened belligerence from China.'
'In the 1971 War my battalion suffered 4 casualties after fighting for 14 days.' 'In Operation Blue Star, I lost 19 men in just one hour.'
'The police will give weightage to the socially strong.' 'The dominant caste is usually a powerful person, while the scheduled caste is normally powerless.' 'That is why FIRs are not registered.' 'Most of these complaints are by very poor people against very rich powerful people.'
'Anyone can come and anyone can go.' 'There is no ideology or vision that differentiates one party from another.'
'The Congress is trying to cover up their anti-incumbency by highlighting the Dalit CM factor.'
'An unconventional war cannot be fought by conventional means,' says Lieutenant General D B Shekatkar (retd).
'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.'
'If the Congress wants to keep the ship afloat, it will have to bury the differences.'
'Entry and qualification must not be through concession and must be reserved for only those who meet the stringent standards of the institution'.
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is for protection and education of girl child
'We have to keep that in mind and have plan A B C D because the trust factor with Pakistan or China is very low.'
Colonel Ajay Kothiyal, Kirti Chakra, Shaurya Chakra, is one of the most decorated soldiers to join politics. He still has two bullets lodged inside his body sustained in a gun battle with terrorists in J&K.
'India is not going to accept whatever the Chinese say. That is not going to happen.'
'The PLA has continued to do exercises and drills and recently carried out air exercises with fighter jets.'
Major Beena Tiwari was the only woman in the 99-member medical team at the Indian Army's field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey.
'Log kehte hai desh to humne Modi ko diya hua hai, par pradesh nahi diya hai (we have given Modi the mandate to run the nation, not the state).'
'Outside the core voter base of upper caste Hindus, there is a large section unhappy with the performance of the BJP.'
'If our troops on the frontlines were sleeping for two hours, they can perhaps now sleep for 2.5 hours because when the adversary is right in front, then you can't even blink your eyes, you have to be absolutely alert.'
'There is no such thing as ultimate survivability.'
'It's all comparative -- who outperforms, who uses tactics, who optimises technology to the best is what makes the difference.'
'Keeping Kashmir out of the informal summit does not mean that they have given up their strategic interest.'
'The Chinese are retaining geostrategic pressure on India by keeping troops there and building infrastructure continually.'
'The wise men learn lessons in war.' 'The smart men learn lessons from others, it's only the foolish who learn the wrong lesson.'
'In this election, the only thing that is going to matter is which caste aligns with which coalition.'
'Imagine for a soldier -- first you conquer territory after fighting a fierce battle, suffer casualties and then you are ordered to come back to your side of the International Border in India.'
'I set out really early because it gets very hot.' 'The soles of my feet burn by the time I have finished going house to house on foot.'
'Safest' looks like a phone booth, but is a state-of-the-art mobile COVID-19 testing lab.
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