Here are his top 10 quotes from the event
'We are no longer striving for a strategic partnership. We have arrived at one.'
Perhaps, the most misunderstood aspect is the role of the state.
'He is still compulsively an operations man. Just a whiff of a live operation, and he is back in the field, at least in his mind. That is why the immediate decision to send the NSG to Pathankot.' 'But there is a difference between classical intelligence or counter-terror operation and dealing with a larger threat to a place as sensitive and sprawling as an air force base. This is what led to confusion and mix-ups,' says Shekhar Gupta.
There is little scope for significant monetary easing even in the next fiscal year.
The Obama administration has christened his vision of Indo-US ties that has overcome the "hesitations of history" and working for the betterment of the global good as "Modi Doctrine".
'Children should be brought up connected to our culture and should be introduced to characters from our mythologies. What is this Baa Baa Black Sheep?'
Ajai Shukla presents an action plan for Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fix the systemic weaknesses in defence.
Is it possible to extend lifespans to, say, 120 years, or longer, asks Devangshu Datta.
Vikram J Singh, the highest-ranking Indian American at the Pentagon is quitting his administration job to head up the national security division at the Center for American Progess -- a Washington, DC progressive think tank with close links to President Obama -- which has at its helm another Indian American, Neera Tanden.
The problem can be met, according to Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director of India Development Foundation, by the government tapping into its own land holdings.
'Who put the fear of god into Imran Khan and how it happened we do not know, but the great cricketer panicked and called Mahathir to regret that he cannot attend the KL Summit,' notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
In a strong warning to those disrupting border peace, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said the country will not hesitate in retaliating if someone fires first and asserted the government is ready to talk to Pakistan over PoK and not Kashmir.
Obstacles in development of SEZs will be removed.
'The wheel does not need to be reinvented.' 'The question is whether we are prepared to put our shoulder to it to make it turn.'
The number of people, the average age and the smartness of the people, willingness to work hard and the fundamental culture of working, will work in our favour, said Kal Raman, CEO of Solutionstar, in an interview to Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com.
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BSE auto index surged 2%, capital goods, healthcare and oil & gas indices also up.
A workshop on the LGBTQ+ community throws light on challenges they face. Meghna Chadha reports.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the electorate in Jharkhand to give a decisive mandate to Bharatiya Janata Party for a strong and stable government in the state and not opt for a coalition as "thekedars" (contractors) will then enjoy all power.
Without strategising together, Jayalalithaa's successor, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, and M Karunanidhi's son-cum-successor, M K Stalin, have used tough-talking on seat-sharing with allies, to replace charisma that they purportedly lacked, during the run-up to the assembly polls scheduled for April 6, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
'The biggest takeaway is that the US-India relationship, which has sputtered a bit in recent months, enjoyed a big boost.'
The regulator said that it is vested within its purview to regulate the bank account for payment systems and the settlement systems are finally posted in the books of account of banks with the RBI to attain settlement finality.
They'll be increasingly define everything from products to politics of this country.
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