In the extremely fragile India-Pakistan relationship, flying visits of leaders can prove to be counter-productive. They create completely unrealistic expectations which are invariably dashed on the altar of ground realities and critical national interests, says Sushant Sareen.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday made a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha, accusing them of hurting investors' sentiment by repeatedly disrupting Parliament, triggering a war of words.
'This is not about revering women; this is about women entering politics.' 'This is about women having a say in how State policies have to be shaped.'
Faced with one crisis after another, the beleaguered ruling alliance desperately needs a seasoned politician like Pranab Mukherjee to bail it out, says Anita Katyal
'I urge the government to put aside vendetta politics, and reach out to all sane voices and thinking minds, to steer our economy out of this man-made crisis'
'While they were respectful of the PM, it was clear that as ministers, they owed their positions as much, if not more, to Mrs Gandhi.' 'When attacks were mounted on the PM, there was very little coordinated effort by the Congress, UPA ministers or other politicians to speak up in his favour and strongly defend him.' B K Chaturvedi, Cabinet Secretary during the early years of UPA1, reveals how the Manmohan Singh-Sonia Gandhi equation worked. A riveting excerpt from Chaturvedi's memoir, Challenges Of Governance: An Insider's View
'There was trust, but perhaps there was also this apprehension that given the supreme post of prime minister, Sonia Gandhi felt her authority may be a challenged.'
Amid a row over Natwar Singh's comments about Sonia Gandhi in his book, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said it was a bid to market his product and dismissed his contention that PMO files were sent to the Congress president for approval.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will lead a function in the Central Hall of Parliament on Tuesday to celebrate the country's rich parliamentary legacy and resolve to make India a developed nation by 2047.
Sukanya Verma remembers the Boss in 30 of his underrated, overlooked gems in Hindi film music.
Former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and H D Deve Gowda will not attend the G20 dinner hosted by President Droupadi Murmu for world leaders on Saturday due to 'health reasons'.
Recognising that President Obama's visit was not aimed to achieve immediate goals, a policy brief circulated amongst top strategists and government officials by the PMO suggests building a base for long term India-US relations for 2020.
The leaders agreed to strengthen the multifaceted relations between the two countries.
Singh is conscious of his formidable reputation.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh does not own any land, agricultural or non-agricultural, but owns a 1996 model Maruti 800 car and has movable assets, including fixed deposits, of over Rs 3.87 crore.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had got "spoiled" in the company of the Congress.
Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said the country needs a strong government but not of 'one party with brute majority', and batted for a coalition rule.
Amrit Singh, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's daughter, receives a special award.
He said the 'toxic combination of deep distrust, pervasive fear and a sense of hopelessness in our society' is stifling economic activity and growth.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his predecessor Manmohan Singh on Wednesday greeted each other with folded hands as they came face to face at an event to mark the 2001 parliament attack anniversary.
'The Congress saw Rahul as the natural leader of the party and wanted him to take a larger role'
Noting that terrorism is haunting the Asian and Central Asian regions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday underlined the need for "genuine" cooperation among countries on a global scale to resolutely defeat the menace.
The former prime minister also criticised the current government for 'messing up' the economy.
Corporate honchos on Wednesday expressed confidence that Manmohan Singh as prime minister would take the economic reforms, initiated by him in 1991, to their logical conclusion.\n\n\n\n
Other ministers who have presented five straight annual financial statements include Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha, Manmohan Singh and Morarji Desai.
As curtains draw to a close and a 10-year-long period of providing leadership to the government of India, the prime minister goes out with dignity and grace.
Expressing disappointment over Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's remarks that Islamabad must change its attitude and policies regarding the use of terror as an instrument of state policy, Pakistan has said that Singh's statement has no link with reality and is very regrettable.
Singh asserted that the domestic challenges of India's economy were daunting in their complexity and devastating in their impact on the society.
The unsurprising descent of India's most successful government
The former PM said key national institutions vital for good governance are experiencing unprecedented new strains, India's neighbourhood is far less secured than it was in 2014 and its ties with neighbours deteriorated in the last four years.
BJP and other rivals took the opportunity to slam the Congress and asked that there be no political intervention.
In a major reach-out to the main Opposition, the prime minister invited Gandhi and Singh over tea at his Race Course Road residence around 7 pm.
Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in touch with Bihar Chief Ministers Rabri Devi and her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi.
The scholarship is exclusively for Indians currently based in India to do PhD and MPhil in science and technology, economics and social sciences at St John's College.
The AAP chief also said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi would be to blame if Narendra Modi came back to power.
The University of Cambridge is all set to welcome the first three outstanding Indian students who have been awarded scholarships named after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who graduated from the university in the 1950s.
While the country was high on Holi celebrations on Saturday, it was a quiet day for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Sources in the PMO said there was no particular reason for the Prime Minister keeping away from the celebrations. Singh had in his Holi greetings said that the festival symbolised the country's spirit of togetherness, harmony and tolerance.
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