'In AAP, those who are in charge of a particular state provide information to Arvind Kejriwal. 'In the BJP, several organisations convey what is happening on the ground to the top leadership.' 'There are so many channels through which issues are being understood.'
'Kalinga Nagar was a shock to everybody'\n
\n'How we acquit ourselves in the next couple of years will decide the fate of all these projects coming up,' says BJD MP Jay Panda.
'Is China's intention not clear?' 'Do we still think that if we are nice to China, it will be good to us?'
'It is a terrible time, but yet there are enough examples of the goodness of people.'
'Rezang La was a unique battle.' 'It was not a large scale battle like the Battle of Kohima which involved a large number of troops.' 'Here there was just a company that fought it out till the last man.'
'Quake didn't cause much change in geography,'says Dr Stuart Sipkin, Director, World Data Centre for Seismology at the US Geological Survey.
'Both Russia and the USA seek New Delhi's friendship, because for both -- Russia and the USA -- India is a certain counterbalance to China.'
'If one island gets wiped out it will be the loss of an entire culture, a whole tradition.'
'However, a lot of preparatory work would have to go in and China must be prepared to announce an end to the standoff by disengaging from the remaining areas along the LAC.'
'Modi wants to go down in history not necessarily as India's first overtly Hindu RSS pracharak prime minister, but as a world statesman who built the idea of India as a great nation.'
'If things don't work on the ground and they continue moving at this pace, it will vanish.'
'I had done 23 years of very satisfying service -- 10 years in the police and 13 years in the Enforcement Directorate.' 'I had done law enforcement and thought the next step should be towards contributing to make good laws.'
'The mandir-masjid issue led to a lot of blood, pain and anguish on both sides. It scarred this nation.' 'It is time to educate ourselves and move on.'
'China would want to take a tougher stance against India forming those strategic partnerships and prevent Quad from becoming a military alliance.'
'India has no shortage of money. It's people with certain types of expertise, commitment -- we have a shortage of,' says Devesh Kapur, associate professor at Harvard.
'The government needs to think if a draconian, outdated and colonial law is needed in a democratic, multi religious, diverse country governed by a democratic government.'
'We have to be equally vigilant in the central sector which is where Barahoti lies and also in the Joshimath area.'
'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.'
'There are three pillars of concern: The expansion of Hindu majoritarianism, the concentration of executive power and decay of independent institutions, and curbs on free expression and dissent.'
'If it is proved that a Ram temple was demolished and on the same place a masjid was constructed, I think we have got no right to be there for a moment.'
'If Ranil Wickremesinghe starts repressing and suppressing the protesters who represent the people, that will pose a danger for him to continue in office.'
'Both Modi and Yogi are contesting this election together.' 'Both bring their individual strengths to BJP in UP.'
'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.'
'The people of Jammu and Kashmir are your own people. Do not use them as cannon fodder in your laboratory.'
'The central BJP has worked out an arrangement -- Yogi manages the state while Modi manages the Centre.'
'The wise men learn lessons in war.' 'The smart men learn lessons from others, it's only the foolish who learn the wrong lesson.'
'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.'
'The adversary will always exploit India's anti-national elements.'
'Culture is our asset. Culture is our identity.' 'Wherever you go in India, every millimetre can be measured with culture.' 'There is so much to see that even one life is not enough.'
'No one in Sri Lanka could afford to stay at home, everyone came onto the street.'
'India has given assistance that we required, otherwise we would not have been able to survive this far.'
'The Rajapaksas have been in active politics for decades and survived many challenges, but they seem to have misread this one.'
'We can expect heightened belligerence from China.'
'We would have faced many more Galwans had Indian troops not reacted and retaliated the way they did.'
'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.'
More rural women are having babies in government hospitals. Facilities have improved, but Bihar has is a long way to go in public health.
'We can't be outliers. We can't be bystanders. We have to be players.' 'The Taliban also need India to balance the winners in this game.'
'Congress leaders don't believe in themselves and in the potential of the party.' 'Unless they have faith in themselves, only then will the public have faith in them.'
'Outside the core voter base of upper caste Hindus, there is a large section unhappy with the performance of the BJP.'
Kanyakumari is the tip of India and will convey the symbol that from the tip of India, the Congress is on its way up.
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