'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 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 wise men learn lessons in war.' 'The smart men learn lessons from others, it's only the foolish who learn the wrong lesson.'
'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.'
'The people of Jammu and Kashmir are your own people. Do not use them as cannon fodder in your laboratory.'
'We can expect heightened belligerence from China.'
'India's challenge is status quo ante. China's challenge is a face-saving exit'
'India's defining characteristic has been its ability to manage and sustain democratic governance through an accommodation of ethnic, linguistic, and religious diversity.'
'The term 'pro-growth' must be qualified somewhat because, while a rising tide will lift all boats, it will not necessarily do so equally.'
'It is a game of patience. We have to stand firm and tire them out, which we are doing.'
'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.'
'Outside the core voter base of upper caste Hindus, there is a large section unhappy with the performance of the BJP.'
'We are seeing 50% fewer cases now.' 'It is primarily due to the lockdown.'
'No one in Sri Lanka could afford to stay at home, everyone came onto the street.'
'Ambedkar's ideas have their own teeth -- if you don't have an appetite for them, you can't swallow them.'
'By killing innocent people, they are using Sun Tzu's tactics of 'kill one, terrify thousands.'
One of the three Film and Television Institute of India students on indefinite hunger strike has been hospitalised after his blood sugar levels dropped.
'Even during the worst days during the 1990s, India was dealing with the Taliban.'
'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.'
'General Sam Manekshaw looked from left to right and said, "Gentlemen, I have come to have a look at you. I am taking a good look at your faces. When I come back after the war is over, some faces may not be here".'
Having lost her job as a stage dancer for film award shows in the pandemic, Smita Soni learnt how to make organic bath and body products. Archana Masih/Rediff.com met her as she sold her handmade items from the boot of her car with baby on her hip.
'This week will be crucial and we are prepared.'
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.
'If the BJP continues with Nitish as CM, it will not consolidate its position further in future.'
'Since it was the last day of flights, the feeling was weird. There were hardly any aircraft on the ground or in the air.'
'By killing the state BJP secretary and his brother, the aim is to hot up the communal situation and revive militancy in an area which has remained peaceful,' says Sunil Sharma, Kishtwar's BJP MLA.
'After he died the phrase that struck me most about him was that 'Sam restored the izaat of the Army'.' Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Raoul-Sam Daruwala remembers the man behind the uniform.
'Beyond the 'sir' and the 'salute', there was a man who cared about his soldiers and that's what made him a great leader.' Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's grandson Jehan remembers the man who was the soldier's soldier.
'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.'
'This, together with Chinese revisionism, will constitute the major test of the international system.'
'If the Congress wants to keep the ship afloat, it will have to bury the differences.'
'The distrust of traditional political parties in Punjab is an advantage for AAP.'
'As long as we have such partners, Russia cannot be isolated.'
'We have to work for our victories.' 'We have to offer a better alternative governance model.' 'Not just criticise the current government.' 'You have to build bridges, learn from what has gone wrong and create a party for all people.'
'Entry and qualification must not be through concession and must be reserved for only those who meet the stringent standards of the institution'.
Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second highest medal for gallantry for leading a small company of men against a massive Pakistani attack.
'As an actor he was surrounded in stardom, but as a politician he is humble'
'There is a sense of realism in the Pakistan army that if they needled India during the Ladakh standoff, they would have seen a strong retaliation.' 'Pakistan was hoping that India would come out looking weaker in the region and get embarrassed, but that obviously has not happened.'
