Vajpayee, a master of realpolitik

'I was present at a meeting where he decided to permit the IAF to strike at Pakistan positions in Kargil, with the caveat that they should not cross the LoC.''Confident that the Indian Army would......

Mulayam meets Sukhbir Badal, fuels talks of Third Front

A day after pledging support to the United Progressive Alliance, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday met Shiromani Akali Dal leader and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh......

Charan Singh's legacy: The pursuit of power and policy

It has been almost a month since Ajit Singh was sworn in as India's civil aviation minister. Many Indians may be unaware that Ajit Singh owes his political influence to the fact he is his father......