If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a successor needs to be done early, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
'The PM who is first among equals, who has to listen to others, take their point of view into account and who would have to be a good manager'
'They are fighting it out, but they have deeply traumatised; they are alive and they are carrying on in life.'
'Every Indian who is concerned about the unity, integrity and the map of India should be worried about this growing divide.'
Ramesh stressed that the prime minister should participate in the debate on Manipur.
The government and people of Pakistan extend their 'heartfelt condolences' to Vajpayee's family and to the government and people of India, the spokesman said.
'China is concerned about its impact within Tibet.'
'While the meeting on December 6th was perfectly legal, was it ethical?' asks Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'The prime minister's advisers might have told him that going along with this AIADMK government will damage his image.'
P Chidambaram accused the BJP of making a u-turn on bills like GST after having stalled them during the UPA regime.
'The new generation of teenagers which has taken the forefront is largely an amorphous, leaderless mass.' 'It is extremely difficult to find a representative with whom to negotiate now, unless one turns to a militant leader.'
BJP president Rajnath Singh has said that if the party comes to power in the next general election, its foreign policy wouldn't be much different from that of the Congress government. Aziz Haniffa in Washington
In a Q&A with Doordarshan, Jaitley discusses how he chose the areas on which he would spend more.
Mr Rahul Gandhi himself has given seven different prices in different speeches with regard to the Rafale, that is the 2007 offer.
'The people of Pakistan and India will begin to understand what the bottom lines are. What India can accept maximum is known to Pakistan. What Pakistan can accept minimum is known to India.' 'In the absence of atmosphere you can't even talk, you can't think of writing agreements and frameworks. You have to have the right atmosphere. With the previous BJP government it had started and I hope the new BJP government will continue with that.'
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