Rajeev Deshpande
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The Original Strongman: A subtle portrait of Patel as a man who always put the nation first (opens the original)
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Much of the recent discussion on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel concerns his âdifferencesâ with Jawaharlal Nehru and apparent âcooptionâ by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a practitioner of prakhar rashtrawad (staunch nationalism) the party advocates. His pragmatism and clarity of purpose is set off against Nehruâs fuzzy internationalism and the construction of a 182 metre high Statue of Unity overlooking the Narmada in Gujarat completed BJPâs adoption of the Sardar as a leading mascot
National Remedy (opens the original)
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Although it accounts for a small part of the allocations of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the budget for health research, along with new initiatives to make research grants more competitive and accessible, has been steadily increasing. The allocation for the Department of Health Research has increased more than five times, from Rs 932 crore in the 2014-15 revised estimates (RE) to Rs 4,821 crore in the 2026-27 Budget estimates (BE), according to an answer provided by the ministry to
AAP in a Punjab Hole (opens the original)
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The pre-election scenario in Punjab is rapidly heating up. Law and order and the problem of drug abuse are gaining prominence after the father of an addicted son committed suicide following a public confrontation with a Punjab minister over the drug problem. The issues of drug use and law and order are not unconnected. The availability of lab-created synthetic opioids points to a deep nexus between drug cartels and the gatekeepers. A viral audio recording purportedly asking police personnel to a
Making Common Cause (opens the original)
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The criticism of âtrade restrictiveâ actions was sharp even aAt a briefing a couple of days after the BRICS summit concluded, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswalâs response to a situation unfolding in the US House of Representatives was pertinent. Asked about the progress of a bill that could give President Donald Trump powers to impose up to 100 per cent tariffs on countries, including India and China, which buy Russian oil and gas, the MEA spokesperson was to
Decolonising Indology (opens the original)
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On a recent visit to the Asiatic Society in Mumbai, Home Minister Amit Shah noted that Indology has been more a colonial narrative of India and less about the countryâs true cultural and historical roots. He referred to the change in government in the state and the new committee at the Asiatic Society and expressed confidence that the storehouse of knowledge at the institution will be used for the welfare of the country and society. This, he said, is the responsibility of the institutionâs n
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