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Make a break, Mr Modi; the time has come to reverse the Avadi resolution

Avadi resolution made the state the leading player in economic activity. Mr Modi's riposte has to be in the opposite direction; it must say the state will step aside as it can no longer deliver

Probe into trusts: Those fighting for truth can't be intimidated, says Rahul

Rahul Gandhi lashed out at PM Modi after the Centre's decision to constitute a panel to coordinate probe into alleged violation of legal provisions by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, 2 other trusts

Centre sets up panel to investigate three trusts linked to Gandhi family

The probe follows charges made by senior members of the BJP that Congress received donations from China

Govt wouldn't have waited if politics was behind RGF transaction probe: BJP

The central government's order of a probe into transactions of trusts linked to the Nehru-Gandhi family is a "natural" outcome of information brought out in the public domain recently, the BJP said

Govt sets up team to coordinate probe against three Gandhi family trusts

A special director in the Enforcement Directorate will head the team

J P Nadda attacks Congress for PMNRF donation to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

BJP president J P Nadda said the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund donated money to the "family-run" Rajiv Gandhi Foundation

Clash in eastern Ladakh: A historical perspective

Among other things, a crystallisation of our political and security arrangements with countries which share our concerns over China's aggressive posture is required

Brand values made in India

Whether it is air-conditioners, home appliances, entertainment electronics, and even fast-moving consumer goods, the dominant competitors remain foreign

The so very predictable Chinese: Ladakh episode should come as no surprise

The Chinese are far from inscrutable and India shouldn't be surprised by Ladakh. It should've been anticipated when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed

Sonia launches Nyay scheme in C'garh, says farmers will become self-reliant

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi also lauded the Chhattisgarh government for launching the scheme at a time when the poor and farmers were facing hardships due to the coronavirus

'True patriot': Rahul pays homage to father Rajiv on 29th death anniversary

I am proud to be the son of a true patriot, liberal and a benevolent father, said Rahul Gandhi

Shekhar Gupta: The Centre is back

Four decades of federal evolution made India more secure but coronavirus is reversing that. Modi's central govt has tasted power again and is unlikely to give it up

Mitigating the bullying effects of power

To win in life, you don't require ambition for its own sake. Leaders need to think of humility as being in the service of ambition

Shekhar Gupta: Modi and his politics of messaging

Modi knows who he needs to speak to, who he should toss, and who he can address in kind. So, poke fun at taali, thaali, diya and mombatti. He couldn't care less

Why Modi's PM CARES is more democratic than PM National Relief Fund

With a constitutionally sound trust in place, expectations would be that PM CARES becomes a war chest India can readily rely on in emergencies when the future of an entire country is at stake

The Congress' golden years

Book review of The Lotus Years: Political Life in India in the Time of Rajiv Gandhi

Look back in anger: Why aren't economists setting down roots in India now?

The economic refugees of earlier years have been replaced by well-placed people leaving (or staying away from) India's unattractive political economy, writes T N Ninan

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman remembers Rajiv Gandhi without naming him

Rajiv's famous "15 paisa" remark made in 1985 has been ridiculed by PM modi in the past

The dilemma of Arif Mohammad Khan

He aspired to become India's model modern Muslim leader. All he's managed to do is become governor of Kerala

Modi govt stops funding of Rajiv Gandhi's dream pilot training institute

The Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Academy hasn't received any grants from the government since 2015-16, reveal documents