All posts tagged: PV Narasimha Rao

March 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Extremists’ Numbers

March 29, 1985, Forty Years Ago: Extremists’ Numbers

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Mar 29, 2025 06:45 IST First published on: Mar 29, 2025 at 06:45 IST Share Defence Minister P V Narasimha Rao said that the government does not have reports about any large-scale infiltration of extremists from Pakistan into India. However, he said  that reports of few such cases had been received by the government. Rao, one of the members of the cabinet sub-committee on Punjab, said that the Punjab tour programme of the committee would be finalised soon. Punjab’s Economy Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appointed a high-level committee headed by the cabinet secretary, P K Kaul, to monitor the implementation of the steps he announced at Hussainiwala to bolster the economic development of Punjab. The other members of the committee are the secretaries of the ministries of finance, power, irrigation and cultural department and the chairman of the Railway Board. Story continues below this ad

Beyond Party Lines – India TV

Beyond Party Lines – India TV

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Image Source : INDIA TV Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and former Union Cabinet Minister Najma Heptulla. Najma Heptulla on Sonia Gandhi: “In 1998, when Sonia Gandhi donned the party mantle, far too many layers of people sprung up between the rank and file, and the leader. That was the problem with 10 Janpath. Direct communication was cut off because of junior functionaries. They were not party workers, just clerks and other staff working there,” former Union minister and veteran parliamentarian Najma Heptulla, who was with the Congress party till 2004 before joining the BJP, wrote in her autobiography, ‘In Pursuit of Democracy: Beyond Party Lines’. Heptulla, who became a Rajya Sabha member in 1980 and served as Deputy Chairperson of the Upper House for 17 years, delves into several incidents in her book that reflect the growing mistrust between her and the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The former Union Minister for Minority Affairs also stated in her autobiography, “There was little interaction based on the quality of our exchanges, little understanding of who were part …

Today in Politics: How the legacy of December 6 continues to shape Indian polity | Political Pulse News

Today in Politics: How the legacy of December 6 continues to shape Indian polity | Political Pulse News

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In contemporary Indian political history, December 6 is one of the most consequential dates. One, Friday marks the 69th death anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar; second, it is 32 years since the demolition of Babri Masjid that was the start of a momentous shift in Indian politics. The date is linked to two political ideologies that have shaped and reshaped Indian politics over the past few decades. One is Mandal, understood as anti-caste and social justice politics made possible by Ambedkar, and the second is “Kamandal” or the Hindutva response of creating a politics of pan-Hindu identity cutting across caste lines. At present, the latter is the dominant political ideology, shored up by over 10 years of BJP dominance. Unleashed by the demolition of the Babri Masjid, it continues to cast a shadow on Indian politics, finding expression in the current debate sparked by petitions in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan seeking the survey of Muslim places of worship. In 1991, the then Congress government led by Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao enacted the …

Narasimha Rao Recast Not Just India’s Economy, But Foreign Policy Too

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Earlier this month, the Modi Government announced the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, for P.V. Narasimha Rao, India’s 12th prime minister, who ran a minority government between 1991-1996. Most recent commentaries and analyses following this announcement have focused on the former prime minister’s contributions to de-regulating the Indian economy. And rightly so. But Rao deserves equal credit, to my mind, for his singular contributions to Indian foreign policy – the reorientation from its Nehruvian idealism to a more pragmatic one and his attempt to embed economic diplomacy firmly into the practice of Indian diplomacy. The policy change was necessitated by the international developments of the day, like the implosion of the Soviet Union. The foreign policy recast set India decisively on a trajectory of “multi-alignment”, a term currently part of the popular lexicon. The start of “multi-alignment” – as we know it today – begins with, I believe, Rao forging closer ties with multiple countries, including the US, Israel, South Korea and others. In fact, one can discern policy continuation and parallels between the …

Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Others Celebrate Bharat Ratna To PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh

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Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher and others hail the PM Modi’s decision to confer Bharat Ratna to Chaudhary Charan Singh, PV Narasimha Rao. Bharat Ratna was instituted in the year 1954 and is awarded to people for their exceptional public service and performance of the highest order in any field like literature, science and art. On February 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on X (formerly Twitter) that former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, as well as agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, would be awarded the Bharat Ratna. The big announcement came shortly after the government honoured veteran BJP leader LK Advani and former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur. This is the highest number of Bharat Ratna announced in a year, with five, one more than the four announced in 1999. After the announcement, several Bollywood actors like Anil Kapoor, Randeep Hooda and Anupam Kher have hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conferring Bharat Ratna to these three towering personalities. Anil Kapoor took to his X(formerly Twitter) handle and wrote, “The government & …

PV Narasimha Rao’s Daughter On His Bharat Ratna

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Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was given the Bharat Ratna on Friday. Hyderabad: Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao’s daughter and BRS MLC Vani Devi on Thursday appreciated the gesture of naming her father for the Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian award, and praised PM Narendra Modi for the decision. Narasimha Rao belongs to the whole nation, she said. She said she was getting calls from Maharashtra and Odisha as he was elected as a Member of Parliament from those states. She was also getting calls from Delhi. “Everyone is happy. He is not only a son of Telugu soil but he belongs to the whole nation,” she said. Narasimha Rao, who became prime minister when the country was facing tough times, implemented reforms that were recognised by the whole world, she said. “Beyond parties, recognising PV and conferring Bharat Ratna shows the good values, manners of our Prime Minister (Modi),” Vani Devi said. Narasimha Rao – who was a prime minister from the Congress party – initiated reforms and found permanent …