Modi 2.0: Successes, defects and a challenge
4 years, 7 months ago

Modi 2.0: Successes, defects and a challenge

Hindustan Times  

In the first year of his second term in office, Narendra Modi has seen tremendous political and ideological success. It has also made it clear that Modi’s legacy will be determined by how he handles the gravest crisis independent India has seen in decades — the coronavirus pandemic. Narendra Modi’s legacy will now be defined by how he mitigates the health, economic and humanitarian challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic First, this year has been a success for him, both on the political and ideological front. The government may not have had a direct role, but the Supreme Court’s verdict enabling the construction of the temple in Ayodhya marked a political and ideological success for Modi.

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Why Modi’s BJP was defeated in Ayodhya where they built a grand temple to Lord Ram
7 months ago

Why Modi’s BJP was defeated in Ayodhya where they built a grand temple to Lord Ram

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In January this year, a …

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?
7 months ago

India election: Why did Modi’s BJP lose in Uttar Pradesh, its fortress?

Al Jazeera  

Anger over jobs and the fears of Dalits and Muslims worked against the BJP, five months after the Ram temple launch that the party hoped would help it win big. A clever strategy by the opposition INDIA alliance turned a BJP campaign slogan seeking 400 seats in parliament into a narrative against the governing party: The opposition claimed that the …

Modi faces greatest pressure of his political career as BJP falls short of outright majority
7 months ago

Modi faces greatest pressure of his political career as BJP falls short of outright majority

The Independent  

Prime minister Narendra Modi’s apparent failure to win an outright majority in India’s general election will spark conflict within his party and limit his mandate to carry out sweeping reforms in a historic third consecutive term. open image in gallery A supporter of the Indian National Congress party waves India’s national flag as others watch live election results displayed on …

Modi set to secure third term in office
7 months ago

Modi set to secure third term in office

China Daily  

By Aparajit Chakraborty in New Delhi and Yang Ran in Beijing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-05 00:28 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi, India on Tuesday. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to secure a third consecutive term in office with the ruling National Democratic Alliance, a coalition led by …

India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?
7 months ago

India’s popular but polarizing leader Narendra Modi is extending his decade in power. Who is he?

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who claimed victory for his alliance in an election seen as a referendum on his decade in power, is a popular but polarizing leader who has presided over a fast-growing economy while advancing Hindu nationalism. Political analysts say Modi’s victory was driven by social welfare programs that provided benefits from food to …

PM Narendra Modi's first reaction to Lok Sabha election results: ‘Historical feat…’
7 months ago

PM Narendra Modi's first reaction to Lok Sabha election results: ‘Historical feat…’

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, June 4, people have placed their faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance for a third time in the Lok Sabha elections and that he would continue the good work done in the last decade to keep fulfilling their aspirations. Reacting to the general election results 2024 for the first time …

‘BJP lost Ayodhya, PM Narendra Modi lost credibility, must resign’: Mamata Banerjee on Lok Sabha election results
7 months ago

‘BJP lost Ayodhya, PM Narendra Modi lost credibility, must resign’: Mamata Banerjee on Lok Sabha election results

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Narendra Modi should resign as Prime Minister on moral grounds, as he had lost his credibility after the Lok Sabha election results in 2024 indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party was struggling to reach its 400-seat target. He should resign immediately because he had said that this time they would cross …

HT interview: We’ll do exceptionally well in Bengal, Odisha, says Amit Shah
7 months, 3 weeks ago

HT interview: We’ll do exceptionally well in Bengal, Odisha, says Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Amit Shah, Union minister of home affairs and cooperation, believes that the country’s citizens are mature and vote carefully, dismissing the theory that the Opposition has managed to get across the narrative that the Bharatiya Janata Party’s quest for 400-plus seats in the Lok Sabha is a means to do away with reservation benefits for backward castes and classes. People …

Make Modi PM for third term to rid country of terrorism, Naxalism: Amit Shah in Gujarat poll rally
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Make Modi PM for third term to rid country of terrorism, Naxalism: Amit Shah in Gujarat poll rally

New Indian Express  

PORBANDAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged people to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for the third term to rid the country of terrorism, Naxalism and poverty, and to make India the third largest economy in the world. In the last 10 years, PM Modi took several tough decisions without caring for the vote bank, he said, …

Ayodhya Ram Temple Construction Upset Congress, INDIA alliance: PM Modi In C'Garh
9 months ago

Ayodhya Ram Temple Construction Upset Congress, INDIA alliance: PM Modi In C'Garh

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that construction of the grand Ram temple at Ayodhya has upset Congress and the INDIA alliance. Kick-starting campaign for the April-May Lok Sabha elections for BJP in Chhattisgarh from tribal-dominated Bastar, Mr Modi said that the royal family of Congress had declined the invitation for Ram temple consecration ceremony. Addressing a rally at …

India will not remain a democracy if Modi comes back to power, says Prakash Karat
9 months ago

India will not remain a democracy if Modi comes back to power, says Prakash Karat

The Hindu  

CPI Politburo member Prakash Karat on Saturday said if Narendra Modi and the BJP came back to power India, would not remain a democracy, and the upcoming Lok Sabha election would determine the future of the country. The BJP was not fighting the opposition in a democratic manner, but was suppressing them, Mr. Karat said, referring to the Income Tax …

India’s Modi visits Srinagar, first since Kashmir autonomy removed in 2019
10 months ago

India’s Modi visits Srinagar, first since Kashmir autonomy removed in 2019

Al Jazeera  

The visit comes ahead of India’s national election due by May, the first since the government scrapped region’s special status. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first official visit to the main city of Indian-administrated Kashmir since New Delhi scrapped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Modi’s government stripped the Muslim-majority territory of its special constitutional status, splitting …

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’
10 months ago

Modi makes rare pre-election Kashmir trip, but struggles to ‘win hearts’

Al Jazeera  

The Indian leader’s development pitch for the disputed region leaves Kashmiris asking when political grievances will be addressed. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – In his first speech in the main city of Indian-administered Kashmir since scrapping its semi-autonomous status in 2019, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed the move had brought development and prosperity to the region’s residents. The 2019 break …

Modi: 100 Days Mission to Gain New BJP Voters
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Modi: 100 Days Mission to Gain New BJP Voters

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Exhorting the BJP karyakartas to be in mission mode for the next 100 days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the party cadre to reach out to the masses, highlighting that the third term of the BJP-led NDA in power will further benefit the middle class, youth, farmers, women and the poor. In his valedictory address at …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens stone-built Hindu temple in UAE ahead of India’s elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens stone-built Hindu temple in UAE ahead of India’s elections

Associated Press  

ABU MUREIKHA, United Arab Emirates — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Middle East’s first traditional stone-built Hindu temple on Wednesday, internationalizing both his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular India into a Hindu state. The trip to the BAPS Hindu Mandir just north of the city of Abu Dhabi capped Modi’s whistlestop tour of the United …

OPINION | MODI, YOGI: TWIN-BARRELLED ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION
11 months ago

OPINION | MODI, YOGI: TWIN-BARRELLED ATTACKS ON OPPOSITION

India TV News  

A strong oratory was on display both inside Parliament and in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on Wednesday when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath hit out at the opposition. Modi singled out the Congress in Rajya Sabha, calling it a party that has run out of ‘warranty’ and its leader Rahul Gandhi as “a startup” who has …

How a Hindu temple built on the remains of an ancient mosque at Ayodhya could help Narendra Modi win this year's election
11 months, 2 weeks ago

How a Hindu temple built on the remains of an ancient mosque at Ayodhya could help Narendra Modi win this year's election

ABC  

Decades after a sacred mosque was violently demolished by Hindu nationalists, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled a brand new temple on the site, which has been at the centre of a centuries-long religious rift. Mr Modi also called out detractors who said the temple's construction would set off a "firestorm" because of its controversial history. Billboards in Ayodhya …

Modi calls for strong, divine country for next 1,000 years
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Modi calls for strong, divine country for next 1,000 years

New Indian Express  

AYODHYA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that it was the most appropriate time to have a vision of 1,000 years for India. “This is not an ordinary time period, but an indelible memory being imprinted on time,” he said during his 35-minute speech after performing the final ritual to consecrate Lord Ram in the new temple in Ayodhya …

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi is set to open a controversial temple in Ayodhya in a grand event months before polls

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya
11 months, 2 weeks ago

India’s Modi opens Ram temple built on site of demolished mosque in Ayodhya

Al Jazeera  

Temple’s consecration marks an unofficial start to the Hindu nationalist leader’s re-election campaign in polls later this year. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historic Mughal-era mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya. Monday’s consecration of the temple, dedicated to Lord Ram, embodies the triumph of Modi’s muscular Hindu nationalist …

OPINION | MODI'S 'ANUSTHAAN' FOR RAM TEMPLE
11 months, 4 weeks ago

OPINION | MODI'S 'ANUSTHAAN' FOR RAM TEMPLE

India TV News  

With less than a fortnight remaining for the historic consecration ceremony to be performed at the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday that he has begun a special 11-day 'anusthaan' to prepare himself for the event. In an audio message released before going to Nashik to perform prayers in Panchavati, on …

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM
1 year, 2 months ago

OPINION | MODI ON DUSSEHRA: BEWARE OF CASTEISM AND REGIONALISM

India TV News  

As India celebrated Dussehra and Vijayadashami festival on Tuesday, top national leaders joined festivities by attending Ram Lila events, performed 'shastra pooja' and addressed huge gatherings of devotees. Modi also spoke about the ongoing construction of Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, and described it as a "symbol of victory of patience of Indians after centuries of waiting". Modi also asked …

DC Edit | Himalayan win for Congress
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Himalayan win for Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

The clear mandate the Congress has bagged in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections has many reasons, but the most important one is the potential the party still has in states where it is directly pitted against the BJP. Also, the state’s pattern of alternating between the saffron party and the grand old party must have contributed to the latter’s return …

PM Modi tells BJP to reach out to the deprived among Muslims, other minorities
2 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi tells BJP to reach out to the deprived among Muslims, other minorities

The Hindu  

Reaching out to deprived, non-elite among Muslims and other minorities on the issues of development and welfare programmes of the Modi government was one of the things flagged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the National Executive meet of the BJP in Hyderabad. According to senior sources present at the meeting, Mr. Modi made this intervention when BJP Uttar Pradesh …

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?
2 years, 6 months ago

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?

Al Jazeera  

With violence refusing to abate, the much-touted ‘muscular’ policy pursued by the BJP is not working, say experts, as they urge political engagement. The spiralling wave of violence has prompted critics to wonder whether the Modi government’s “muscular policy” towards the country’s only Muslim-majority region has failed. “This policy is not going to work in Kashmir, at the end they …

PM Modi launches projects, says J&K an example
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi launches projects, says J&K an example

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of “democracy and determination”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday as he inaugurated development projects worth ₹20,000 crore in the region. “Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of democracy and determination as numerous development initiatives were undertaken in the last two to three years,” he said. During his 40-minute-long …

OPINION | Election results: How Modi changed India’s political narrative
2 years, 10 months ago

OPINION | Election results: How Modi changed India’s political narrative

India TV News  

The remarkable victories of BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa have once again established Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s solid leadership credentials, his rising popularity graph and administrative competence. Simultaneously, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s spectacular win has not only established him as the greatest leader of UP in recent times, but has also underlined BJP’s domination in national politics. …

From Somnath, Ayodhya to Kashi Vishwanath: Transformation of iconic temples could be Modi’s defining cult
3 years ago

From Somnath, Ayodhya to Kashi Vishwanath: Transformation of iconic temples could be Modi’s defining cult

Firstpost  

As PM Modi could not visit Varanasi due to the Covid-19 restrictions, he got a model of the project constructed at his residence to review the progress of it over video-conferencing with the architects From Somnath to Kedarnath, the Char Dham Pariyojana, Ayodhya and now the Kashi Vishwanath Dham – the transformation of India’s iconic temple sites under his watch …

From Somnath, Ayodhya to Kashi Vishwanath: Transformation of Iconic Temples Could Be Modi’s Defining Cult
3 years ago

From Somnath, Ayodhya to Kashi Vishwanath: Transformation of Iconic Temples Could Be Modi’s Defining Cult

News 18  

From Somnath to Kedarnath, the Char Dham Pariyojana, Ayodhya and now the Kashi Vishwanath Dham – the transformation of India’s iconic temple sites under his watch could be the defining cult of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Along with Kedarnath temple, another key project initiated by Prime Minister Modi has been the Char Dham Pariyojana to link the four holiest Hindu …

Narendra Modi reviews Ayodhya's development plan, wants future generation to visit temple town 'at least once'
3 years, 6 months ago

Narendra Modi reviews Ayodhya's development plan, wants future generation to visit temple town 'at least once'

Firstpost  

PM reviewed the Rs 20,000 crore- Ayodhya development plan on Saturday and asserted that the temple town in Uttar Pradesh should manifest the ’the finest of our traditions’ and the ‘best of our developmental transformations’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the Rs 20,000 crore- Ayodhya development plan on Saturday and asserted that the temple town in Uttar Pradesh should manifest …

PM Modi to review Ayodhya development plan at 11 am today via video conference
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi to review Ayodhya development plan at 11 am today via video conference

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the Ayodhya development plan at 11 am today. The prime minister will be joined by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to review the development plan via video conference. Both PM Modi and Yogi Adityanath, along with the two deputy chief ministers of the state, will review a development vision document. The development review meeting …

Narendra Modi’s new political narrative
3 years, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi’s new political narrative

Hindustan Times  

Over the past week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke in Parliament thrice — while responding to the discussion on the motion of thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and bidding farewell to retiring Rajya Sabha members, particularly Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House, Ghulam Nabi Azad. The speeches throw up a broad …

Bihar Assembly elections | BJP raises Article 370, Ram temple construction
4 years, 2 months ago

Bihar Assembly elections | BJP raises Article 370, Ram temple construction

The Hindu  

Kickstarting the campaign in Purnia in the Seemanchal region of Bihar, BJP president J.P. Nadda and Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad reiterated the jungle raj vs development narrative and also touched upon the dilution of Article 370 and construction of Ram Temple. Mr. Nadda said that in the 2015 elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had given a special package of ₹1.25 …

Why PM Modi is still so popular even as India battles Covid-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Why PM Modi is still so popular even as India battles Covid-19

Live Mint  

India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus caseloads, its worst-ever economic slump, shuttered factories, farmer protests and the deadliest border fighting with China in decades. “He is sincerely trying his best to give poor people food and work.” Many other Modi backers also blame others for India’s woes, and there is no shortage of targets: Federal bureaucrats, state …

PM’s wisdom paved way for peaceful resolution of Ram temple issue: Adityanath
4 years, 5 months ago

PM’s wisdom paved way for peaceful resolution of Ram temple issue: Adityanath

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foresight and wisdom paved the way for peaceful resolution of the Ram temple issue and fulfilling the dream. “Prime Minister’s foresight and wisdom paved the way for peaceful resolution of Ram temple issue,” he said. Prime Minister Modi earlier performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of a Supreme …

Grand temple will be built for Ram Lalla who lived in temporary tent for years: PM Modi at Bhoomi Pujan
4 years, 5 months ago

Grand temple will be built for Ram Lalla who lived in temporary tent for years: PM Modi at Bhoomi Pujan

India TV News  

In a highly-anticipated event watched by millions on television, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday laid the foundation of Ram temple at Ayodhya, the culmination of a campaign that fuelled the rise of the BJP and marked the fulfilment of one of its core poll promises. I express gratitude to all citizens of this nation, Indian diaspora across the world and …

Art 370 abrogation, CAA, Ram Temple settlement key achievements of Modi govt 2.0, says PM
4 years, 7 months ago

Art 370 abrogation, CAA, Ram Temple settlement key achievements of Modi govt 2.0, says PM

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an open letter to the citizens on the first anniversary of his second term as Prime Minister has talked about various reforms done by his government in the past one year, listed achievements, and also mentioned about coronavirus pandemic which has become a challenge for the entire humanity. Among various work mentioned by PM Modi …

PM marks a year of Modi govt 2.0 with letter to citizens | Read full text here
4 years, 7 months ago

PM marks a year of Modi govt 2.0 with letter to citizens | Read full text here

India Today  

On this day exactly a year ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took oath for a second consecutive term in office after the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a thumping majority by winning 303 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Here's the full text of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's letter to India to mark the occasion of his first year in …

Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra: PM Modi announces formation of Ayodhya temple trust
4 years, 11 months ago

Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra: PM Modi announces formation of Ayodhya temple trust

India Today  

The independent trust tasked with the building of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, will be called the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally announced the trust's formation in a speech he made in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, days before Delhi holds a February 8 election that mainly pits the BJP against the ruling …

Opinion | 2014 made Modi the locus of Indian politics
5 years ago

Opinion | 2014 made Modi the locus of Indian politics

Live Mint  

The parliamentary election in 2014 appeared to be a turning point in the history of Indian politics. After the 2014 election, the BJP presented a critique of Nehruvian centrist politics and prepared the background in which it proposed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as a counter to Nehru’s image. The Modi-led BJP formed broader social alliances among various Hindu caste-based voters in …

Major victory for PM Modi: How foreign media reacted to Ayodhya verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case
5 years, 2 months ago

Major victory for PM Modi: How foreign media reacted to Ayodhya verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case

India Today  

Almost all top international media houses covered the historic Ayodhya verdict by Supreme Court on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. "The verdict awarded the land at the heart of the clash to a Hindu litigant over Muslim objections and represents a major victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi," wrote The Washington Post. "The ruling, just six months after …

Ayodhya verdict | Constitution can resolve knotty issues, says Modi
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict | Constitution can resolve knotty issues, says Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the nation on Saturday that the Ayodhya verdict marked the beginning of a new chapter for ‘New India’, where there would be no place for fear, bitterness and negativity, and said the judiciary had demonstrated that all complicated issues could be resolved through the Constitution and within the ambit of the law. ‘Fall of Berlin …

Ayodhya verdict shows Indian democracy alive and strong, says PM Modi
5 years, 2 months ago

Ayodhya verdict shows Indian democracy alive and strong, says PM Modi

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on landmark SC judgment on Ayodhya Land dispute on Saturday. The prime minister, who was in Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab for inaugurating Karatarpur Corridor in the day, hailed the Supreme Court's decision to allow construction of Ram Temple of the disputed land in Ayodhya. The whole country wished that the matter should …

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, Narendra Modi appeals for restraint but past conduct of BJP fringe elements does not inspire confidence
5 years, 2 months ago

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, Narendra Modi appeals for restraint but past conduct of BJP fringe elements does not inspire confidence

Firstpost  

It remains to be seen if the advisories by the prime minister and the top brass of the BJP and RSS succeed in reining in fringe right-wing elements. Ahead of the judgment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have issued directives to ministers and party leaders, and appealed to the people at large to maintain restraint and preserve communal …

A Tale of Two Modi Governments: 3 Months of Post-370 Kashmir
5 years, 2 months ago

A Tale of Two Modi Governments: 3 Months of Post-370 Kashmir

The Quint  

The aftermath of the decision by PM Narendra Modi’s government to strip the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomous status by revoking two articles of India’s constitution on August 5 has by now become a tale of two governments. The first government, the domestically-focused one, has handled the opposition party and public sentiment almost perfectly. The quick …

PM Modi says political parties played mature role in uniting people after 2010 Ayodhya verdict
5 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi says political parties played mature role in uniting people after 2010 Ayodhya verdict

The Hindu  

Days before the Supreme Court is to deliver its verdict on the Ayodhya issue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday recalled how political parties and the civil society played a mature role in uniting people when efforts were made to create fissures ahead of the 2010 Allahabad High Court ruling on the disputed land in Ayodhya. Addressing the people in …

Narendra Modi in Nashik: PM picks Ayodhya, Kashmir issues to kickstart BJP's Maharashtra election campaign
5 years, 3 months ago

Narendra Modi in Nashik: PM picks Ayodhya, Kashmir issues to kickstart BJP's Maharashtra election campaign

Firstpost  

Without naming Rahul Gandhi, Modi said the Congress leaders are making comments which are being used by other countries and terror outfits against India. Kashmir suffered due to Congress’ wrong policies, says PM On the decision of revoking provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, Modi said this was the wish of 130 crore Indians. But every one knows …

Hurdles for Modi 2.0: Economy, J&K, NRC
5 years, 4 months ago

Hurdles for Modi 2.0: Economy, J&K, NRC

Deccan Chronicle  

Governments have to put on a brave face when they are facing problems. Prime Minister Modi and his colleagues are rightly emphasising the decision of abrogating Article 370 and not talking very much about the elusive normality in the Valley ever since the decision was taken. On the economic front, while finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is trying to project a …

Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it
5 years, 4 months ago

Modi clamps down on Kashmir, and India loves him for it

Associated Press  

The achingly beautiful Himalayan valley was flooded with soldiers and roadblocks of razor wire. “All of Kashmir is ours!” a jubilant middle-aged demonstrator, draped in the saffron-colored scarf of a Hindu, shouted during a New Delhi street celebration just before Parliament voted to end Kashmir’s decades of semi-autonomy. “Kashmir is part of India, and whatever rules apply to us should …

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