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Remembering Natwar Singh: A seasoned diplomat & proud NehruiteNatwar Singh, a former Indian External Affairs Minister and close associate of the Gandhi family, passed away at 95. A career diplomat and ...- Ahmed Patel: The defender departs when crisis-torn Congress needs him mostAhmed Patel tried to soothe the feelings of those he could not favour in factional feuds by giving them a patient hearing with a soothing s...
- Pranab Mukherjee: The parallel protagonistThe varied talents of Mukherjee, 84, who passed away on Monday, were well demonstrated during his career spanning over six decades. He was ...
- View: Cabal, palace guards or gatekeepers — the only constant with the GandhisThe Gandhis have always denied the existence of such ‘rootless wonders’ — who lack both mass support and political acumen.
- Motherhood and Pepperoni Pizza: The Sonia yearsSonia Gandhi’s term as Congress president began when the party was out of power, and has ended, after 19 long years, when her party sits in...
- Mani Shankar Aiyar: Deceptive sound bites of a man of mettleAnalysts point out that Aiyar is among the few surviving committed politicians, who has a credible electoral track record and has to his cr...
- The Sonia Gandhi years and what Rahul Gandhi can learnSonia's initial survival skills against odds, her methods of unifying a dispirited Cong, her forging of a rainbow coalition to defeat Vajpa...
- Congress veteran M L Fotedar diesHailing from Kashmir, Fotedar was ushered into politics by Jawaharlal Nehru in early 1950s and he gradually strengthened his position in th...
- Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi to face challenge within Congress: ML FotedarML Fotedar, an aide of former PM Indira Gandhi, has claimed that Rahul Gandhi's leadership would face a serious challenge within the party.
- Rahul Gandhi's leadership credentials will be challenged: ML Fotedar"Rahul Gandhi's leadership is unacceptable to the people of this country and Sonia Gandhi has her best years behind her," ML Fotedar said.
- Indira Gandhi 'predicted' the next century will be Priyanka'sIndira Gandhi spoke of Priyanka as her virtual political heir shortly before her death, predicting that "she will shine and the next centur...
- Sonia was miffed when told Indira favoured Priyanka: ML FotedarFotedar wrote to Sonia putting down Indira's thoughts on Priyanka after the assassination of Rajiv in 1991 during campaigning.
- PV Narasimha Rao was a master tactician, a "fox" who "was remarkably decisive": Jairam RameshIn his latest book, To the Brink and Back, Ramesh describes Rao as a "fox" who "was remarkably decisive" in a critical 90-day period in 199...
- Third eye: ‘Modi desh mein, Varun pradesh mein’Varun Gandhi Youth Brigade, a support organisation for Varun, is making waves in west UP and apparently has offices in 15 districts already.
- Sonia Gandhi didn’t choose Narasimha Rao as PM in 1991: RD Pradhan, former home secretaryFormer Union home secretary & Sonia's ex-aide RD Pradhan says he persuaded Pawar to withdraw but did that at Narasimha Rao's behest.
- Operation Brasstacks happened without Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's approval: BookNatwar writes, "Operation Brasstacks had become a problem. Several versions of Operation Brasstacks exist. I will give mine for what's wort...
- Not defeat, but doubts over Nehru-Gandhi leadership worry CongressThe country turned to Modi not just because people were angry with the UPA, but because he stepped into the vacuum of leadership created by...
- Rahul Gandhi initiates transparency in Congress, trying to understand organisational problemsRahul Gandhi has begun to bring about transparency in the organisation’s functioning within days of his anointment as the official number t...
- PMO seeing a revival after a gap of 7 years; Pulok Chatterjee expected to give heft to the officeAfter a gap of more than seven years, it looks like the PMO is seeing a revival, once again. Pulok Chatterjee is expected to give gravitas ...
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