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Seize from within, never too late to learn from Lessons of History – Part II

India’s geography, history, and politics are incredibly complex to understand. Geography is mostly reviewed cursorily. Even many overlook the course of the past 8000-year history, and how it influences the current and future course. Most importantly understanding the ramifications of strategic security challenges is myopic. No wonder, the internal crisis explosion is real with external…

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Cong means ‘kushasan’, corruption, says Nadda

Chandigarh: Launching a vitriolic attack on the main opposition party, BJP national president and Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday alleged the Congress means ‘kushasan’ (misgovernance), corruption and criminalisation as he urged the voters to bloom the lotus’ for a third time in Haryana. Addressing a poll rally in Haryana’s Rohtak, Nadda also pointed…

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Cash-strapped Pakistan cuts 150,000 jobs, dissolves 6 ministries as part of IMF deal

Islamabad: In an effort to minimise administrative expenditures, cash-strapped Pakistan on Sunday announced to abolish about 150,000 government posts, close six ministries, and merge two others, as part of reforms agreed upon with the IMF under USD 7 billion loan deal. The International Monetary Fund on September 26 finally gave a nod to the assistance…

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