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BS Views of the week: Consumer sentiment remains subdued; two builders Modi and Nehru
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Best of BS Opinion: India's Ramses, a perfect partnership, and more
Here are the best of BS Opinions of the day
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Modernisers and revivalists: How Mr Modi compares with Nehru
Both Mr Modi and Nehru have been modernisers, but their records of projects have similarities and contrasts, writes T N Ninan
New book throws light on Nehru's encounters with contemporaries, opponents
"Nehru: The Debates that Defined India" is co-authored by Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain
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Economy's woes began with Nehru's 1947 speech: MP minister on inflation
A BJP minister in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday said the problem of inflation does not arise "in a day or two"
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Between history and propaganda
Book review of SIKKIM: A History of Intrigue and Alliance
Bold and new? We had a cooperation ministry for 13 years (1953-66)
Such a ministry was first formed in 1953, and Surendra Kumar Dey was the first and only Union Cabinet minister for Cooperation and Panchyati Raj
Politicians and their meeting dress
Sunanda K Datta-Ray says Xi Jing's choice of Mao suit at the foundation day ceremony of the Chinese Communist party signals the revival of Mao's orthodoxy and the party's supremacy
China's realpolitik lesson to India
Book review of Nehru, Tibet and China
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When future's in the past
Sunanda K Datta-Ray discusses the double standards that pervade the Indian political establishment's embrace of unproven scientific nationalism
Modi needs to learn self-sufficiency won't put food on the table, jobs will
The more Modi tries to relegate Nehru to the back pages of history, the more the first prime minister leaps out
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Political culture
A country as diverse as ours needs a political culture rooted in constitutional values and political discourse based on truth, respect, civility, and restraint
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'Love jihad' in the time of nationalism?
Book review of Title of the book: A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo
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The transfer of princely power
Book review of Princestan: How Nehru, Patel and Mountbatten made India
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'Towering visionary' who laid country's foundation: Cong pays tributes to Nehru
Several Congress leaders paid rich tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his 131st birth anniversary, with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying India's first prime minister was a "towering visionary" who laid the foundation of the country with values of brotherhood, egalitarianism and modern outlook. Born in 1889, the Congress stalwart remains the country's longest serving prime minister. "Pt. Nehru was always a strong advocate against the greed of capitalist societies. He believed it was imperative for the State to do everything in its power to uplift the millions of poor & downtrodden citizens," the Congress tweeted using the hashtag 'RememberingNehru'. "Today, when people are choosing their own facts & even truth is subjective, we as a society must hold onto the teaching of great leaders like Pt. Nehru," it said. Rahul Gandhi offered floral tributes at Shanti Vana in New Delhi, while Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posted on Twitter a quote of her great ...
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In believing there would be no war, Modi made a 'Nehruvian half-blunder'
Modi assumed Chinese won't be a military threat and risk their economic interests, so defence spending could wait. He was only half right
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GST, farm Bills and 4 other events that widened Centre-state trust deficit
The roots of the trust deficit lie in the unwillingness of the political authorities to invest in cooperative federalism since their priority is to secure and wield power at the central level
No leaf unturned as Parliament gets set for monsoon session starting Sep 14
The two houses will sit for four-hour spells, may work on weekends as well. Dry runs on Tuesday and Wedneday for the most technologically challenging session ever in the history of Indian Parliament
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Point of no return
Congress caught between the family and the hard place
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Playing into China's hands in Ladakh
Indians expect accountability for the security lapses that the government has now acknowledged
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