Interview of the Week
‘Is BJP running the nation, or burning it?’
The decision to call for the Army in Darjeeling was taken after considering the ground situation there, says Derek O’Brien.
‘CII believes that demonetisation and GST are both good for the economy’
Shobana Kamineni believes that GST will add one per cent to the GDP growth in the next couple of years.
‘Shiv Sena has not being able to accept the BJP as a bigger partner’
We did come under a lot of pressure when Andhra Pradesh and Telangana took steps to waive loans for farmers, says Fadnavis.
‘Meira Kumar is a formidable candidate for the post of President’
There are almost 300 farmers languishing in the jails of MP, they should be released immediately, says Jyotiraditya Scindia.
‘Hope NDA has an RSS candidate, then Opposition will unite further’
The RSS-BJP has never come this close to occupying the President’s office, why should they leave this opportunity.
‘The government should not be insensitive towards farmers’
The farmer is not getting the fair price for his yield, so how does he pay for his expenses?
‘Elections are held on the basis of performance and we’ve performed’
My government has been proactive and has taken several new initiatives, says Vasundhara Raje.
‘Things have changed since 26/14... There’s no room for the corrupt’
Everyone knows that presidential election is a number game, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
‘BJP called CBI a caged parrot, but now it has become its long arm’
There is no doubt about it that Narendra Modi has used all institutions and created an environment of sabka saath sabka vikas, says Sibal.
‘Army visibility needs to be reduced across Kashmir, except along LoC’
With several books on military strategy and security to his credit, Maj. Gen. Afsir Karim (Retd) is a well-acknowledged expert on Kashmir.