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Crowned as being the single largest party in India with comfortable majority at centre and many states the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) sets a perfect example of how to scale from nothingness to the highest corridors of power in a democracy. The wide support base of the party has helped it reach a level of 282 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections giving it absolute majority, a feat achieved after 30 long years by any political party in India. Not only this, the party has seen its support base rising in even those states in which making inroads was considered a distant possibility at a point of time in the past. Significant spike in vote share in states like West Bengal, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh is a testimony to the statement above. The prominent proof of a Modi wave even post Lok Sabha elections has been displayed in the just concluded Haryana assembly polls where the party jumped from 4 seats to 47 seats in 5 years time thus enabling it to make a BJP government in Haryana

In a first instance of its kind, Mr. Xi Jinping, the powerful President of the People's Republic of China coming on his official India visit will not land in the Indian Capital of New Delhi but in the capital of Gujarat, Ahemdabad on September 17. Incidentally, the date of arrival coincides with the birthday of Mr. Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, a name which has been doing rounds in the political circles in both India and abroad. Adding another first to the series, it will be the first time when the Chinese have POSTPONED the visit to Pakistan to accommodate one extra day for India. And all this has happened when we still have wide ranging issues with China with regards to a border dispute, frequent incursions by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in our territory & growing Chinese involvement on security front in the Indian Sub-Continent. It wont be wrong to conclude that President Xi has tried to highlight the importance that India now hold

With the home to the highest tiger population in the world, I think this is India's proudest possession in the field of wildlife. At a time when the population of this elegant animal was reduced just to 1411 giving a jolt to the sleeping authorities we have come a long way with the current population being around 1750 tigers with more being added each year. An elaborate network of tiger reserves numbering 46 as of today and tight measures to prevent poaching of the tiger has bore fruits. The prevention and preservation efforts have earned the Indian wildlife authorities and the Project Tiger worldwide acclaim and these now actively helping countries like Nepal to conserve their tiger populations. A Royal Bengal Tiger However, in all this a problem is raising its head with each passing day and that is the space constraint that these wild cats are experiencing in their designated reserves. The direct fallout of lack of availability of space is increase in human tiger co

Natwar Singh's autobiography is one piece which gives us an account of the history of India back from the times when princely states reigned in the country till the present day democratic set up. A highly successful IFS officer Natwar Singh describes his diplomatic career in a refined form picking up beads from the thread of memory line and presenting all major events in his 31 year old diplomatic career starting from 1953. A good judge of personality Natwar Singh gives a personality account of most of the figures that he talks about in his autobiography using metaphors and words that suit the underlying person the most. His descriptions of literary figures like E.M. Forster, R.K. Narayan, Ahmad Ali, Santha Ram Rao and many others leaves little to imagination with regards to the literary skill of these figures and their close association with Mr. Singh. With regards to political figures Natwar Singh gives a fair picture of each personality whom he encountered during his l

Both of the countries are among the most populated countries of the world, both of them are neighbors and both started their growth trajectory almost at the same time and at the same levels. Yet, China is far ahead of India today in almost every sphere ranging from infrastructure to social indicators. China is India's most important neighbor and its biggest trading partner with India-China trade being pegged at around 9% of India's total trade. At around $70 billion this number is expected to surpass $100 billion by 2015. But, India has a huge deficit to the tune of $40 billion mainly because China is a global manufacturing and export hub. The relationship between India and China has always been of distrust, a situation that has persisted since the pre-independence days. I won't go into the past details and would just state the fact that both the countries know that their peaceful co-existence is a must for their own development and for the development of the pe

The most precious element that is available to us is water. Its something that sustains life. I wont bore you with the various uses of water since this is one element which needs no introduction, the need for which is involuntary & without with we can't sustain. In short, " Water Sustains Life ". Coming to what I am posting today. Well, today's post is based on all the personal experiences about water wastage, about the kind and amount of water that is wasted in front of us while we are performing our daily activities. My motive of penning down these obvious facts and experiences is to make the reader aware of the amount of water we and our known ones waste on a day to day basis, and to make them vocal enough to protest against regular waster wastage . Just 4% of the water used at home is used for drinking purposes. Not Shocking? Water wastage is a common sight at your home, office, shop, in public water supply systems, etc. Be it the overflowing b

Ever since Modi Sarkar has taken over they have been making news almost everyday and fortunately till now they are in the news for the right reasons. Be it forming SIT for the recovery of black money stashed abroad or the steps taken by power ministry with regards to power situation in UP or the influx of foreign investment that has lifted our stock markets to life time high whatever is happening, is happening in the favour of Modi Sarkaar. With 336 MPs in the Lok Sabha NDA is sure of passing any bill without any road blockers (not to forget they can nominate the two Anglo-Indians too). The situation in Rajya Sabha is a little different where NDA holds only 64 seats out of 250 seats but even this doesn't pose a problem for the NDA because in the event of non-consensus between the two houses a joint session of the two houses is chaired and jointly again NDA has majority as it has 402 (336 Lok Sabha elected MPs, 2 Anglo-Indians & 64 Rajya Sabha MPs) out of 795 seats. The majori

Some places are always too special and close to your heart. The places with which you can associate yourself, where you have spent the most memorable times of your life. For me such a place is in the city of Delhi. Being a graduate from Delhi University I spent around three years of life in the lively city of Delhi and developed a deep attachment with it. The area I am talking about is the North Campus area. This is one place which is always sprawling with a huge student crowds, attracting young students from all over India and abroad. Visits to Delhi are frequent but a visit to Kamla Nagar was not possible during my previous visits due to time constraints. Now, I am sure whatever I will share today will make anyone who studied in any of the North Campus colleges nostalgic. It was last Tuesday that I went to Delhi to attend a friend's marriage and had arranged for a stay in Model Town. During my student days at SRCC I used to live in Kamla Nagar. Now, Kamla Nagar as most of

Around two years ago began a revolution in the city of Delhi. The story behind the revolution is quite long and started with Anna Hazare a social worker who revolted against the government practices and demanded a Lokpal Bill (Ombdusman) to be passed by the parliament which was hanging since the last several decades. Anna's fast unto death pledge shook the nation and there came a storm of people from all walks of life in his support. Students, professionals, businessmen, retired government officials all stood by their beloved Anna against the corrupt government to showcase the strength of democracy. But Anna had one thing clear in his mind. That he won't enter politics and will be a social worker for the remaining of his life. Anna Hazare the the leader of India Against Corruption movement Every group has different sort of people with different ambitions and one was Mr. Kejriwal, a part of team Anna. Kejriwal, an ex civil servant left his lucrative career to work fo

Sanjaya Baru's, 'The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh', ringed quite a few bells in the political circles when it was launched amidst the Indian General Elections of 2014. It is the only book written by a high level official till date about his experience in the PMO. Now, Sanjaya Baru was PM Manmohan Singh's media advisor for four years from 2004-2008, the period when UPA-I was in power. The book provides an excellent account of the way the government functioned under the Congress party, the descriptions of Manmohan Singh as a politician, economist and finally as a human being makes one realise that how a right man was trapped in a wrong position burdened by excessive authority from the dynasty and party opponents from within. The book brought a political storm in the country questioning the timing and intent of release The publication of the book amid general elections was a controversial move. The Congress came out on all

Barely 24 hours have passed since it became clear that the BJP will form the government at the centre with Narendra Modi as the PM and we get the first resignation from a CM. And it's not Narendra Modi who has resigned but his fierce rival and critic Mr. Nitish Kumar the CM of Bihar. This is the same man who tore away a 17 year old alliance with BJP exactly a year ago in June when the latter indicated Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate. Since Nitish Kumar's JD(U) & BJP formed the government in Bihar the state has seen massive development work with highest GDP growth rate in India for several years (owing to a small base). The prominent place that Nitish Kumar occupied was also due to tarnished image of the previous CM Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav who was tainted with corruption scandals and criminal cases against him and his key aides. The people of Bihar breathed in a fresh air after the JD(U)-BJP coalition came to power with rising levels of employment, decreasing cri