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Bihar state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Pic: AP.

India: BJP’s Modi nod sparks political crisis in Bihar

By Amarnath Tewary Wed, Apr 17, 2013 2:30PM UTC 0 Comment

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar likely to go it alone as BJP set to nominate Narendra Modi as Prime Ministerial candidate With the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) almost deciding to go with Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s veiled yet open annoyance, all eyes are fixed on whether...

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The rise of Narendra Modi: Is this the new India?

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Thu, Apr 04, 2013 2:18PM UTC 0 Comment

A strong anti-minority message and a sharp rise in Hindu nationalist sentiment has brought former pariah Narendra Modi to the forefront of Indian politics. But is this a future Indians really want to consider? Fourteen months before a scheduled parliamentary election that is widely expected to yield a regime-changing mandate, has India begun a series...

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India’s Hindu party elevates controversial leader

By AP News Mon, Apr 01, 2013 11:52AM UTC 0 Comment

NEW DELHI (AP) — The main opposition Hindu nationalist party on Sunday elevated Narendra Modi, a deeply divisive figure in Indian politics, to the party’s top decision-making bodies, with his supporters believing he could become prime minister in national elections next year. However, Rajnath Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party president, did not name Modi as...

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Advani on Modi: A tectonic shift in the Sangh Parivar?

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Tue, Jul 10, 2012 3:18AM UTC 0 Comment

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Lal Krishna Advani’s decision to defend Narendra Modi in the latest post on his blog on July 8 is one of the most significant developments within the party in recent times. Advani, referred to the controversy over the excerpts from the forthcoming book of former President APJ Abdul Kalam in...

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Reforms and the ‘Man’

By Bala Murali Krishna Tue, Jul 03, 2012 3:37PM UTC 0 Comment

It’s only a week since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh took over the finance portfolio. But already there is an electric buzz in the markets, an air of expectancy and talk of reforms. In six sessions, the markets are up nearly 4%, though some of that will have to be credited to optimism from the embattled...

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