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Smriti Irani at Idea Exchange: ‘When you come into government, you serve not only people who voted for you, but also people who didn’t’Sign In to read
November 11, 2024 08:20 IST
A prominent BJP leader, Smriti Irani has served as Minister of Women and Child Development (2019-2024), Minister of Human Resource Development (2014-2016), Minister of Textiles (2016-2021), and Minister of Information and Broadcasting (2017-2018).
Prof K Subramanian at Idea Exchange: ‘The economy can grow by eight per cent despite negative narratives’Subscriber Only
October 28, 2024 12:16 IST
Food inflation is far more supply-side driven. The two items that actually contribute the most to food inflation are pulses and oil seeds. Even among vegetables, in a year when the produce is low, onion prices go up.
Dr Vivek Murthy at Idea Exchange: ‘US-India health partnership is vital to protect the world from future pandemics’Subscriber Only
October 21, 2024 22:13 IST
In India, steps have been taken to increase access to mental health care. In the US, we are dealing with a lot of similar challenges when it comes to improving access to care, focusing more on prevention
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai: ‘Chhattisgarh will succeed in eliminating Naxalism by 2026… Earlier, Naxals would say ‘this is our government’
October 14, 2024 07:20 IST
When Bharatiya Janta Party leader and the party’s tribal face Vishnu Deo Sai took over as the fourth Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh last year in December, he became the first tribal to head the state.
Justice Hima Kohli at Idea Exchange: ‘The safeguards for judicial autonomy must come from within’Subscriber Only
October 7, 2024 08:09 IST
With regards to separation of powers, there is and has been a friction. It's healthy. If there is a separation of powers, it's meant to keep the three wings insulated and particularly the judiciary so that it remains in balance.
Nitin Gadkari at Idea Exchange: ‘A strong Opposition is good for a democracy, we need to work together’Sign In to read
September 17, 2024 10:13 IST
As the longest serving Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has consistently redefined the infrastructure push for the Modi government, accelerating road corridors across the country.
‘We have a region where flashpoints could lead to catastrophic conflict’: Australian envoy to India Philip GreenSubscriber Only
September 9, 2024 18:16 IST
Australian High Commissioner to India for just over a year, Philip Green has been exploring possibilities for further strengthening ties between the two countries.
Saurabh Kirpal: ‘The biggest challenge for our court is religious minorities… The problem is here and now… it’s getting worse’Sign In to read
September 2, 2024 08:13 IST
Saurabh Kirpal majored in physics from St Stephen’s but shifted track and read law at Oxford and then got a Masters from Cambridge. Since1990s, he has practised in the Supreme Court, arguing several important cases including on constitutional, commercial, civil and criminal law.
Swiss Ambassador at Idea Exchange: ‘India is influencing world affairs… Its role is bigger than neutrality’Subscriber Only
August 26, 2024 16:05 IST
"It was always clear that it needs two to tango and that means that Russia needed to be present. Switzerland tried a peace process and I think that is also why President Zelensky asked the Swiss government to organise this peace conference," says Ralf Heckner
Jayant Chaudhary at Idea Exchange: ‘Data-centric decision-making is a must but caste data is tricky to capture’Subscriber Only
August 19, 2024 09:52 IST
Data-centric decision-making is a must but we have to understand that caste data is inherently tricky to capture. There may be some dominant castes in every category.
Bhupinder Hooda at Idea Exchange: ‘Congress is the only party that can carry everyone along. It’s improving’Sign In to read
August 12, 2024 10:27 IST
"As far as Haryana is concerned, the Lok Sabha results signal that the fight is between the Congress and the BJP. The other parties that could have cut the vote have been rejected," Hooda said
Nara Lokesh at Idea Exchange: ‘Politics is not T20, it is a test match. It requires a lot of patience and stamina’Subscriber Only
August 5, 2024 23:10 IST
This issue came up even during Vajpayee ji’s time, as well. South India went for family planning quite early and that is where south India has to a certain degree, a disadvantage if you go based on population and this is something we’re going to definitely discuss as an NDA ally.
Uday Kotak at Idea Exchange: ‘Software isn’t adding jobs it did… We have to reinvent ourselves on where we can create new jobs’Subscriber Only
July 29, 2024 20:14 IST
As one of India’s foremost bankers and the founder of the Kotak Mahindra Bank, he played a key role in developing India’s banking and financial sector.
Venki Ramakrishnan at Idea Exchange: ‘Many things that cause ageing may have evolved as mechanisms to prevent cancer’’Subscriber Only
July 22, 2024 08:34 IST
CRISPR is simply the current prevailing form of gene therapy. It was not the first, and it’s not going to be the last either. People may discover other ways of doing gene therapy that are actually an advance over CRISPR.
Anupriya Patel at Idea Exchange: ‘We are allies in NDA and allies don’t need to bargain. The PM is there to listen to us’Subscriber Only
July 15, 2024 21:27 IST
Other important initiatives are the Free Diagnostics Service Initiative and the Free Drugs Service Initiative under the National Health Mission (NHM).
Chandrashekhar Azad at Idea Exchange: ‘Caste census must happen…This time, Opposition said the same thing that Kanshi Ram used to say 40 years ago’Subscriber Only
July 8, 2024 07:32 IST
He is doing his work, the decision is up to the people... We think our work is not complete. Kanshi Ram and Babasaheb’s mission is incomplete... It’s not done until the Constitution is followed truly and societal discrimination stops.
Chirag Paswan at Idea Exchange: ‘No power can take away reservations from India. It is a Constitutional right’Subscriber Only
July 2, 2024 13:10 IST
Ushered into politics by his father Ram Vilas Paswan, one of the tallest Dalit leaders from Bihar, Chirag Paswan has carved out his own space in Indian politics in a short span of time, especially after a split in Lok Janshakti Party which left him in dire straits.
If probe shows NTA mismanaged, it will be restructured: Union Minister Chirag PaswanSubscriber Only
June 29, 2024 08:01 IST
Following the protests over the alleged NEET-UG exam paper leak, the government handed over the probe to the CBI and removed the NTA's Director General Subodh Kumar Singh.
Ian Bremmer at Idea Exchange: ‘Americans versus the Americans is the most dangerous war out there’Subscriber Only
June 25, 2024 13:14 IST
Ian Bremmer is a keen India watcher, who has commented on the nation in various contexts, particularly in relation to its economic development and global influence.
Vincenzo de Luca at Idea Exchange: ‘Modi, Meloni share the same vision about relationship between tradition and present challenges’Subscriber Only
June 17, 2024 10:41 IST
Italian ambassador Vincenzo de Luca came to India in December 2019, just before the pandemic, and worked on the transformation in India-Italy ties over the last four-and-a-half years.
Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra at Idea Exchange: ‘Heatwaves will now become more frequent, durable and intense’Subscriber Only
June 10, 2024 08:16 IST
Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra is not just Director-General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), but is a significant voice in climate change policies as vice-president of the World Meteorological Organisation.
Craig Fulton at Idea Exchange: ‘One of the bigger problems in India is hierarchy. I don’t subscribe to that’
June 3, 2024 07:59 IST
After being an assistant coach for Belgium, arguably the best team of the last decade, he’s taken over an Indian team that returned to the Olympic podium after over four decades.
D Subbarao at Idea Exchange: ‘Democracy functions best if there is sufficient space for Opposition’Subscriber Only
May 27, 2024 23:04 IST
Hardly had D Subbarao taken charge as the Governor of the RBI on September 5, 2008, that the Lehman Brothers collapsed in the US, triggering a global financial crisis which quickly spilled over to the real economy.
‘Clotting due to Covid is perhaps 100 times more than clotting caused by a vaccine’: Soumya Swaminathan at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
May 22, 2024 10:31 IST
Former WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on countering misinformation on vaccines, decentralising public health systems at the micro level, improving food labelling and tackling environmental pollution.
‘Nobody is with the BJP during the elections. They are always with them after the elections’: Sajad Lone at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
May 13, 2024 11:37 IST
Sajad Lone, president of the People’s Conference, on fighting the Lok Sabha election after 15 years, contesting against Omar Abdullah, his arrest post the abrogation of Article 370, being called a ‘BJP proxy’ and the disquiet on ground in Kashmir.
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