Tag: AK Antony

Manish Tewari on Kharge: Congress needs a “safe pair of hands”

Speaking on the issue of Article 370 which was scrapped on August 5, 2019, by the Centre, Tewari said that the matter is subjudice in front of the Supreme Court and the matter will be taken up on October 31 for a hearing.

October 14, 2022

Mulayam Singh always called China a big enemy of India: Antony

The SP patriarch passed away at the age of 82 this morning, his son and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav tweeted.

October 10, 2022

‘No power on earth can stop Indian Army from patrolling’: Rajnath Singh in Rajya Sabha on LAC crisis

He assured the opposition members that there would be no change in patrolling patterns in eastern Ladakh, the site of the dispute.

September 17, 2020

Overdone drama

The Congress president’s disappointment was perhaps understandable ~ was he actually immature enough to imagine that chowkidar chor hai was a poll-winning formula ~ and so an offer to step aside was projected as a highly principled acceptance of responsibility, though those familiar with the sycophantic culture of the party all along suspected it to be a farce.

June 14, 2019

Congress core panel dissolved after poll rout, Rahul Gandhi to remain President

The members of the core committee had met informally to discuss the coming Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.

June 13, 2019

Taint on armed forces as parties gear up for polls

The government was never in a hurry to get Christian Michel, the middleman in the AgustaWestland scam, back to India, despite the UAE court clearing his extradition.

December 11, 2018

Nirmala Sitharaman counters AK Antony, says Rafale deal didn’t happen during UPA

Countering Congress accusations, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the Dassault Rafale purchase on the ground that the NDA was able to procure 36 fighter jets urgently required by the Indian Air Force while the previous government failed to do so.

September 18, 2018

Chidambaram chairman of Congress manifesto panel, Antony of coordination committee

According to sources, Rajeev Gowda has been appointed convener of Manifesto Committee, Jairam Ramesh as the convener of Coordination Committee and Pawan Khera as the convener of Publicity Committee.

September 15, 2018

Rajnath Singh assures all help for Kerala: Former Kerala CM Antony

Former Kerala Chief Minister A.K. Antony told the media that Rajnath Singh gave the assurance when the delegation called on him.

August 30, 2018

Checking suicides in the army

In a newspaper report in December last year, it was said that the army loses 1,600 personnel every year without going to war. The figures, obtained from the Ministry of Defence, indicate that at an average 350 soldiers, sailors and airmen die in accidents, while 120 commit suicide. Other causes remain health and training accidents....

August 14, 2018

Opening of cantonment roads must be reviewed

On 20 May, Nirmala Sitharaman issued directions for the opening of all cantonment roads across the country. Her claims of the army having been taken on board appear to have been without valid basis, as despite the army chief defending her statement, all roads have not been opened, as reports from Secunderabad indicate. Had the...

July 3, 2018

Acquisitions awry?

A publicity blitz is unleashed every time the Defence Acquisitions Council meets and “clears” some proposals, creating an impression that military modernization is well in hand ~ and without saying so specifically, contrasting that with how under AK Antony that process had been in limbo. Fair enough, politicking on security issues is now par fo...

March 2, 2018

AK Antony to undergo surgery at RML hospital

Former Defence Minister AK Antony will undergo surgery at the Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) hospital here following a brain haemorrhage, hospital authorities said on Thursday. Currently, the 76-year-old is undergoing conservative treatment as doctors needed time to decide on the next course of action. Conservative management is a type of medical treatment defined by the...

November 30, 2017

Vijayan’s anti-BJP stance a farce: Antony

Congress leader A.K. Antony on Thursday slammed the anti-BJP stance of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan as “nothing but a farce”. “The stand and position taken by Vijayan and a section of the CPI-M against the BJP in Kerala is nothing but a farce and more of drama. They are working to make the BJP...

October 26, 2017

Lowly delight

For all his contrived efforts to present a squeaky-clean image of himself, former defence minister AK Antony has just betrayed he is not above “playing dirty”. His strong words condemning the mutilation of Indian soldiers by Pakistan ring cheap and hollow when he seeks to project a comparative head-count ~, of course, prefacing his comments...

May 7, 2017

Soldiers mutilated: Give army free hand, says Antony

Stressing that the government needs to give a “free hand” to the army to act against those behind mutilating two Indian soldiers, former Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said such an incident only took place once when the Congress led UPA was in power. “Give free hand to army to act against those behind...

May 2, 2017

Ahamed demise: Antony flays RML authorities

Former Defence Minister AK Antony on Wednesday termed as "cruel" the behaviour of the RML hospital authorities towards the family members of deceased Indian Union Muslim League leader E Ahamed. The senior Congress leader said he was pained by the fact that the family members of the former Union minister were allegedly not allowed to...

February 1, 2017