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Rahul's famous hug: What happened when Modi govt faced a no-trust vote in 2018

The Narendra Modi government will face a no-confidence motion, four years after fending off one. In 2018, the NDA defeated a no-trust motion brought on by Andhra Pradesh's TDP with 325 votes. However, the highlight was the moment Rahul Gandhi hugged the PM and then winked at his Congress colleagues

India and US can’t be allies, but they have to be friends for the liberal world order to remain ‘liberal’ and ‘ordered’

India and the US need each other for their own interests, and also the sustenance of the liberal world order, currently under threat from the Chinese

Exclusive | Manmohan Singh will certainly go down in history as an outstanding Prime Minister: C Rangarajan

Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan, in an interview with Firstpost, talks about his RBI days, his association with former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh, and how India can beat the post-pandemic blues to become a $5 trillion economy

India first staked a claim for UNSC permanent membership almost 50 years after Independence: Here’s how it happened

In 1994, India’s then Commerce Minister and head of UNGA delegation, Pranab Mukherjee, made an explicit case for India’s permanent membership

Modi and Jaishankar have become to foreign policy what Rao and Manmohan were once to economy

The Modi-Jaishankar duo has laid the groundwork for India to unleash its rise with an open and clear articulation of its desire to become a leading power of the international system

Four cautionary tales of Congress: A title holder, a contender, a rebel and a loyalist

The Gandhi family has shown zero tolerance towards dissent. Rahul Gandhi wants a team of his own. But he needs to begin winning and regain political turf. Yet, the biggest lesson is the Gandhi family loves a flag-waver

GhoseSpot | Can Sonia Gandhi provide the elixir of life to Congress on a terminal decline?

Sonia Gandhi is suddenly more actively involved in running the Congress. But her task is not only cut out, but she also does not have the luxury of time on her side

Sorry state of affairs: How freebie mates are busy scripting their own Greek, Sri Lankan tragedies in India

Prudence and good economic management insist that AAP-style conjuring of pie-in-the-sky bonanzas must be outlawed and nixed

PV Narasimha Rao death anniversary: Nitin Gadkari, Hardeep Singh Puri pay tribute to former prime minister

Along with then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, Rao led the country through the liberalisation of the Indian economy and its re-integration with the global economy

Telangana MLC poll: Ex-PM Narasimha Rao's daughter S Vani Devi ahead after 3 rounds of counting

Vani Devi was leading by 4,444 votes over her BJP rival and sitting MLC N Ramachander Rao. She secured 53,007 votes, while Ramachander had received 48,563 votes