1. India Keeping a Close Eye on China-Pak Military Cooperation: Navy Chief
The Hindustan Times reports on the fact that India is keeping a hawk’s eye on the growing military cooperation between Pakistan and China as Islamabad and Beijing inch closer to sealing a landmark submarine deal.
We have our eyes firmly set on waters of interest around us. The navy is a multi-dimensional combat force and we are looking at all aspects related to sea control and sea denial amid the unfolding developments in the region.
– Navy Chief Admiral Robin Dhowan
2. Modi Repaying Corporates: Rahul
The Hindu reports on how Rahul Gandhi’s return marks all-out war against the NDA government for its “anti-farmer and pro-industrialist policies.”
The Congress vice-president trained his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of introducing the Land Acquisition Ordinance in order to pay back industrialists who had helped him to “win the Lok Sabha election.”
3. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Wanted Ruthless Dictatorship in India for 20 Years
The Times of India reports on how the brouhaha over Jawaharlal Nehru’s attempts at snooping on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and his kin is a cover-up of the fact that Netaji was in fact in favour of a communist-cum-fascist form of governance in India, as opposed to a democratic one.
4. CPM Old Order Changes, New Chief Yechury Talks of Future
The new general secretary of the CPI(M), Sitaram Yechury, outlined the need to “strengthen the party’s capacity to intervene” as a key challenge after he was elected to the top job following days of speculation and a rare, nail-biting finish. The Indian Express reports.
5. Buzz Over Nitish Skip Decision
The Janata Parivar merger has been much talked about. The Telegraph reports on the events in Bihar that are now raising eyebrows in the political circles.
Bihar’s caste politics never fails to surprise. One such surprise surfaced on Sunday when Lalu Prasad, the biggest crowd-puller, addressed a rally attended by less than 5,000 people. And these were people of the Kumhar caste, once staunch Lalu loyalists. If that wasn’t bad enough, there is speculation on why chief minister Nitish Kumar, who too was scheduled to attend the rally, stayed away.
6. From an Activist to CPI-M General Secretary: Sitaram Yechury’s Journey
A staunch loyalist of Harkishan Singh Surjeet and Jyoti Basu, Yechury has been long admired both in his party and outside for his humble nature, pragmatism, multilingual oratory skills and liberal outlook topped with sharp wit. The Hindustan Times takes you through his journey.
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7. Reimagining the Triangle
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Pakistan this week presents a paradox. The Indian Express
writes.
He is likely to unveil massive plans for the expansion of economic and strategic partnership between the two countries during the visit, as well as highlight the emerging vulnerabilities of a relationship that has long been celebrated as “higher than the Himalayas, deeper than the Indian Ocean and sweeter than honey”. Xi’s travel to Islamabad, coming three weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, raises interesting questions about New Delhi’s changing approach towards Beijing.
8. PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi Continue to Deliver from Old Scripts
Sunday proved to be extremely politically charged. As both Rahul Gandhi’s and PM Modi’s impending addresses to the farmers and MPs, respectively, had created much political suspense, the Hindustan Times discusses how it ultimately turned out to be a scripted rhetoric - like always.
On the eve of the Parliament session, will Modi, who is under attack from the opposition for what they call the government’s “pro-rich” policies, show any signs of wilting on the land bill? Or after his sabbatical, will Rahul give any indications of change in his approach — taking off the social activist’s hat to don something closer to young India’s dreams? At the end of it though, all hype and expectations were belied as the two protagonists stuck to their familiar scripts.
9. Promising Change in CPI(M)
The Hindu talks about Sitaram Yechury’s ascent to the top job in the CPI(M) and the challenges that he is now likely to face.
The election of Sitaram Yechury as the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was seen as the inevitable elevation of a prominent and familiar leading figure representing the Left in the parliamentary arena. The 62-year-old Mr. Yechury was widely seen as the automatic choice in the normal course.
From The Quint
1. The Sunday Coup: Inside Story of How Karat Made Way for Yechury
Since its formation in 1964, there has never been uncertainty over succession in the CPI(M). Harkishan Singh Surjeet took over from EMS Namboodripad, and Prakash Karat took the baton from an aging Surjeet. This year has been different. Prakash Karat is still relatively young, his term is being cut short by a three term limit set in the last party congress. And Sitaram Yechury, the man who was all set to take over, was a rival, not a follower.
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The Kisan Rally against NDA government’s Land Bill was being pitched as Rahul Gandhi’s re-launch platform. Here are seven things you probably did not notice about the rally.
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