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Ashwini Vaishnaw at Idea Exchange: ‘From the UP govt to highways, telecom and railways, we are all ready (for the Ram temple)’Subscriber Only
January 15, 2024 07:37 IST
Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw has been working for the modernisation of Indian Railways and the introduction of Vande Bharat Express trains across India.
Idea Exchange: ‘The BJP wants a monarchy… there is no force questioning it besides the Opposition parties’Subscriber Only
January 8, 2024 22:42 IST
The winter session of Parliament witnessed unprecedented events with 146 MPs from both the houses suspended for their protest seeking the government’s response for the security breach in the Lok Sabha on December 13.
Vikas Kumar: ‘An ideal metro means you can walk down to the station from anywhere in the city’Subscriber Only
December 25, 2023 07:10 IST
The MD of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), Vikas Kumar has been working with the organisation since its inception and has worked under India’s ‘Metro Man’, E Sreedharan.
Raghuram Rajan at Idea Exchange: ‘To turn back on democracy, when ideas are the future currency, is just the most blind thing to do’Subscriber Only
December 18, 2023 07:45 IST
Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba have just come out with a book titled Breaking the Mould : Reimagining India's Economic Future (Penguin). Rajan is the Katherine Dusak Miller Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth.
Subhash Chandra Garg at Idea Exchange: ‘On electoral bonds, SC must not overreact. If it calls them illegal, we go back to cash’Subscriber Only
December 11, 2023 22:23 IST
As Finance Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg has worked with three finance ministers — Arun Jaitley, Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman. Between mid-2017 and mid-2019, he presided over the implementation of big moves like demonetisation, electoral bonds and GST.
Neeraj Chopra at Idea Exchange: I have a strong desire to compete in a big international event in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 5, 2023 17:00 IST
At just 25, the reigning Olympic champion upgraded his World Championship silver to gold earlier this year and defended his Asian Games title.
Dr Randeep Guleria: ‘Air pollution is a medical emergency… We need to act even if the cost is going to be high’Subscriber Only
November 20, 2023 13:59 IST
Dr Randeep Guleria, the former Director of AIIMS and currently Chairman, Institute of Internal Medicine, Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Medanta, is a renowned pulmonologist and advisor to various global and national bodies, including the WHO.
Ramesh Chand at Idea Exchange: ‘A sustainable solution for stubble is to create a market for paddy straw, convert waste to wealth’Subscriber Only
November 13, 2023 13:35 IST
"I believe that in the next six years or so, a proper market for stubble will be created," Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand said.
Jayen Mehta at Idea Exchange: ‘We champion circular economy… a dairy co-op can transform into an energy company’Subscriber Only
November 6, 2023 08:55 IST
Jayen Mehta took over as the Managing Director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (which owns the Amul brand) in January 2023.
SY Quraishi: ‘The Supreme Court has no time for electoral bonds issue. If this isn’t in public interest, what is?’Subscriber Only
October 31, 2023 12:52 IST
The former Chief Election Commissioner of India, SY Quraishi, an IAS officer of the 1971 batch, has written extensively on elections and democracy.
Caste census has overpowered kamandal politics. This is now a national issue: JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan SinghSubscriber Only
October 9, 2023 07:35 IST
Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh on the Bihar caste census, the role of Nitish Kumar in the INDIA alliance and setting the Opposition agenda for 2024. The session was moderated by Harikishan Sharma, Senior Assistant Editor
Amitabh Kant at Idea Exchange: ‘The IMEC needs to be projectised, de-risked and private sector brought in. It has huge strategic, economic advantage’Subscriber Only
October 2, 2023 08:19 IST
Riding on the back of a communique with complete consensus, the New Delhi G20 Leaders’ Declaration makes India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant the man of the moment.
Jitendra Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘Space functioned under a veil of secrecy… Now there is synergy between academia, research, industry and startups’Subscriber Only
September 25, 2023 09:49 IST
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently carried out two hugely popular space missions — Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1.
CEA Anantha Nageswaran: ‘Macro-economic stability and unhindered economic activity will draw global investors’Subscriber Only
September 11, 2023 15:58 IST
As Chief Economic Advisor, Dr V Anantha Nageswaran is responsible for providing fresh ideas to bolster growth, encourage investments and limit fiscal deficit.
NK Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘We bought the facile story that you could be a great software power ignoring hardware… that was a very fragile assumption’Subscriber Only
September 4, 2023 08:39 IST
Policymaker, economist and politician NK Singh is the co-chair, along with former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, of one of the most important G20 expert groups on the reform of multilateral development banks (MDBs).
US Ambassador Eric Garcetti: ‘We really like each other and need each other. The world needs us to like each other and work together’Subscriber Only
August 29, 2023 10:34 IST
As the US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti has come to India at a time when ties between India and the US are growing closer as strategic partners.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: ‘Now that Modiji has delivered and declared our comeback, India isn’t unsure either’Subscriber Only
August 21, 2023 07:48 IST
Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat is helming the Har Ghar Jal scheme, which is a flagship programme of the Modi Government aimed at providing every rural household drinking tap water by 2024.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury at Idea Exchange: ‘The CM of Manipur has failed to become the Chief Minister of all the tribes of Manipur’Subscriber Only
August 14, 2023 13:32 IST
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the leader of the Congress Party in Lok Sabha, a member of the Congress Working Committee, president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee, and chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.
Dushyant Chautala: ‘Haryana has seen (communal tension) like this for the first time. It is a serious concern’Subscriber Only
August 7, 2023 19:48 IST
Dushyant Chautala, Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, on the recent communal flare-up in the state, the JJP-BJP alliance, and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Held on August 1, this session was moderated by Deputy Editor Liz Mathew
Nilesh Shah: ‘This is India’s time. There is assurance that this journey is likely to not falter’Subscriber Only
July 31, 2023 12:27 IST
At a time when markets are hitting new highs amid ongoing global concerns around inflation, growth and war in Ukraine, there is one question on everyone’s mind, what should they do?
Chirag Paswan: ‘I think every ally wants to grow on each other… I need the BJP as much as BJP needs me’Subscriber Only
July 24, 2023 13:42 IST
Chirag Paswan, leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas, LJP-RV), has had a roller-coaster ride in politics.
‘With G20 presidency, India is an interesting partner on the international stage’: German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
July 10, 2023 08:10 IST
German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann on India’s emerging significance in international diplomacy, what went wrong with the Russia-Ukraine war and the Indo-German partnership. The session was moderated by Shubhajit Roy, Deputy Chief of National Bureau
Devendra Fadnavis: ‘Idealism in politics is good, but if you’re kicked out, who cares?’Subscriber Only
July 3, 2023 12:15 IST
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Fadnavis has played a significant role in the state’s changing political landscape.
‘If a law that is not good for people is passed, then Opposition should be allowed to protest’: Karnataka Assembly Speaker UT Khader at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
June 19, 2023 10:55 IST
At 54, UT Khader is the second-youngest Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly. Khader, who began his political career as a National Student Union of India (NSUI) activist, is a five-term Congress MLA from Mangalore, having first won in a by-election after the death of his father, UT Fareed.
Lt Gen Ajai Kumar Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘Lesson from Russia-Ukraine war…India must always be prepared for conventional conflict’Subscriber Only
June 12, 2023 20:26 IST
In November 2022, Lt General Ajai Kumar Singh took over the reins of Southern Command, the largest and oldest among the commands of the Indian Army, and has under its area of responsibility 11 states and four union territories.
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