1948 | The first full budget of free India
So spoke R.K Shanmukham Chetty (alternatively spelled Chettiar), the first Finance Minister of free India, as he presented the newly independent nation’s first full budget to the Indian Parliament on ...
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Aakar Patel | If Constitution had weak Centre, could Partition of India have been averted?
A counterfactual is thinking about something that might have happened but did not happen. As we celebrate yet another ...
The Great Statesman: Manmohan Singh was not just the liberator of India’s economic fortunes but also a genuine grand strategist
Manmohan Singh, India's 13th PM, was a visionary leader who pursued economic reforms and sought reconciliation with Pakistan ...
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India’s challenge has been to rebuild a neighbourhood in aftermath of partition, says Jaishankar
Delivering 19th Nani Palkhivala Memorial Lecture in Mumbai, EAM Jaishankar also says Pakistan remains exception in ...
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Pakistan’s Multi-Pronged Afghan Strategy
While security concerns are important, the strategy is not security-centric but pays equal attention to diplomatic, political ...
Opinion | In Numbers: How Partition Shaped Independent India's First Three Budgets
The first budget of Independent India described the Partition (1947-48) as the "most poignant human tragedy" outside of war.
Echoes of Partition
By the river Icchamati, where history divides and unites, the remnants of the Taki Zamindari House stand as a testament to a ...
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Pre-Partition Ahmadi mosque demolished by Maryam Nawaz govt. Pakistanis call it ‘religious tyranny’
The mosque was built by Sir Zafarullah Khan, an Ahmadi who was Pakistan’s first foreign minister and a key member of the ...
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The Partition of 1947 and Intergenerational Trauma
Current-day South Asian beliefs around career, marriage, and financial status may have underpinnings in long-ago adverse ...
S Jaishankar on Pakistan: ‘Cancer of terrorism now consuming its body politic’
S Jaishankar noted strained ties with Pakistan due to terrorism. He outlined India's supportive role for smaller neighbours.
India remembers Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs’ Day
On the fateful day of January 30, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse near Birla House in New Delhi ...
Pakistan’s support for terrorism is a ’cancer’ affecting its own stability, says Jaishankar
During the Nani A Palkhivala Memorial Lecture, Jaishankar discussed India’s commitment to enhancing regional ties through ...