Rural India is our true wealth

  By Vijay Darda | 05-02-2018 Enough of announcements… Now it’s time to do something..! Irrigation, healthcare and education are the basic problems of the villages The BJP government has made several important announcements in its last full Budget, especially for the villages and the farmers. It’s a good development.

Vietnamese people are an amazing example of bravery

  By Vijay Darda | 29-01-2018 More than 30 lakh people were killed in the war that lasted for around 20 years; guerrilla fighters killed 58,000 American soldiers We just celebrated our 69th Republic Day. We showcased our military might on the Rajpath. Do we however, remember that our Republic

Bravery of Indian soldiers in Israel

  By Vijay Darda | 22-01-2018 Israeli army celebrates Haifa Day every year on September 23 in the honour of indomitable spirit of the Indian soldiers In my column last week, I had mentioned that Israelis love India immensely. Wherever I went, I was received with great warmth by all

We must learn nationalism from Israel

  By Vijay Darda | 15-01-2017 The Jews love their land intensely and that is why this small country has become so powerful Last week I was in Israel. What an amazing country it is! I have seen many countries of the world and tried to understand them, but no

Delayed American realisation of Pakistan

  By Vijay Darda | 08-01-2018 Pakistan was nurturing terrorism through the funds received from the US. Now the US must be alert to the reality. Not all is well between the US and Pakistan. Pakistan would not have anticipated that the Trump administration would take such a stringent step.

New ideas of youth will take us to new heights

  By Vijay Darda | 01-01-2018 If we are passionate about doing something new and pledge to encourage new ideas, we can bring about the change Last night the whole world was engaged in ushering in the New Year. You too might have celebrated a lot. You must have celebrated

Why was action taken on mere suspicion?

  By Vijay Darda | 25-12-2017 A major question stems from the 2G spectrum case that is based on suspicion and rumours without any evidence There is an ancient tale. Someone told a person that a crow took his ear away. The person did not try to check his ear

A serious challenge to turn despair into hope

  By Vijay Darda | 18-12-2017 Congress president Rahul Gandhi is a competent person no doubt, but to succeed, he will have to become a mass leader In the glorious history of Congress, Rahul Gandhi has the privilege of being elected as the president of the party at a young

Why hunger, poverty do not infuriate us?

  By Vijay Darda | 11-12-2017 Petty issues are blown out of proportion but no sensitivity is shown on serious matters! We are passing through a strange phase where there is no such thing as sensitivity. There are tall talks. Figures of millions and billions are being bandied about. Tall

Do not turn India into an arena of hatred

  By Vijay Darda | 04-12-2017 Those fuelling the politics of caste and religion to win elections are ruining the future of this country! Had the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi imagined the kind of politics in independent India as we are seeing these days? Would Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar