Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, MoS Defence Shripad Yesso Naik (R) and Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh (L) before the Naval Commanders conference, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and other officials during the Naval Commanders conference, in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils a plaque on inaugurating the newly-constructed ‘Colonel Chewang Rinchen Bridge’ at Shyok River, in Ladakh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls on Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh waves at the crowd during an election campaign rally in support of the BJP candidate Sohanpal Chhaukkar, in Prithla constituency of Faridabad.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses an election campaign rally ahead of Haryana Assembly polls in Mahendragarh.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presents an award to young scientist Surabhi Singh as National Security Adviser Ajit Doval (L) claps, during the 41st Directors Conference of D...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval during the 41st Directors Conference of DRDO in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to former President APJ Abdul Kalam on his birth anniversary during the 41st Directors Conference of DRDO, at DRDO Bhawan in New D...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, DRDO Chairman G. Satheesh Reddy, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh and Air C...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being welcomed by Chief Executive Officer (Safran Aircraft Engines) Olivier Andries at Safran Aircraft Engine Manufacturing Facility in Villaroche ne...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets engineers of Indian origin working at the Safran manufacturing facility in Paris, France.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets engineers of Indian-origin working at the Safran manufacturing facility in Paris, France.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a guided tour of the production facility of Safran, near Paris.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inspects the ceremonial Guard of Honour, in Paris.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his French counterpart Florence Parly ahead of 2nd Annual Defence Dialogue, in Paris.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh onboard newly inducted Rafale aircraft, in Bordeaux, France.
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, center in a military outfit, poses in front of a Rafale jet fighter during an handover ceremony at the Dassault Aviation plant in Merignac, n...
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh writes onto a Rafale jet fighter as a ritual gesture during an handover cermony at the Dassault Aviation plant in Merignac, near Bordeaux, sou...
Indian defense Minister Rajnath Singh, center left, poses with Indian military officials and French Defense Minister Florence Parly, third left, at the Dassault Aviation plant in M...
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Apropos the spat between Arun Jaitley and the tentwallah, frankly, I as usual don't have a clue. Gossip, buzz and conspiracy theories are par for the course in the Byzantine world of Delhi, but today's Hindustan Times editorial has got the grapevine going a bit more than the usual:
So, in a way, Rajnath Singh as well as Mr Advani may well represent the stage in this projected trajectory that needs to be jettisoned before the BJP reaches for the proverbial stars again. And what better catalyst for this cleansing process than an electoral rout goaded by infighting? That Narendra Modi has long-term prime ministerial aspirations is no secret. It isn’t that he and his supporters within the party — Mr Jaitley being one of them — find leapfrogging over the current crop of top BJP leaders repugnant. It’s just that doing that now would be contaminating themselves with a losing touch. For this faction of the BJP, not being associated with Mr Singh et al is a canny decision.
Full editorial: How to detoxify your party
