Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks at Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, amid the coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends a webinar on ‘New Education Policy-2020, in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, in New Delhi.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi.
Nagaland chief Minister Neiphiu Rio meets Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lok Sabha during the opening day of Parliament's Monsoon Session, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, at Parliament House in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches the Aero India 2021 website (https://aeroindia.gov.in) in New Delhi. Also seen is Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar (R).
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly attend a 'Sarva Dharma Puja' during the induction ceremony of Rafale fighter aircrafts, at IAF ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh presents a memento to Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly during the Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh poses for a group photograph along with Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly and other dignitaries during the Rafale induction ceremony,...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses during the Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly during 'Sarva Dharma Puja' at the Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Minister of Armed Forces of France Florence Parly arrives to take part in Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the Rafale induction ceremony, at IAF airbase in Ambala.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is greeted on his arrival in Tehran.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Minister of Defence Major General Kurbanov Bakhodir Nizamovich, on the sidelines of the Joint Meeting of the Hea...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with Defence Minister of Kazakhstan, Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev, in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Iranian counterpart Brigadier General Amir Hatami (unseen) to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries during his visit to Tehran.
China's Minister of National Defence Wei Fenghe, left, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center, and Indian Defense Minister, Rajnath Singh, right, pose for a photo with thei...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends the Joint Meeting of the Heads of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and...
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
