Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (L) and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during US President Donald Trump's ceremonial welcome, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi.
U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ceremonial reception, at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the 'Thal Sena Bhawan' in Delhi Cantt, New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveils a plaque during the foundation stone laying ceremony of the 'Thal Sena Bhawan' in Delhi Cantt, New Delhi. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Nar...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performs rituals to lay the foundation stone of the 'Thal Sena Bhawan' in Delhi Cantt, New Delhi.
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh (C) during the closing ceremony of ‘Ekal Abhiyan Parivartan Kumbh’ campaign in Lucknow.
Secretary (Defence Production) Raj Kumar calls on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi
Union Minister Rajnath Singh speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (R) with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath releases a book on Defence Corridor during the closing ceremoney of the 11th edition of DefExpo...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath checks a gun held by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (R) at the 11th edition of DefExpo, in Lucknow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Defence Madagascan defence minister, Richard Rakotonirina, on the sidelines of DefExpo 2020, in Lucknow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Chief of General Staff of Kyrgyz Armed Forces Major General Raiimberdi Duishenbiev on the sidelines of DefExpo 2020, in Lucknow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Defence Minister for the Maldives Uza Mariya Ahmed Didi on the sidelines of DefExpo 2020, in Lucknow.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, left, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath attend the DefExpo in Lucknow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the 11th edition of DefExpo, India's biennial military exhibition that seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defen...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the 11th edition of DefExpo, India's biennial military exhibition that seeks to showcase the potential of the country to become a global defen...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being welcomed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister for Defence Rajnath Singh, on his arrival in Lucknow. PM Modi is in L...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo and other dignitaries during a meeting at South Blo...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo during a guard of honour at South Block lawns, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh shakes hands with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo during a guard of honour at South Block lawns, in New Delhi.
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
