Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during the inaugral session of the IAF Commander's Conference, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during an event to pay tribute to Bharat Ratna Baba Sahab Bheem Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to Bharat Ratna Baba Sahab Bheem Rao Ambedkar on his birth anniversary, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Defence Minister of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev, in New Delhi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari during the inauguration functio...
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the inauguration function of two flyovers, in Lucknow.
Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh campaigns in support of BJP and National Democratic Alliance candidates, ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Krishnagiri district.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh receives a interim dividend cheque from Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU) Mini Ratna shipyard, Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Lim...
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh during a road show for Assembly polls, in Puthuppally constituency of Kerala.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits Sivagiri Mutt along with NDA candidate for Varkala constituency Aji (L) during his election campaign, ahead of the Kerala Assembly Polls...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook and other dignitaries during the inauguration of Indo-Korean Friendship Park, at Indian Army Cantonm...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his South Korean counterpart Suh Wook during the inauguration of Indo-Korean Friendship Park, at Indian Army Cantonment area in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh being garlanded during a public meeting ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Polls, at Simlapal in Bankura district.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at Rajendra Nagar to unveil the statue of martyr Major Mohit Sharma during an event, in Ghaziabad.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with BJP MP Subramanian Swamy at Parliament House complex, during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III during their joint statement press conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during delegation level talks with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III(unseen) at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Lloyd James Austin III at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament House complex, during ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi.
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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
