Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting with J&K Governor Girish Chandra Murmu, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launches No Objection Certificate (NOC) portal for Research Survey Exploration and Exploitation (RSEE) activities in territorial waters of the countr...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (C) in a meeting with Myanmar’s Military Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (unseen) in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Myanmar’s Military Chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in a meeting in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (C) along with Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar after participating in the 75th anniversary of Victory Day in Red Square, Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (C) along with Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar interacting with the Tri-Service Contingent of the Indian Armed Forces participating in the Victory Day ...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends the Victory Day Parade at Red Square to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the victory of Soviet People in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1...
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits the Victory Park, a monument dedicated to Russia's victory in World War II, in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits the Victory Park, a monument dedicated to Russia's victory in World War II, in Moscow.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Yury Ivanovich Borisov, in Moscow.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his arrival in Moscow for a three day visit. He was received by Major General Kosenko Vasily Alexandrovich and the Indian Ambassdor to Russ...
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on his arrival in Moscow for a three day visit. He was received by Major General Kosenko Vasily Alexandrovich and the Indian Ambassdor to Russi...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all party meeting to discuss the situation along the India-China border via video conferencing, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves after briefing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Indo-China clash along the border in Ladakh on Monday night, in New Delhi.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh addresses the Uttrakhand 'Jan-Samvad' virtual rally, from BJP HQ in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh with HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank during the Uttrakhand 'Jan-Samvad' virtual rally, at BJP HQ in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh with BJP National Vice President Shyam Jaju arrive to address the Uttrakhand 'Jan-Samvad' virtual rally, from BJP HQ in N...
Union Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh gets his hands sanitized as he arrives to address the Uttrakhand 'Jan-Samvad' virtual rally, from BJP HQ in New Delhi.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses 'Jammu and Kashmir Jan Samvad Rally' via video conferencing, at BJP HQ 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
