The UPA government went into damage control on Thursday over the AgustaWestland chopper deal, issuing a detailed factsheet on the AgustaWestland deal, putting the blame on the NDA. The Congress has alleged that in 2003, the then National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra wrote to the then defence secretary that the existing rules were unfair as it allowed only single bidding and that the qualifying height of the choppers should be...
07:49 AM, Feb 15, 2013
As things get hot for the UPA over the tainted chopper deal, the blame game has acquired full momentum, with the Congress even dragging the dead. Brajesh Mishra, the National Security Advisor (NSA) during Atal Bihari Vajapyee's regime, was blamed for changing the rules of the bidding process. The Congress has now blamed the NDA for changing the rules of the bidding process for procurement of VVIP choppers which facilitated...
09:07 PM, Feb 14, 2013
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04:28 PM, Jan 05, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday condoled the death of the country's first National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and said the nation has lost a towering pillar of its strategic community. "I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing away of Brajesh Mishra who was one of the most able and influential public servants of his generation," the Prime Minister said. "In his demise, the country has...
11:49 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: The last rites of Brajesh Mishra, the country's first National Security Adviser who died in New Delhi following a heart ailment, will be held on Monday. His mortal remains will be consigned to flames at the Lodhi Road Crematorium at 11 am on Monday, a close relative of Mishra said. Mishra, who would have turned 84 today, was declared brought dead at the Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj...
11:20 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: India's first National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, who died in New Delhi on Friday night, was a pivotal figure in shaping foreign policy during NDA government and a troubleshooter of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. A career diplomat, he had served as India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and as Ambassador to Indonesia. He retired as Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry. He had played a...
12:13 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: Former national security advisor and key aide to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Brajesh Mishra passed away at Fortis Hospital in New Delhi on Friday night. Mishra, who had been ailing after surgery, was rushed to the hospital in the evening. During the NDA regime, he was considered to be among the most powerful men in the Prime Ministers Office. He was the man who would manage...
10:58 PM, Sep 28, 2012
New Delhi: Former principal secretary in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Brajesh Mishra has said that the taint of the Gujarat riots will never allow Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister in an era of coalition politics. In an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN's Bhupendra Chaubey, he said that Modi could become the BJP's prime ministerial candidate only if the party gets majority on its own. Here is the transcript...
06:25 PM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: Atal Bihari Vajpayee's closest aide and former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra on Wednesday made it clear that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi can never be an Atal Bihari Vajpayee and can never become the Prime Minister. Mishra backed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's claims that Vajpayee wanted Modi sacked after the 2002 Gujarat riots and that is why he had advised him to follow 'Raj Dharma'. Mishra...
03:59 PM, Jun 20, 2012
New Delhi: Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra said on Saturday that General VK Singh who currently embroiled in a bribery scam is the worst Army Chief so far and that General Singh is a failure. Speaking with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Mishra said the Army Chief has come across as weak. Here is the transcript of the interview: Karan Thapar:Hello and welcomes to Devil's Advocate. After a week...
08:52 PM, Apr 01, 2012
New Delhi: Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra said on Saturday that General VK Singh, currently embroiled in a bribery scam, should be asked to go on compulsory leave till his retirement to save the government and the Army further embarrassment. In an interview with Karan Thapar on Devil's Advocate, Mishra said that sacking the chief was not the solution to the ongoing controversy. It may further complicate the problems,...
07:25 AM, Apr 01, 2012
He worked out his exit plan after meeting with the RSS Chief. ...
04:44 PM, Sep 02, 2009
Controversy created by scientist's statement needless: Singh. ...
04:27 PM, Aug 29, 2009
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L K Advani in the eye of a storm over revelations on the Kandahar episode. ...
02:56 AM, Aug 29, 2009
L K Advani is under attack from his own partymen. ...
02:43 AM, Aug 29, 2009
Ex-NSA Brajesh Mishra speaks about the Kandahar terrorists-for-hostages swap. ...
08:52 AM, Aug 28, 2009
It's a bitter attack on L K Advani over the Kandahar hijacking. ...
02:36 AM, Aug 28, 2009
Kalam says the device tested in 1998 produced the design yield. ...
12:36 AM, Aug 28, 2009
The ghost of Kandahar is back to haunt LK Advani. ...
10:31 PM, Aug 27, 2009
