Asad Rehman

4 days ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

In 1994, under a Congress government, then Leader of the Opposition Atal Bihari Vajpayee led an official delegation to Geneva and successfully blocked Pakistan’s attempts to get a UNHCR resolution passed censuring India on the Kashmir issue. Upon Vajpayee’s return, a photo of him hugging Salman Khurshid, then the Minister of State, External Affairs, captured the moment of bipartisan unanimity.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

Hours after India targeted terror camps inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a part of Operation Sindoor, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, met on Wednesday and declared “full support” to the armed forces saying it was “time to be united”. As a mark of solidarity with the armed forces, the Congress has also decided to halt all planned party programmes, including “Samvidhan Bachao” rallies in various states.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

From taking “responsibility” for the anti-Sikh riots to saying that US president Donald Trump “being within his rights” in negotiating on trade tariffs to China and Pakistan being “fused”, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi touched upon a variety of topics in his discussion at Brown University (US) last month. Gandhi’s interaction at Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs with Ashutosh Varshney, a professor at the university, on April 21 was uploaded on Sunday.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

Since the Union Cabinet approved the caste census exercise on April 30, political parties have been scrambling to take credit for it. While the BJP seemingly decided to go ahead with the move to blunt the Opposition’s attacks, the Congress is now trying to reclaim it by questioning the NDA government at the Centre about the timeline, budget allocation, and other specifics. On Sunday, the Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking a “sudden, complete and desperate U-turn” on the issue.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Asad Rehman

The Congress Friday sharpened its attack on the government over the Pahalgam terror attack, alleging “inaction” and flagging questions over the “government’s capability” as 10 days had passed since the killing of 26 people. The party also questioned the timing of the caste enumeration announcement, saying it came at a time when “the country was mourning the Pahalgam incident”.