Chiefs of Army Staff in India have not been tactful about politicians. But they have stayed clear of politics, reports Aditi Phadnis.

Would it serve India's interest to go to war with China over the Maldives, asks Aditi Phadnis.

'To me, this is true patriotism - not deciding who should and should not say 'Bharat Mata ki jai,' in what language, with what inflexion, at what time, etc, but the recognition that the Indians who protected our country and the military traditions that made those men, must be honoured,' says Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

'The situation in the country is very scary.' 'There is an increasing attack on the Constitutional democratic rights of our people.'

The Congress leader, responsible for the party's victory in the recent bypolls, has slogged it out, meeting people, establishing contact and listening, all the time, to people.

'It would be interesting to see how Yogi Adityanath is received in Tamil Nadu, where he is due to end his Ram Rajya Rath Yatra in Rameswaram on March 23.'

When Nirmala Sitharaman and Narendra Tomar arrived in Shimla, they could not have anticipated the scene that awaited them.

Navya Singh was protecting her sovereign right to play, says Aditi Phadnis.

'As someone who has had the opportunity of cross examining Vinod Rai, extensively over three days as part of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, many of us included I had concluded at that point of time that this report rests on the foundation of sand.'

'Although the Congress party ethos resembles a court with courtiers, Sonia Gandhi's style was to be consensual.'

Anything can happen, says a young Congress leader.

SHe-box deals with complaints from women employees in both public & private sectors.

Fund crunch may come in the way of infrastructure development; women's safety another issue that will be in focus.

'For the Congress, the family is the final court of appeal.' 'If there is no family, all leaders are equal.' 'If all leaders are equal, anyone can lead the Congress.' 'So every time the family has stayed in the background, the Congress has split,' points out Aditi Phadnis.

Congressmen are watching carefully how Rahul positions himself and manage the grand old party, reports Aditi Phadnis.

'Agreements signed between the Maldives and China have seriously worried India.'

If the parliamentary representation of radical Islamic parties goes up dramatically in 2018, what will this do to Pakistan's army?

'It has a natural inclination to foster as much competition among civilian politicians as possible.'

TTV Dinakaran could be in more trouble as I-T officials have found a connection between him and Jaya TV and other Jayalalithaa companies, reports Aditi Phadnis.

India's new high commissioner in Islamabad goes to Pakistan at a time when the country is set to face much internal tumult.