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Insightful quotes from Arun Jaitley

Late Arun Jaitley's selected writings were recently published in a book titled A New India. This post includes a few insightful quotes from Arun Jaitley. Insightful quotes In his foreword, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes "those who can reduce complex issues and explain them in a simple manner are rarest of the rare. Arun Jaitley, in this aspect, was one of his kind." This aptly summarizes Jaitley's brilliance as a consummate communicator. Late Arun Jaitley was one of India's genius public figures. India will always remember him for his consensual efforts to usher in the transformational GST reforms. Arvind Subramanian pens his appreciation in an article and writes; "when I was chief economic advisor (CEA), Mr. Jaitley is a dream boss:..". https://youtu.be/dXn9e47kVwY Mr. Jaitley had awarded The Global &…

Five elements of an effective strategy

Leadership, Management, Politics, Strategy

Elements of an effective strategy from BJP's 2019 election strategy India celebrated her democracy with the successful conclusion of the seven-phase general elections for the 2019 Lok Sabha. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won with a thumping majority. The victory margin of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has confounded most, if not all, pundits. And, the pundits continue to analyze BJP's victory margin. The common denominator of the many articles that I have read stress on BJP’s communication strategy and the power of it's messaging as the main (often the only) factor that can be attributed to its inexorable rise. There can be no doubts that BJP’s integrated & sophisticated communication strategy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as their master storyteller contributed to BJP’s victory. Integrated marketing & communications led by a…

Impressions//”Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Man for All Seasons” by Kingshuk Nag

Biography, People, Politics

A treatise, nicely written, interesting “Atal was a man who linked the now-past Nehruvian era to the now-upon-us Modi era,” writes Kingshuk Nag towards the end of his book Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Man for All Seasons. Nag’s book is a treatise on Indian political history with Atal as the lead character. Atal Bihari Vajpayee is definitely one of India’s most popular Prime Minister. His access across the political spectrum is well-known. His popularity and stature remains unmatched despite some very unpopular decisions (release of terrorists during the Kandahar IC episode) and shifting (perceived) positions. Atal’s life has been a subject of public discussion for many decades now and one might be skeptical on any new discovery. However, Nag has managed to make his nicely written book an interesting read…

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