2014 Cabinet Formation

[veer]

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 4m RT @IBNLiveRealtime Narendra Modi meets MM Joshi, likely to be accommodated in Cabinet Bulbul :shout:

Is MM Joshi above 75? IF he is then he won't be in cabinet.

[Sachin=GOD]

Is MM Joshi above 75? IF he is then he won't be in cabinet.

Yes he is over 75 and no it won't matter in his case if Modi wants him in the cabinet. He is very senior and had to leave his seat for Modi so he might still get in the cabinet. OR, there's also Lok Sabha speaker but I think Sumitra Mahajan is the frontrunner there. BTW if he does get into into the cabinet then I must say that Kalraj Mishra got really, really lucky because the only reason he is in the cabinet is that after MM Joshi he is the only known Brahmin face from Uttar Pradesh BJP and since Joshi wasn't in the cabinet, he got in.

[bulbul]

CNN-IBN News ‏@ibnlive 4m RT @IBNLiveRealtime Narendra Modi meets MM Joshi, likely to be accommodated in Cabinet Bulbul :shout:

Thsi shows how our Dear leader never insult seniors.:hatsoff:

[game_changerr]

Mm joshi likely to get defence@ndtv,avp

[Sachin=GOD]

Thsi shows how our Dear leader never insult seniors.:hatsoff:

The Dear Leader doesn't have too many people who can taken on such important portfolios as Foreign or Defense so he had to give Foreign to Sushma Swaraj even though she openly opposed him and he may now have to give Defense to Dr. Joshi :finger:

[Yoda-esque]

The Dear Leader doesn't have too many people who can taken on such important portfolios as Foreign or Defense so he had to give Foreign to Sushma Swaraj even though she openly opposed him and he may now have to give Defense to Dr. Joshi :finger:

Still nothing for Advani

[cowboysfan]

Mm joshi likely to get defence@ndtv' date='avp[/quote'] this is dumb,this guy doesnt have the energy anymore to get a tough job like Defense ministry.

[veer]

this is dumb' date='this guy doesnt have the energy anymore to get a tough job like Defense ministry.[/quote'] just speculations... (i hope)

[ravishingravi]

Well some people whose sole target is to see the senior leaders of BJP in good positions should be happy.

[FischerTal]

Well some people whose sole target is to see the senior leaders of BJP in good positions should be happy.

lol the only reason he wants them in good positions is to make sure Modi doesn't become too powerful...... at least thats what he says officially :winky:

[ravishingravi]

^he has said lot of things. Modi is PM now with majority mandate. That should pretty much close it.

[veer]

For some reason whenever I see footages of Sushma Swaraj n Jaitley, I feel that they are really upset with something and feeling out of place.. Wats with them..? Wasn't Jaitley the one initiated Modi as PM,

[game_changerr]

Jaitley seems to be fine with it..sushma looks mighty miffed and disgruntled

[asterix]

Jaitley seems to be fine with it..sushma looks mighty miffed and disgruntled

IDK what's her problem... Does she wished to become PM... She doesn't even appears to be a mass leader... Or is she miffed that her close friend, Sonia G failed to win Kangress more seats and thus allowing Modi an absolute majority... :dontknow:

[Sachin=GOD]

Firstpost ‏@firstpostin Cabinet expansion after 15 June, before budget session of Parl. 25 new ministers including MoS to be included: CNN-IBN

[surajmal]

Ajit Doval: India's new NSA, more George Smiley than James Bond The appointment of Ajit Doval as India's 5th National Security Adviser (NSA) on Friday was never in doubt once Narandra Modi swept to power and took office as Prime Minister earlier this week. For the past nine years, he was heading the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a think tank known to be close to the BJP but more importantly doing significant work on critical issues in the realm of comprehensive national security. Doval, a legend in the secretive world of intelligence and covert operations, retired as Director Intelligence Bureau in January 2005. But he had attained fame much before he rose to the top. As a mid-level IB officer in the north-east, he infiltrated the underground Mizo National Front (MNF), then waging an insurgency against Indian state, weaned away half a dozen of its top commanders and all but broke the back of the MNF, forcing its leader Laldenga to sue for peace. The Mizo Accord of July 1986--after 20 years of insurgency--was propelled largely by Doval's initiative. But his exploits did not end there. In the late 1980s when Punjab militancy was at its peak, Doval walked into the besieged Golden Temple in Amritsar, posing as a Pakistani agent months before the 1988 Operation Black Thunder and obtained vital intelligence on the militants holed up inside. Doval, an 1968 batch IPS Officer of the Kerala cadre, also did his tour of duty in Pakistan, considered a high-risk, high reward assignment in an intelligence officer's career. He also has the rare distinction of being the recipients of India's 2nd highest gallantry award--the Kirti Chakra--for his daring exploit in the Golden Temple Operation. In Kashmir, he lured away prominent militants like Kukkay Parey and turned him and his colleagues into counter-insurgents, a policy criticized in some quarters but also praised by others as an effective tool that help combat militancy in Kashmir at its peak. One of his last high profile acts in a career spanning 37 years was as part of the behind the scene negotiating team during the December 1999 hijack of the Indian Airlines flight IC 814 to Kandahar. Doval was headed to an important post-retirement assignment if the NDA was voted back to power--as was largely predicted in 2004--but the BJP was narrowly beaten to the second place by the Congress, leading to the formation of UPA I government, effectively ending the chances of any role for Doval in the national security set up. For majority of the past decade, Shiv Shankar Menon, a career foreign service officer, guided India's foreign, diplomatic and security policies. But as NSA, Doval is expected to be different than his predecessor. Exactly 10 years after he saw his big opportunity slipping away, Doval now has a chance to shape India's national security policy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ajit Doval, both staunch believers in a strong state and stronger counter-terrorism measures, are likely to concentrate more on internal security situation, improving India's covert operations capability in the neighbourhood even while they put in place an equally robust foreign and defence doctrine. Doval, more George Smiley than James Bond, is truly India's spy who came in from the cold.

Ajit Doval: The Spy Who Came in From the Cold The appointment of Ajit Doval as India's fifth National Security Adviser or NSA was never in doubt once Narandra Modi swept to power and took office as Prime Minister earlier this week. (Read: Former Intelligence Bureau Chief Ajit Doval Appointed as National Security Advisor) For the past nine years, Mr Doval headed the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), a think tank known to be close to the BJP but more importantly one that is doing significant work on critical issues in the realm of comprehensive national security. Mr Doval, 69, a legend in the secretive world of intelligence and covert operations, retired as Director Intelligence Bureau in January 2005. But he had attained fame much before he rose to the top. As a mid-level Intelligence Bureau officer in the north-east, he infiltrated the underground Mizo National Front, then waging an insurgency against the Indian state, weaned away half a dozen of its top commanders and all but broke the back of the MNF, forcing its leader Laldenga to sue for peace. The Mizo Accord of July 1986 -- after 20 years of insurgency -- was propelled largely by Mr Doval's initiative. But his exploits did not end there. In the late 1980s, when militancy was at its peak in Punjab, Mr Doval walked into the besieged Golden Temple in Amritsar posing as a Pakistani agent months before the 1988 Operation Black Thunder and obtained vital intelligence on the militants holed up inside. Mr Doval, a 1968 batch IPS Officer of the Kerala cadre, also did his tour of duty in Pakistan, considered a high-risk, high-reward assignment in an intelligence officer's career. He received India's second highest gallantry award, the Kirti Chakra, for his daring exploit in the Golden Temple Operation. In Kashmir, he lured away prominent militants like Kukkay Parey and turned him and his colleagues into counter-insurgents, a policy criticized in some quarters but also praised by others as an effective tool that helped combat militancy in Kashmir at its peak. One of his last high profile acts in a career spanning 37 years was as part of the negotiating team that worked behind the scene during the December 1999 hijack of the Indian Airlines flight IC 814 to Kandahar. Mr Doval was headed to an important post-retirement assignment if the BJP-led NDA was voted back to power -- as was largely expected in 2004 -- but the BJP was narrowly beaten to second place by the Congress, leading to the formation of a UPA government and effectively ending the chances of any role for Mr Doval in the national security set up. For the majority of the past decade, Shiv Shankar Menon, a career foreign service officer, guided India's foreign, diplomatic and security policies. But as NSA, Mr Doval is expected to be different from his predecessor. Exactly 10 years after he saw his big opportunity slipping away, he now has a chance to shape India's national security policy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ajit Doval, both staunch believers in a strong state and stronger counter-terrorism measures, are likely to concentrate more on the internal security situation, improving India's covert operations capability in the neighbourhood even while they put in place an equally robust foreign and defence doctrine. Mr Doval, more George Smiley than James Bond, is truly India's spy who came in from the cold.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/people/ajit-doval-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold-533475 Again, I repeat, Doval is the most impressive appointment of the Modi Govt. Time for Maoists and Indian Mujaheedin types (along with their political backers) to pack their bags. Their worst nightmare is here.