He pointed out that the Congress party and several economists, including former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, had raised concerns about the tax structure when it was first implemented.
September 4, 2025
TMC pointed to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s earlier defence of GST on insurance premiums, which party chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee had labelled “cruel” and “anti-people.”
September 4, 2025
Chidambaram’s remarks came after SCO member states adopted the Tianjin Declaration, which included a strong stance against terrorism.
September 3, 2025
In a post on X, Chidambaram stated, “The ECI is not a Court and cannot behave like a Court in entertaining petitions/complaints. ECI is an administrative body with responsibility for holding free and fair elections.”
August 11, 2025
“For all we know, they could be homegrown terrorists. Why do you assume they came from Pakistan? There’s no evidence of that,” Chidambaram said.
July 28, 2025
Citing UN data, he further highlighted that over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in recent months while trying to obtain food.
July 24, 2025
The arrival of the first US Air Force plane carrying 104 Indian nationals, who were deported for allegedly migrating illegally to the US, took place on February 5 in Amritsar, Punjab.
February 15, 2025
He further asked what's the point of debating over the rights and wrongs of the emergency 50 years later, while stressing that 'lessons have been learned from the past'.
July 14, 2024
In a post on X, the former Union Minister emphasised that the INDIA bloc must ensure the victory of the DMK candidate for the seat.
June 16, 2024
As per reports, Chidambaram had said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "turning an arithmetic inevitability into a guarantee".
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