POLITICS

Will Trump roll back 25% tariff imposed on India?

US President Trump after imposing tariff and penalty on India is still waiting for Narendra Modi’s call  to request withdrawal of his order. Earlier, several countries had rushed their officials and leaders to US in this connection. So far, Modi has not responded to Trump. Now, the indication is that Trump might roll back 25 per cent tariff imposed on India.

Bihar: Many Civil servants joined politics, played significant role on national stage

Over the past years, several civil servants have entered Bihar politics - both through the Assembly and Parliament and a few of them rose to the highest circle. These bureaucrats have played a significant role on the national political stage. Yashwant Sinha, a former IAS officer went on to become Union Finance Minister - first in former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar’s government and later in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. Another former civil servant, RK Singh rose through BJP ranks to become Minister for Power in the first Modi government at the Centre. He was later made Minister of State (MoS) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in the second Modi government. NK Singh, a retired IAS officer, also successfully transitioned into politics. He was a JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP from Bihar from 2008 to 2014, when he joined BJP that year. He later rose to the Chairman of the Finance Commission and a Member of the Planning Commission. RCP Singh, once the number two in the JD(U) and its National President, led a successful political innings for many years and rose to become the Steel Minister in the Modi government.