About Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who is currently serving as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs. She is a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2014.
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- What comes first in your mind when you hear about our army men sacrificing their lives for us?
- What can we really do for the fighters that we have lost?
- How has your experience been as a Defence Minister?
- There are two women ministers in CCS, should we be looking at it as prism of gender at all at all or is it about competence
- Will we see more women misters in the future?
- What do you have to say to your critics who say that you’re just a figure head as a Defence Minister?
- What is your take on jobs/employment?
- How is BJP planning to counter the traction of NYAY?
- What is your take on Rahul Gandhi fighting elections from Wayanad?
- Is the government tilting towards the view of bureaucrats more than the armed forces?
- What is your assessment for upcoming elections?
- Due to demonetisation there has been a stalemate between opposition and the Government, what is the way out of it?
- The opposition stated that the main reason of demonetisation which was to curb black money is not served, what is your take on that?
- The opposition claims that the 2000 rupee note is even going to make easier for the corrupt, so how is your government going to control that?
- What is your take on the argument that some of the ministers were already aware of the demonetisation and they had their exchange of notes whereas the poor people are now standing in cues?
- Do you believe that the process of demonetisation could have been done with much more preparations and prior cautions?
- Now there are many restrictions on how much money can be withdrawn and many more, do you think all these rules are little too harsh?
- Is government taking suggestions like allowing cooperative banks to exchange and accept the demonetised cash?
- Wouldn’t you agree that there has been a downfall in the economy due to demonetisation?
- Why does everyone says you don’t smile much?
- When you were named as defence minister, you were compared to Indira Gandhi, how did you feel at that time?
- What thoughts do you have when you enter your office as a Defence Minister?
- What was your initial experience like when you were named as Defence Minister?
- Was there any sense of fear while flying the Air Force?
- Do you think that the Rafael deal would be BJP’s wrong movement?
- Why Rafael deal was so much dependent on Anil Ambani and his company?
- Why do you think the former president of France said that India has suggested Anil Ambani’s group name?
- What is that 5% which was left while dealing in Rafael, which your government is doing now?
- Why the procedures were followed when the deal of Rafael was brought down to 36 from 126?
- What went wrong between your government and HL?
- How would you justify the statement that acquisition manager who is the joint secretary of this project said he doesn’t agree to the way this negotiation is signed?
- Is it true PM did not discuss anything about the Rafael deal with his entire cabinet and signed the deal?
- Why was it so urgent to sign the Rafael deal?
- Why is the Government not revealing the price of Rafael deals?
- What profit Anil Ambani will get from this deal?
- Is Government feeling defensive due to Rafael questions which follows them everywhere that they go?
- Has statements by the French counterpart hurt the Government of India?
- What is your justification for the allegations that Rahul Gandhi stated that PMO is doing parallel negotiation in the Rafael case?
- Do you think that the battle of Rafael is more political in nature than perception?
- What makes you think that Rahul Gandhi is scared of facts and why is he scared of facts?
- What is the reason behind Rahul Gandhi saying he wants to have direct 15 mins debate with the PM and not with any other cabinet member?
- Why are you and your government engaging with Rahul Gandhi when you are only saying he has no facts?
- Does the government feel isolated because most of the parties are standing against them?
- When will we stop waiting for Pakistan to stop violating our areas and start doing something about it?
- We have a lot of information when it comes to terrorism, yet why don’t we start investigating them directly?
- Don’t you think that the resolution of Kashmir problem should be political in nature instead of military?
- Tell us about your journey in the BJP.
- Have you worked with PM Modi earlier?
- Has there been any mismatch between what was promised and what is being delivered?
- Are our soldiers well equipped to deal with the challenges that they face everyday?
- What is left for weapon upgrade and modernisation when it comes to budget?
- Who would you thank most for giving you the credit of being a Defensive Minister?
- There are two women ministers in CCS, should we be looking at it as prism of gender at all at all or is it about competence
- Will we see more women misters in the future?
- How is BJP planning to counter the traction of NYAY?
- What is your take on Rahul Gandhi fighting elections from Wayanad?
- Now there are many restrictions on how much money can be withdrawn and many more, do you think all these rules are little too harsh?
- When you were named as defence minister, you were compared to Indira Gandhi, how did you feel at that time?
- What was your initial experience like when you were named as Defence Minister?
- Why Rafael deal was so much dependent on Anil Ambani and his company?
- What comes first in your mind when you hear about our army men sacrificing their lives for us?
- How has your experience been as a Defence Minister?
- What do you have to say to your critics who say that you’re just a figure head as a Defence Minister?
- What is your assessment for upcoming elections?
- Due to demonetisation there has been a stalemate between opposition and the Government, what is the way out of it?
- The opposition stated that the main reason of demonetisation which was to curb black money is not served, what is your take on that?
- What is your take on the argument that some of the ministers were already aware of the demonetisation and they had their exchange of notes whereas the poor people are now standing in cues?
- Do you believe that the process of demonetisation could have been done with much more preparations and prior cautions?
- Is government taking suggestions like allowing cooperative banks to exchange and accept the demonetised cash?
- Wouldn’t you agree that there has been a downfall in the economy due to demonetisation?
- What thoughts do you have when you enter your office as a Defence Minister?
- Do you think that the Rafael deal would be BJP’s wrong movement?
- What can we really do for the fighters that we have lost?
- Is the government tilting towards the view of bureaucrats more than the armed forces?
- The opposition claims that the 2000 rupee note is even going to make easier for the corrupt, so how is your government going to control that?
- Why do you think the former president of France said that India has suggested Anil Ambani’s group name?