Hamid Ansari

The Congress party kept strategically quiet on the arrest of Teesta Setalvad. After its initial reaction, it seems the party now does not want to get too involved in defending Ansari, either

In a statement, he also rejected the allegation, made by the BJP citing comments of a former RAW functionary, that he had compromised national interest as India's ambassador to Iran

The external affairs ministry reacted to comments by former vice-president Hamid Ansari and four US lawmakers over the human rights situation, saying India is a robust and vibrant democracy

"Nationalism in its strident form is inseparable from the desire for power. It is an 'ideological poison' that has no hesitation in transcending and transgressing individual rights," he said.

However, Ansari stressed, that could not be done because efforts made to change history anywhere in the world have not succeeded

Outgoing VP Hamid Ansari has said that there is a sense of insecurity among India's Muslims

Ansari could freely pursue his basic ideology now after shedding Constitutional duties, says PM Modi

Ansari stirred a debated after he cited insecurity among Muslims

Ansari, 80, was first elected Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman in 2007

Nobody expects such "petty comments" from a person holding such a high post: BJP general secretary

Interview with outgoing Vice-President of India

The vice president made the speech at the Panjab University

'This is not a happy state of affairs,' Ansari said expressing his annoyance.

Rising inequality is seen as a contributing cause for the rise of authoritarian leaders

The Vice President said that there is gross under-investment in health system

Country's proverbial poverty is largely related to the results from hydro-meteorological conditions, inequitable spatial distribution, said Ansari

He also said that India wants restructuring of the legal framework by adopting a comprehensive convention on international terrorism

Hamid Ansari said many of the global institutions do not yet give voice to Africa or the world's largest democracy

Indian nationalist movement was committed to secularism, said Ansari

These sectors allow for both our countries to collaborate and benefit from each others expertise. said Vice-President Hamid Ansari