Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has achieved the distinction of completing 25 years in public service. From a reluctant politician to a mass leader who has transformed Odisha into a development laboratory, it has been an incredible journey. A statesman with impeccable integrity, Patnaik has set the bar high for politicians.
Caste census shows Bihar’s desperation to revive Mandal politics—but it can’t be wished away
All-party consensus on caste census in Bihar suggests regional parties’ desperation to revive Mandal politics. Bihar BJP’s support for it, contrary to Modi government’s stance, underlines its precarious position. Caste census is a bad idea whose time has come. It can’t be wished away when caste-centric policy and politics stays.
8 killings by jihadists: Kashmir terrorism needs political strategy, not big talk or bigger guns
Eight execution-style killings by jihadists since May, the latest victim bank manager Vijay Kumar: Naya Kashmir’s a lot like Purana Kashmir. Like governments past, this one’s pumping in more forces. But youth alienation continues to swell jihadist ranks. Fighting terrorism needs a political strategy, not big talk or bigger guns.