RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s ‘no family’ jibe at PM Modi is fast turning into the ‘Mai bhi Chowkidaar’ counter-campaign of 2019. BJP’s ‘Modi ka Parivaar’ ahead of 2024 LS polls shows the party takes no prisoners and leaves no opportunity for a rhetorical comeback. Opposition doesn’t get BJP’s playbook.
Air pollution, women’s safety red flags for foreign tourists. Brand India taking a hard knock
Air pollution, women’s safety aren’t hot-button political issues. But brand India is taking a hard knock. ThePrint now reports a sharp drop in foreign tourists. Diplomats, expats list these as red flags on their ease-of-living index. Vishvaguru talk will sound hollow if informal whisper networks continue to rate India poorly.
Gangrape of Brazilian tourist shows we are still doing a poor job of keeping women safe in public spaces
Gangrape of Brazilian biker-tourist in Jharkhand tells us what we already know but are largely apathetic about. We do a poor job of keeping public spaces free of molesters, rapists. Even after Nirbhaya, outrage over rapes is episodic, not sustained. Women’s safety isn’t just a ‘women problem’, it is India’s.