If you thought renaming was essentially an Indian political tradition, look at the world’s oldest democracy. Trump adding his name to the venerable Kennedy Center just shows American politics isn’t impervious to petty point-scoring. Showman Democracy 101. It’s only fitting then that a comedian had registered the website’s domain name.
If India and Pakistan can play cricket, they can shake hands
Between ICC, ACC, BCCI and PCB, they conspire to stage repeated India-Pakistan matches, most of which India wins, and occasionally Pakistan bucks the trend, like the Asia Cup U19 final. We are happy to engage in sports but recoil at a handshake, pretending symbolism erases hypocrisy. Stop this no-handshake farce.
Bangladesh has normalised violence, minority persecution. It has lost its founding soul
Bangladesh is flirting with its own undoing. Born from resistance against genocide, it has now normalised political erasure, street violence, radicalisation, and inaction on minority persecution. Counter-revolutions promise moral cleansing but deliver chaos, bloodshed, and prolonged instability. If this passes for a victory, Bangladesh has already lost its founding soul.