That Trump insults visiting world leaders isn’t news. But to tell Cyril Ramaphosa that white farmers are persecuted in South Africa by showing an unverified video is only the latest from Trump school of diplomacy. He didn’t want to involve Musk. But a Musk-shaped apparition loomed helping Trump outdo Trump.
Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker win is a wake-up call for elite Indians
Banu Mushtaq’s International Booker win is a triumph of the staggering medley that is Indian language and the quiet revolution distilled in daily battles. “Every thread holds the weight of the whole,” Mushtaq said. It’s also a shrill wake-up call for elite Indians to step out of their English-dominated chambers.
I am sorry I don’t have a plane to give you. Very classy. Also very earthy, on par with Jat politicians from Haryana.
Unverified video? Have you gone nuts, Ms. Shailaja Bajpai?
That the White community is being subjected to hatred-fuelled violence from the Blacks in South Africa is not really news. Media reports on the same have been there for years. The process started after the end of Apartheid. Once political power got concentrated in the hands of the Blacks, every non-Black community, including Indians, have been subjected to state sponsored violence. It’s quite common for Whites and Indians to be victims of Black violence – aided and abetted by the state.