The death of CDS Gen. Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash is tragic at many levels. As India’s first CDS, he was building a new institution critical to jointness and coordination among the services. Modernisation and theatre commands were major priorities for him. This is a setback to the forces.
Bengal opposition’s ‘dynastic politics’ barbs at Mamata Banerjee borders hypocrisy
Bengal opposition leaders’ ‘dynastic politics’ barbs at Mamata Banerjee — following her sister-in-law’s plunge into politics — may be well-founded but borders on hypocrisy. Dynasts are ubiquitous in all parties. Dynastic politics is anti-democratic but leave it to voters to end it. Read their message to Congress, to start with.