Flailing in the face of economic crisis and jihadist violence, foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hopes abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win him love at home. True, India is a time-tested scapegoat. To fix its problems, though, Islamabad needs stability. By fuelling India-Pakistan tension, Bhutto-Zardari is hurting his own country.
Elon Musk has right to ban people from Twitter but he must drop pretense of ‘free speech’
Elon Musk is within his rights to ban Twitter handles he finds problematic. He owns the company after all. But in the absence of a consistent and transparent takedown policy, and with the unexplained blocking of accounts belonging to Twitter’s competitors, Musk must give up any pretense of ‘free speech’.
Bihar hooch tragedy is policy failure. Nitish Kumar must let go of his ego and make amends
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s drink-and-die remark is insensitive. Hooch tragedies show prohibition policy’s failure. He should let go of his ego and make amends. His outbursts betray frustration of an insecure politician under siege. Kurhani bypoll indicated his dwindling social base. Kumar must re-discover the vikas purush he once was.