Escalation of border row between Karnataka and Maharashtra is alarming. Political grandstanding and one-upmanship by the state governments, led by BJP and its ally, have triggered it. PM Modi must intervene to rein them in and also help put out other inter-state fires in North-East – between Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram.
Udaipur G20 meeting a good start for India. But next 199 should only keep substance at fore
The ongoing meeting in Udaipur marks a good start to the 200-meeting agenda set for India’s Presidency of the G20. Policy tracks are clear, diverse, and inclusive. However, while the pomp and splendour can be forgiven since it’s the first meeting, the next 199 should keep substance at the fore.
Closure of Iran’s morality police won’t placate protestors. Strikes will test govt legitimacy
The closure of Iran’s notorious Gasht-e Ershad, or morality police, has taken the most thuggish tool of the theocratic state off the streets—but that alone won’t placate young protestors demanding greater personal freedoms and economic opportunity. Three days of strikes beginning today will be a test of the government’s legitimacy.