Argentina’s ‘chainsaw’ President and radical economist Javier Milei’s election win proves Left-bashing is the golden ticket. Meanwhile, New York appears set to pick Mamdani and his rent-freeze fantasy. One believes in razing the house, the other in nationalising it. In the middle lies the electorate’s fixation on politics of noise.
Delhi govt’s artificial pond may be a political masterstroke—it won’t clean Yamuna
Creating artificial ponds and regulating upstream flow for Chhath Puja will be spun as political masterstroke, earning praise for the new BJP government in Delhi. But cleaning Yamuna requires long-term, consistent efforts on river flow management and sewage treatment. Centre and states have to learn to work as a team.