The continued killings and ethnic cleansing in Manipur are the result of staggering administrative incompetence and political drift. The Biren Singh government must restore the state or be dismissed for failure to prevent perilous ethnic divisions and maintain minimum constitutional order. This is why Article 356 remains in our constitution.
Jantar Mantar eviction of protesting wrestlers shows govt’s commitment to sports is a sham
The manner in which the protesting wrestlers were evacuated from Jantar Mantar shows that this government’s commitment to sports is a sham. This comes after neglecting to hear them for over one month and actively discrediting them. It is a deeply disappointing mystery who the government is protecting and why.
Erdoğan’s Islamist populism wins again. Shows Turkey doesn’t vote over bread alone.
Debilitating inflation, balance-of-payments problems, corruption, strained ties with allies, even an earthquake: That Recep Tayyip Erdoğan still won a third presidential term shows Turks did not vote for bread alone. Erdogan’s Islamist populism is powered by deep cultural anxieties over religion and westernisation, which his liberal-nationalist rivals failed to address.