Centre taking ordinance route to negate Supreme Court’s ruling on control of services in Delhi is outrageous. It amounts to cocking a snook at apex court. It also betrays blatant disregard for democratic norms and constitutionalism. Forcing an elected government to be at bureaucrats’ mercy is an insult to voters.
G20 summit in Srinagar a major feat for Modi but Islamic nations’ absence underlines the realities
Saudi Arabia’s absence from the G20 summit in Srinagar—together with Egypt, China, and Turkey—underlines the realities and interests that these countries are addressing. Holding the event in Kashmir is a major domestic feat for PM Modi. But India must persuade the Islamic world to also turn the page.