The Gujarat High Court’s order rejecting Teesta Setalvad’s plea for regular bail was drastic and excessive. The Supreme Court ruling that struck down the HC order to give her relief is a course correction. Investigations in the post-Godhra riots case should strictly apportion blame, but not turn into a witch-hunt.
Seema Haider case obscures simple truth—not everyone crossing India-Pakistan border is a spy
The television-driven silliness on cross-border bhabhi Seema Haider obscures the simple truth: Everyone crossing the India-Pakistan border isn’t a spy. The highly restrictive visa regime separates ordinary people—and the lovelorn—from family and friends. Terrorists enter without papers. Law-breakers must be prosecuted, but sensible rules for law-abiding visa seekers won’t hurt.
INDIA is a clever acronym for opposition alliance. But it needs a vision other than ‘ousting PM Modi’
INDIA is a clever acronym to describe opposition alliance. Alliterative assonance of INDIA vs NDA contest aside, it draws sharp ideological battle lines encompassing Rahul Gandhi’s idea-of-India theme. Its inherent diversity and contradictions pose major challenges. It needs an alternative vision. Ousting PM Modi is a self-defeating common minimum programme.