AIMIM winning 125 seats across Maharashtra’s civic bodies, mostly in areas dominated by Congress and SP, should ring alarm bells for these parties. It’s a repudiation of their politics. They can’t take Muslim voters for granted. They’re as aspirational as anyone else. Anti-BJPism isn’t good enough to swing their votes.
China’s baby bust can’t be solved by economists or bureaucrats. Bring in the sociologists
China isn’t having babies. Its birthrate dropped to a record low. It’s part of the baby bust phenomenon sweeping the world. Monetary incentives and government cajoling aren’t working. Brain rot, inflation, feminism, conservative men—blame is flying thick and fast. Economists and bureaucrats can’t solve this. Bring in the sociologists.
India’s dilemma on Trump’s Gaza real estate project—$1 billion buy-in, constrained involvement
US invitation to India to join the latest diplomatic party and Trump’s real estate project for Gaza presents New Delhi with a dilemma. RSVP is complicated. It’s a paid club of permanent membership for $1 billion. Israel doesn’t approve of everything Trump’s proposing. This constrains India’s scope for meaningful involvement.