By refusing to normalise ties until China disengages its troops in Ladakh, India’s shown it won’t bow down to its big-power neighbour. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said during talks in Bali that dialogue must be based on mutual respect, sensitivity, and interests. China needs to realise bullying won’t work.
Govt must stop regulating vaccination programme via CoWIN. Leave it to the healthcare system
Reduction in the gap between the second and third doses of the covid vaccine was needed. This programme needs another reform: The central government – which has done a commendable job managing it – should stop regulating it through CoWIN and leave it to the healthcare system, now that stocks are aplenty
Kerala minister resigning over Constitution remark is bold benchmark. Should apply pan-India
The resignation of a Kerala minister for some stupid remarks about the Constitution is a bold new benchmark for those in public life. Our political discourse can become so much more civilised if more parties applied the brakes on their overspeeding motormouths. CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s government shouldn’t be an exception.