Mamata Banerjee’s meetings with opposition leaders in Delhi signal her intent to play a larger role in national politics. After defeating BJP in Bengal, she is taking the fight to Delhi. Her pitch for opposition unity sounds all too familiar but her khela-hobe prediction for 2024 promises exciting times ahead.
India can’t be smug about IMF growth prediction. Vaccination must rise to avoid third wave
IMF says India’s economy will grow 9.5 per cent this year. Looks good, but here’s a reality check. It will merely restore our GDP to where it was two years ago. We can’t be smug. We can’t invite a third Covid wave with complacency again. Pace of vaccinations must accelerate.
Basavaraj Bommai ticks many boxes but journey as Karnataka CM not easy
BJP moved fast but cautiously in Karnataka, by choosing B.S. Yediyurappa loyalist, Basavaraj Bommai, as his successor. Bommai ticks many boxes: Lingayat leader, relatively young, clean image, administrative experience and shrewd consensus-builder, of a non-RSS import. His life won’t be easy though: there’s massive governance deficit and factionalism to address.