It just takes candy. By gifting Melody toffees to Giorgia Meloni, Modi has smartly tagged diplomacy to a trending hashtag. Today’s leaders understand visual virality. It’s good that Modi, at 75, is up to it. In this grim era of simultaneous wars, a bit of fun is good for everyone.
Bangladesh’s cricket team is living up to their talent. For Pakistan, the humiliation is complete
Bangladesh’s 2-0 Test walloping of Pakistan marks robust progress. The Tigers are finally living up to their talent, and outperformed the much-fancied visitors with discipline, confidence and resilience. For Pakistan, now the humiliation is complete, losing series both home and away. India touring Bangladesh in September must guard against complacency.
Suvendu Adhikari’s withdrawal of religious schemes is well-founded. Other states should take a cue
West Bengal Government’s withdrawal of religious categorisation-based schemes like stipends to imams, muezzins and purohits is well-founded. Ironically, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari is re-establishing this one secular principle: state must stay out of all religions. Adhikari has shown the way. Governments in other states, under any party, should take a cue.
Norwegian cartoon about Modi is racist, and hypocrisy dipped in white privilege
The Norwegian newspaper cartoon about PM Modi and India’s oil situation is racist, uncivil and insensitive. The snake-charmer is the default colonial and Western trope on India. That it’s revived in 2026 by the paper of a country that champions global liberal causes is hypocrisy dipped in brazen white privilege.