Ahmedabad roadshow of PM Modi, UAE President has significant indicators for geopolitics and domestic politics. Especially, given its venue and timing, days before the Ayodhya consecration. We’d underline two points. One, nations are guided by self-interest, not sectarian instincts. And second, India’s own debates, however polarised, must be fought internally.
Non-BJP-ruled states’ growing mistrust in central agencies goes beyond everyday politics
There’s clamour among non-BJP-ruled states about how to counter Centre’s “repressive use of agencies”. Jharkhand has opened a fresh front by asking departments not to answer agencies’ queries directly. This is another sign of growing mistrust of states in federal democratic structure, a problem that goes much beyond everyday politics.