Revolt against Chirag Paswan by Lok Janshakti Party MPs is a setback to him. He underestimated Nitish Kumar. Chirag tried to sink Kumar’s boat in Bihar elections. PM Modi’s Hanuman has his house on fire now. Here is a lesson for dynasts: Political legacies come easy; squandering them is easier.
India needs to show its G-7 commitment to democracy and liberty isn’t just lip service
India’s commitment at G-7 to democracy, freedom of thought, liberty and internet is refreshing if it isn’t just lip service. The record of Modi government and many states on these counts has been blemished in recent years. If this is a new beginning, India needs to demonstrate it through action.
Netanyahu ouster in Israel shows democracies’ ability to self-correct defying populists
Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the second ‘strongman’ leader to go after Trump, kicking and screaming like him. Shows democracies’ ability to self-correct defying populists. That successor Naftali Bennett is as much of the Right as him is balanced by his power-sharing with Centrist former journalist Yair Lapid and Arab parties.
Delhi opening restaurants but keeping parks shut makes zero sense. Outdoors are safer
Delhi unlocking almost all activity, including restaurants at half capacity, but keeping public parks shut makes zero sense. Open spaces are safer than indoors. Everybody, particularly children, needs outdoor activity. Especially in a crowded metropolis where most people don’t have private gardens unlike top sarkari homes. This should be reversed.