PM Modi’s message of red carpet for investors instead of red tape is out of place in Bengaluru considering that carpet leads to infrastructure bottlenecks and drowning suburbs. Besides, Karnataka’s climate of communal tensions has hurt its image of a peaceful, progressive state. Addressing these will make red carpets meaningful.
North Korea hopes to end sanctions by threatening war. China must be asked to counsel Kim Jong-un
The hail of missiles unleashed by North Korea shows superpower tensions are igniting global conflicts. Knowing the US doesn’t want a new crisis erupting as it’s focused on Ukraine, Pyongyang hopes threatening war will extract an end to Western sanctions. China must be enlisted to counsel calm to Kim Jong-un.