French Open men’s final had glimpses of greatness seen in iconic matches and players over the decades. Alcaraz showed he is no longer the future of tennis; he is its present. In the topsy-turvy women’s final, Gauff secured her maiden title. Next generation will put GOAT throne to the test.
The way people stereotyped Meghalaya after couple disappeared shows how we treat Northeast
The Meghalaya couple’s disappearance has unravelled as the wife allegedly killed her husband. It had nothing to do with Meghalaya. But not before people contemptuously stereotyped the small tribal state, suspecting things like ‘black magic’ and ‘dangerous local people’. This is another rude shock about how we treat the Northeast.
Fresh unrest in Manipur is part of a pattern. Govt must open dialogue but resist intimidation
Fresh unrest in Manipur, triggered by the arrest of radical Arambai Tenggol leader, is part of a pattern. Many similar arrests have been followed by public protests, and authorities have had to release them. Under Governor’s rule, the administration faces a test: open dialogue with communities but resist their intimidation.
On delimitation, Centre must listen to Naidu. Unfair to disempower southern states
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu’s suggestion on delimitation, in ThePrint interview, is pragmatic. Freezing existing number of Lok Sabha constituencies in states or increasing them proportionately will address southern states’ concerns. It’s grossly unfair to politically disempower states that controlled population and reward those that didn’t. Centre must listen to Naidu.
Mr. Shekhar Gupta started off his career in journalism from Shillong. He has covered the northeast exhaustively and therefore knows well enough how xenophobic the local tribal people are. For him to act ignorant is so opportunistic and cynical.
Yes, in this case the tribes of Meghalaya are not be blamed. But then again, Meghalaya is a violence prone state. Every now and then dead bodies are found floating on the Umiam lake or some other water body. Usually it’s a non-tribal – mostly cab drivers or other such occupations.
And the perpetrators are never caught. Everyone knows who did it but nobody says a word.
Recovery of looted arms ammunition too should be a priority.
What is The Print’s editorial take on the arrest and prosecution of Ms. Sharmistha Panoli by Kolkata Police?
Also, what is The Print’s editorial take on the convenient disappearance of the complainant Wajahat Khan?