This week, Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico, CM MK Stalin claimed the Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu, and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar questioned the whip system. Read our 50-word editorials on these developments and more.
24 January
Politicians shouldn’t meddle in Saif attack probe. Don’t want another Sushant Singh Rajput saga
SC judge remark on Christian burial rights uncalled for
23 January
Rohit, Kohli and other seniors’ return to Ranji is good, will promote team culture over superstar habits
Stalin’s Iron Age in Tamil Nadu claim needs robust academic scrutiny
Dhankhar has rightly questioned the whip system. Get parties on board to implement the idea
22 January
Jaishankar-Rubio meet the beginning of interest-driven diplomacy. India must master give-and-take
MF Husain paintings were declared not obscene in 2008. It’s a dead debate
Competitive offers of freebies in the Delhi election are bribery, not welfarism. Stop extolling their virtues
Trump announces new tariffs. India must balance standing firm with concessions
21 January
Trump’s China policy is more strategic, less confrontationist. Panama Canal notwithstanding
IITs are keepers of scientific temper. Paeans to cow urine don’t belong here
Trump’s inauguration speech shows 3-decade-old quest for a kinder, gentler US has been abandoned
