This week, first-time BJP MLA Rekha Gupta was sworn in as Delhi’s chief minister, Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla issued a one-week ultimatum urging people to surrender looted weapons, and a Nepali student’s suicide at Odisha’s KIIT led to protests on the campus. Read our 50-word editorials on these developments and more.
22 February
MP govt is reversing a good reform. Halting asset monetisation risks value erosion
21 February
India’s teachers are protesting for job regularisation. State govts must address grievances
20 February
Manipur Governor issues ultimatum to surrender weapons. It’s time to act, not just appeal
Trump’s flip on Ukraine war will cause ripples in the global order
Rekha Gupta is a prudent choice as Delhi CM. Double-engine govt must deliver now
19 February
Don’t glorify RPF constable carrying her child. It’s due to an unfair system
Centre must tread cautiously on Manipur or it will squander the benefits of recent measures
SC sermon to Ranveer Allahbadia was unnecessary. Judiciary must avoid preaching morality
18 February
KIIT University staff’s behaviour toward Nepali students could harm diplomatic relations
17 February
Stampedes are no longer a matter of introspection. Impose penalties, take punitive action
Jaishankar meets Bangladesh’s Touhid Hossain. That’s how seasoned leaders maintain relations
Congress outrage over Tharoor praising LDF is misplaced
If America has had a change of heart towards Russia, its re entry to G 8 a symbol, and if it has wearied of underwriting security support for Europe, the statesmanlike thing to do, going much beyond ending the conflict in Ukraine, would be for all three parties to sit together and plan a more peaceful, secure future for the Continent. Greying societies cannot afford to spend 5% of GDP on defence.