This week, we saw a Congress meltdown in Goa as MLAs switched to the BJP, the Delhi government introduce an opt-in clause for power subsidies, the Gynavapi Masjid dispute revive in a Varanasi court, and Sri Lanka win the 2022 Asia Cup. Read our 50-word editorials on them and much more.
17 September
Modi played all the right geopolitical cards in Samarkand. Strategic clarity beats ambiguity
16 September
Polarisation can’t be Karnataka BJP’s default governance model. Anti-conversion bill a diversionary tactic
Finally an inter-state dispute we shouldn’t mind Maharashtra-Gujarat quarrel over investment
Federer’s the undisputed GOAT of tennis. What he brought to court can’t be defined by statistics
15 September
SC order on BCCI cooling-off clause removes distortion. Court must not manage sports bodies
Opt-in clause for power subsidies good tweak to AAP’s freebies. Now introduce ‘give it up’
14 September
Congress meltdown in Goa as MLAs switch to BJP. This vacuum in opposition space is bad news
Soliciting Taliban to find Alvi is a bailout for Pakistan. It rewards jihad-friendly State
Armenia-Azerbaijan skirmishes first of many proxy wars. Russia-Ukraine war has consequences
12 September
India needs to consider Iranian offer of cheap oil and negotiate around US sanctions in self-interest
Lower courts could’ve left Gyanvapi-like cases alone until SC has reviewed Places of Worship Act
Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup victory shows fixed draws, big bucks stump when overhyped teams falter