This week, we saw Israel’s strikes in Iran, Congress scrapping the 2015 Karnataka caste census, TV’s over-coverage of the Meghalaya murder case, and Alcaraz’s victory in the French Open. Read our 50-word editorials on them and much more.
9 June
French Open men’s final showed Alcaraz is not the future of tennis, he is the present
The way people stereotyped Meghalaya after couple disappeared shows how we treat Northeast
Fresh unrest in Manipur is part of a pattern. Govt must open dialogue but resist intimidation
On delimitation, Centre must listen to Naidu. Unfair to disempower southern states
10 June
Frederick Forsyth made history accessible & geopolitics sexy. Appealed to grey areas, grey matter
Canada’s $9.3 billion defence budget spike shows the world has read Trump’s memo
Blame game over Bengaluru stampede shows Congress high command has lost control in Karnataka
US is having a full-blown Centre-state battle after Trump sends Marines to LA
11 June
Test cricket isn’t dying, it’s just waiting for big fights to bring back its glory
CBSE’s mother tongue rule must align with Indian parents’ aspirations for English-medium schools
TV news coverage of the Sonam Raghuvanshi case is an abominable embarrassment
12 June
‘One nation, one temperature’ during heatwaves isn’t climate prudence, it’s govt overreach
13 June
Israel’s strikes on Iran are an audacious campaign. It can reshape norms on preemptive force
Scrapping of 2015 Karnataka caste census shows Congress can’t stomach inconvenient outcomes
14 June
South Africa didn’t just break a curse—world can breathe a collective sigh, never mind loyalties
