In 2019, India’s foreign policy went from being accommodative to being openly defiant. From diluting Kashmir’s status to the new citizenship law, India has unleashed a new set of diplomatic challenges, upsetting even traditional allies. PM Modi spent his first term accruing diplomatic capital, his second cannot be spent firefighting.
Yogi govt comes off as vengeful by ignoring SC ruling on public property damages
Uttar Pradesh government is selectively targeting Muslims for recovery of damages to public property during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Violence mustn’t be condoned, but the state can’t be seen as vengeful or partisan. CM Adityanath is deliberately ignoring Supreme Court guidelines by quoting only the Allahabad High Court.