Modi linking SP’s election symbol, cycle, with bomb blasts is a dismal low even by the standards of our electoral discourse. Terrorism is a crime against humanity. It shouldn’t be trivialised. BJP’s most popular leader has political compulsions but India’s PM must rise above them. Election Commission’s silence is predictable.
Putin-Biden Ukraine summit a space to recede from the abyss. But finding middle-ground tough
President Vladimir Putin and President Joe Biden have reached “in-principle” agreement to hold a summit on Ukraine, giving both space to back away from the abyss. Russia will insist NATO halt its eastward expansion. The USA can’t risk being seen as giving in to blackmail. Finding middle-ground will be tough.