Failure of authorities to arrest men hired by a British teacher to make violent pornographic clips using Indian children demonstrates the low priority police give to crimes involving powerless victims. Matthew Smith was arrested in November and convicted this week—but police in India have not even filed an FIR.
Quest for Opposition alliance in Patna legitimate but anti-Modism can’t be the only strategy
The quest for opposition alliance in Patna is a legitimate political endeavour. But what they are doing is just probing punches, thrusting, and parrying. There are still ideological gaps. Anti-Modism is a unifying factor but can’t be the only glue and strategy to mount a credible challenge and defeat Modi.