Rahul Gandhi choosing a popular, grassroots leader like VD Satheesan in Kerala over his confidant, KC Venugopal, is a good start. Now Satheesan should not misinterpret the Congress win as a rejection of his predecessor Pinarayi Vijayan’s reformist and pro-private capital policies. Congress’s future doesn’t lie left of the Left.
Trump avoided directly confronting Xi’s warning on Taiwan. It was a quiet triumph for China
At the end of Trump-Xi meeting, Chinese President likely walked away smiling. Beijing senses the shift in balance. Dragged down by Iran war, economic strain, and global uncertainty, Trump avoided confronting Xi’s Taiwan warning. For China, it was a quiet strategic triumph. For Washington, a lesson in costs of overextension.