Nepal PM Prachanda’s decision to dump its Nepali Congress partner and ally with fellow Communist KP Oli is only a partial victory for China. India needn’t be perturbed at the opportunist politics unfolding as Prachanda’s party-hopping demonstrates his weakness. Kingmaker Oli knows he has to work with PM Narendra Modi.
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Vajpayee’s memorial is smart politics. It probes fault lines in BJP
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to former PM Vajpayee’s memorial is smart politics. He is probing fault lines in BJP. Vajpayee’s modern, liberal worldview is anachronous in today’s BJP. Congress cannot hope to appropriate Vajpayee the way BJP has with Sardar Patel. But Gandhi’s political signalling is consistent with the yatra’s theme.