Ajit Pawar outmatching Sharad Pawar in show of strength sets stage for a protracted battle for control of NCP in election commission, assembly, and courts. Split in NCP is good for BJP but not necessarily for Maharashtrians. They must worry about conflicting ambitions of CM and his deputies overriding governance.
Recruiting Gurkhas is a colonial practice. If Nepal wants out, it’s time to let it go
Nepal’s repeated refusal to allow India to recruit Gurkhas under Agnipath scheme is a chance to discard the practice soaked in colonial hangover. Some of Nepal’s recent actions, like a new map showing Indian territory as its own, are problematic. If Nepal wants out, it’s time to let it go.