Maldives-bound Chinese research vessel is another bad signal for Delhi’s strategic ties with Male. The diplomatic divide between the two creates a gap that Beijing will want to exploit. Maldives must be careful to maintain strategic equilibrium — electoral politics may be a see-saw but regional diplomacy is a constant.
Mamata Banerjee’s interfaith rally shows she’s a formidable challenger to BJP
In holding inter-faith rally and visiting temple, mosque, church and gurudwara on Ram Lalla’s consecration day, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee showed what makes her a formidable challenger to BJP. There is clarity about what she stands for. BJP owes political and ideological success to most opposition’s deer-in-the-headlights response, too.
Swelling constitutional crisis in Manipur far outweighs Centre’s support to Biren govt
Nine months into anarchy and violence in Manipur, a central team is sent to do what’s the state government’s first duty—maintaining peace. Centre’s support to Biren government despite grounds for President’s Rule is a political decision whose possible returns are already far outweighed by a swelling constitutional and human crisis.