The Supreme Court’s strong remarks in the Manipur sexual assault case expose the failure of the state’s security apparatus in dealing with the ethnic strife and its ripple effects. They rekindle hope among the distressed. A decisive step will go a long way in restoring people’s faith in the Constitution.
Pardoning Suu Kyi is a good step. Myanmar should focus on setting its house in order
Myanmar junta pardoning ex-leader Suu Kyi is a good step. The nation’s leadership should focus on stabilising its internal affairs, the spillover effect of which is affecting India’s politics, especially over issues related to the Rohingya and Kukis. Myanmar owes it to its neighbours to set its house in order.
There’s a creeping permissiveness toward communal violence in India. Dog-whistle turning real
The communal violence in Haryana and the shooting on board a Jaipur-Mumbai train show that there is a creeping permissiveness toward such incidents in the country. The dog-whistling is fast turning into actual incidents. And the fact that such violence is taking place so close to the Capital is alarming.