The Centre’s political inclination among the warring Manipur ethnicities has been suspect. Removal of two Assam Rifles battalions, a significant Meitei demand is only further evidence. Argument that Jammu needed Assam Rifles because it’s better integrated with Army is farcical. Manipur is no less a national security priority than Jammu
US obsession to democratise Islamic nations ensnares Bangladesh after Afghanistan, Pakistan
American liberal establishment is obsessed with democratising Islamic nations. Bangladesh is the latest. Arab Spring created many failed states, some returned to dictators. Egypt under US patronage, Syria under Russia’s. Four crore Afghans are paying for “democratisation”, while election hijack in Pakistan seems perfectly acceptable. Nuclear deterrent works after all.