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Power, party, dignity, father’s legacy — what all Uddhav Thackeray is losing in Maharashtra
The BJP’s move to place Eknath Shinde in the CM’s chair eclipses political veteran Sharad Pawar as the kingmaker of Maharashtra. The party has paid NCP chief back in his own coin.
I wish Hong Kong were just another Chinese city
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, allowing the Trump administration to strip the territory of some of its privileged trade status.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
With Agnipath, Modi govt’s shock & awe doctrine may have misfired a vital reform, yet again
Modi govt's biggest flaw has been its disinclination to accept limitations of electoral majorities. This ruined land acquisition and farm reform, stalled labour codes.