Yasser Latif Hamdani
No need to panic. ‘Westlessness’ just means world without West’s dominance, not its ideas
More than a desire to emulate China’s success, western populism is quite likely an indication that the structure of the liberal democratic state needs to change.
Deora, Kamal Nath, Scindia, Ajay Maken: Congress imploding or showing internal democracy?
Congress is seeing some of its leaders engage in public spats. Ajay Maken criticised Milind Deora for praising AAP and asked him to “leave” Congress if he wanted.
Defence
India will purchase 110 new fighter jets in staggered manner, says CDS Gen Bipin Rawat
Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who is mandated with prioritising capital procurement, says India will likely buy more submarines for the Navy too.
Amit Shah’s performance as minister will now determine the success of Modi-Shah power pair
Modi-Shah share a unique power equation unlike Nehru-Patel and Vajpayee-Advani. After Delhi defeat, Shah enters a new, unfamiliar phase of his political career.