This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
By next weekend, Bangladesh will have an elected government. This is India’s moment to reboot broken ties by moderating the ‘ghuspethiya’ rhetoric in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam.
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Production houses and big studios are already fast-tracking projects pitched by pro-Hindutva players. Choking those who choose to remain outside these charmed circles is not a big deal.
The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.
I find that the manner in which the inauguration ceremony is organised and list of invitees it is clear that this function is organised with Elections in mind and the whole function is organised as per instructions from BJP/RSS. As per reports the temple is not complete and majority of the invitees who declined to attend the “Pran Pratistha” function never said that they will not visit Rammandir.
Visit to Ram Mandir could be done anytime even after the function of “Pran Pratistha”.
In an ideal world, State has to be separate from Religion. Just as Vatican is separated from Rome. However, Gandhi’s approach of believing in Rom and still remaining neutral to Religion is what will be more palatable to Today’s India. Congress may steadfastedly hold on to its stand of not attending the inauguration as a political Party, but still participating as individual persona. In the end, Ram’s character is nothing similar to what the ruling preposition is espousing !
Congress lost in the game of using religion as a tool. Why should it share the stage with entity that vanquished it ? They have nothing to gain from attending the event with BJP. They may not gain much from the Hindutva voters and will also lose their core voters who see the Temple as a election ploy.
And they like to call themselves as journalists.
I find that the manner in which the inauguration ceremony is organised and list of invitees it is clear that this function is organised with Elections in mind and the whole function is organised as per instructions from BJP/RSS. As per reports the temple is not complete and majority of the invitees who declined to attend the “Pran Pratistha” function never said that they will not visit Rammandir.
Visit to Ram Mandir could be done anytime even after the function of “Pran Pratistha”.
In an ideal world, State has to be separate from Religion. Just as Vatican is separated from Rome. However, Gandhi’s approach of believing in Rom and still remaining neutral to Religion is what will be more palatable to Today’s India. Congress may steadfastedly hold on to its stand of not attending the inauguration as a political Party, but still participating as individual persona. In the end, Ram’s character is nothing similar to what the ruling preposition is espousing !
Congress lost in the game of using religion as a tool. Why should it share the stage with entity that vanquished it ? They have nothing to gain from attending the event with BJP. They may not gain much from the Hindutva voters and will also lose their core voters who see the Temple as a election ploy.