Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
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.
By mixing Indian maximalism with Western minimalism, desi influencers are using the hippie Met Gala to bring about a quiet revolution in festival dressing.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
This obsession with the words of RSS heads is meaningless. It is complaint of someone who’s made a Devil’s bargain. The moment RSS – BJP legitimised Yogi Adityanath and gave him the position of CM, the “thought leadership” of Hindutva was handed over to the fringe. This was a conscious choice to ensure power was retained. Now the consequences of the choice are playing out and there’s nothing the words of the RSS will do to make a difference.
Too little, too late. The cat is already out of the bag. India is on its way to becoming a Hindu Pakistan (with somewhat better level of development). The US at least reached the top before becoming polarized along religious and ideological lines. India barely made it out of the starting gate.
Words of wisdom from an elder statesman that people across the political and ideological spectrum should applaud. 2. The harm a surfeit of religious polarisation will do to social cohesion, making governance itself difficult, as the column argues, is one aspect. The other is the cost this is exacting on economic progress. Not surprisingly, the strongest proponents are from the states like Uttar Pradesh that have the most ground to cover in HDI. 3. It is now for the government to make its stand on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 clear to the Supreme Court. And it is for the SC, irrespective of the government’s stand, to honour the sanctity of the Act which alone serves as the moral and ethical foundation for the Ayodhya verdict.
It all started with the inculcations by RSS using its hydra heads…inculcating an young restless breed of Indians on hate, nationalism and ONEness or uniformity has created monsters on its own without any leader…no one can stop this poisoned minds now and RSS sister concern BJP and other vested interests both nationally and internationally is going to use them to their advantage as and they wish……RSS has made a mistake I believe and now it is seeking amends, but can it be done, it is going to be a tall order…..they should have learned from world history but their narrow mindedness has done the damage…Vishawaguru is going to be a distant dream…
Here comes the fake news peddler couptaji , tryimg to justify street violemce and street veto by jihadis .
If any government is unable to maintain order, in the course of upholding the laws of the land, it can resign and go home.
Street veto jhas no place ina democracy . shame on you couptaji
Hindus will fight for their rights, RSS or no RSS. Ram janmabhoomi agitation was happening before RSS was born.
This obsession with the words of RSS heads is meaningless. It is complaint of someone who’s made a Devil’s bargain. The moment RSS – BJP legitimised Yogi Adityanath and gave him the position of CM, the “thought leadership” of Hindutva was handed over to the fringe. This was a conscious choice to ensure power was retained. Now the consequences of the choice are playing out and there’s nothing the words of the RSS will do to make a difference.
Too little, too late. The cat is already out of the bag. India is on its way to becoming a Hindu Pakistan (with somewhat better level of development). The US at least reached the top before becoming polarized along religious and ideological lines. India barely made it out of the starting gate.
Great by bhagawat ji . We don’t need to fight for mandir masjid. We need to focus on economic development
Words of wisdom from an elder statesman that people across the political and ideological spectrum should applaud. 2. The harm a surfeit of religious polarisation will do to social cohesion, making governance itself difficult, as the column argues, is one aspect. The other is the cost this is exacting on economic progress. Not surprisingly, the strongest proponents are from the states like Uttar Pradesh that have the most ground to cover in HDI. 3. It is now for the government to make its stand on the Places of Worship Act, 1991 clear to the Supreme Court. And it is for the SC, irrespective of the government’s stand, to honour the sanctity of the Act which alone serves as the moral and ethical foundation for the Ayodhya verdict.
It all started with the inculcations by RSS using its hydra heads…inculcating an young restless breed of Indians on hate, nationalism and ONEness or uniformity has created monsters on its own without any leader…no one can stop this poisoned minds now and RSS sister concern BJP and other vested interests both nationally and internationally is going to use them to their advantage as and they wish……RSS has made a mistake I believe and now it is seeking amends, but can it be done, it is going to be a tall order…..they should have learned from world history but their narrow mindedness has done the damage…Vishawaguru is going to be a distant dream…
Here comes the fake news peddler couptaji , tryimg to justify street violemce and street veto by jihadis .
If any government is unable to maintain order, in the course of upholding the laws of the land, it can resign and go home.
Street veto jhas no place ina democracy . shame on you couptaji
Hindus will fight for their rights, RSS or no RSS. Ram janmabhoomi agitation was happening before RSS was born.