Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Just FYI – the hijab symbolises ‘this woman has a good character and should not be harassed’ and by implication ‘non-hijabis are concupiscent’.
Leaving it to you to decide who’s right.