India has a federal set up, not a unitary one, and that allows states a degree of autonomy from the central government that should be respected, writes Balaji Alagurajan.
Modi's personal popularity may keep in him power but it will never completely overcome India’s federal pressures. Regionalism and sub-nationalism need to be accommodated, not denied.
The populists & budding authoritarians see Covid crisis as an opportunity to expand their authority & are unlikely to recognise how strained federalism is becoming.
Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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