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TopicH.D. Kumarawamy

Topic: H.D. Kumarawamy

Kumaraswamy tapped our phones, allege rebel Karnataka MLAs, urge BJP to speed up induction

Rohini Swamy -
The rebel MLAs say H.D. Kumaraswamy wanted to ‘blackmail’ them into supporting his JD(S)-Congress govt in Karnataka. Former CM denies charge.

What an Indian law can do to MLAs defecting in Karnataka & Goa – nothing

Chakshu Roy -
Anti-defection is the only law in India that has consistently failed every time it has been invoked to secure political stability.

Why Congress should celebrate BJP’s success in states

D.K. Singh -
Congress is too weak to fight political battles right now and so it should let BJP accomplish the mission of destroying regional parties.

Kumaraswamy dares BJP: I am not a saint, can poach your MLAs if you poach ours

Rohini Swamy -
All parties are trying to keep their flock close, making calls to each of their MLA-elects to ensure they had not been poached.

On Camera

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Opinion

Iran could be a ‘forever war’ if the Kurds join the fight

Marc Champion -
The US has turned to the Kurds whenever it has needed allies on ground— in Iraq, in Syria, & now perhaps in Iran. Rarely has it worked out well, either for them or the region.

WW3 is on Instagram. It’s all doomscrolling, memes and outfit ideas

US will try to derail India’s rise. New Delhi must put behind innocence in ties

Economy

Queues, price hikes and shortages as Asia battles fuel crunch

P. R. Sanjai -
Stock for power distributors and refineries began to falter in the middle of the week leaving multiple countries, including China, to cut back.

Defence

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

Keshav Padmanabhan -
IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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