Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.
On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.
Let there be no rigidity in vaccinations or dealing optimally with the pandemic. Keep changing, refining the approach, as the situation evolves. We may regret permitting 30 million pilgrims to visit Haridwar for the Kumbh mela.
The Rajapaksa clan plays rough. In January this year, a memorial erected in the University of Jaffna, in honour of the victims of the Mullivaikkal massacre, was bulldozed. They have resiled from the solemn assurance of giving greater regional autonomy to the Tamils. 2. One can understand not reopening the wounds of the last phase of the war on the LTTE, which was exceptionally cruel. Hence India’s abstention was the prudent thing to do. However, if the country is to move on, the Tamil minority – which I treat like a married daughter living in her own home – should be treated with justice and fairness, lest old hurts resurface and create unrest. 3. The Easter bombings two years ago are a reminder that there is also a disaffected Muslim minority. The hard edged Buddhist majoritarian impulse of Sri Lanka is seen in Burma as well. For a small, tear drop shaped island which can be a jewel of tourism, that is not a happy situation to be in. 4. The Foreign Office will have its hands full dealing with the Sri Lankan government. If it is fiscally stressed, let them flutter in the breeze. Large checks need not be written out.