A trial court Friday stayed the hanging of the four convicts in the December 2012 gangrape, earlier scheduled for 1 February. The Centre has now approached the Delhi High Court.
India’s image — and by extension Modi’s — has been damaged by a combination of identity politics and economic decline. But the world isn’t writing us off, not yet.
Govt contends that death row convicts are ‘taking judicial process for a ride’, and wants SC to specify a time period for curative and mercy petitions.
Less than a year after winning big Lok Sabha majority, Modi govt goes into ‘damage-control’ mode ahead of important state assembly elections this year.
Western Asset Management is diverting some funds into Malaysian & Chinese debt as it feels Modi govt focus is distracted by anti-CAA protests, Kashmir.
IndiGo showed how a single point of failure can ripple across a sector. In defence, where there is no external fallback, the consequences are far more serious.
With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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