Chinese discourse recognises that India’s political parties have varying approaches to China, with the Congress seen as more favourable toward Beijing.
Pitroda had stepped down in May after a row over his controversial remarks comparing the appearance of Indians from different regions with various ethnicities from around the world.
It is obscene that a man so detached from India should occupy such a powerful position in a party that governed India for most of its republican history.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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