Biren Singh should have gone earlier. He’s made Manipur peacemaking tougher for successors That Biren Singh stepped down almost 21 months after Manipur was engulfed by ethnic violence highlights five key points. First, no political resignation in recent memory has been as overdue. After the turmoil in Manipur began, the responsibility of restoring law and…
Biren Singh was the Chief Minister of Manipur for way too long after violence broke out in the state. His delayed exit has made it harder to bring peace. The first step now? Recovering the stolen weapons. Here are five key points about what happened and what comes next: **Too Late to Step Down** Singh…
A blue WagonR parked in front of Rail Bhawan at midnight was once the emblem of hope—a statement that politics could be done differently, with honesty and integrity. It symbolized the sacrifices of countless individuals who gave up stable careers and comfortable lives to build a political alternative driven by principles. I remember the electric…
Donald Trump just made a new rule: he’s putting a 25% tax (called a tariff) on steel and aluminum coming into the U.S. from other countries. These are important metals used in making things like cars, buildings, and airplanes. India is the second-largest producer of both metals, but it doesn’t sell a lot of them…
Delhi assembly elections results are out finally with BJP beating AAP convincingly and securing 48 seats, a two thirds majority, on its own. The balance 22 seats went to AAP. The Congress achieved the dubious distinction of a hat trick of ducks in the last three elections. The vote shares of the three parties in…
Delhi’s new CM must focus on basics in a city in shambles. And she must respect its diversity Delhi’s new CM Rekha Gupta will not be burdened by procedural challenges her predecessor faced. She has GOI and L-G’s support. Tri-state NCR has BJP govts in every state. This makes work easier but also majorly raises…
Delhi has a new Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta. She has the support of the central government, which makes her job easier than the last CM’s. But that also means people have high expectations. Delhi is in bad shape, so she must focus on the basics—better roads, cleaner air, and fixing the Yamuna River. Delhi is…
In many countries, people vote for their leaders, and recent elections show that voters are unhappy with their governments. In Germany, no single party won enough votes to rule alone, so different parties must now work together. A far-right party, AfD, got a lot more votes than before but won’t be part of the government….
Poll results in Western countries hold lessons for politicians everywhere, including India German voters didn’t surprise in Sunday’s election. Since no party has a clear majority, long coalition talks lie ahead, but far-right AfD will remain out of govt even though it has over a fifth of the vote, exactly double its 2021 share. When…
A politician in Bihar got kicked out of the assembly for seven months just because he made fun of the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar. Sounds extreme, right? The Supreme Court thought so too. It ruled that this punishment was way too harsh and unfair. In fact, the Election Commission was even planning a new election…