Manipur Madness; Pak Playbook; AAP Arrogance
Manipur Madness
The Economic Times has said in its Editorial that least has been done to undo the British fraud of divide and rule in Manipur by playing Meiteis and Kuki against each other. The Telegraph has also pinned onus on ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to heal the wounds even while a senior BJP legislator was thrashed by angry mob.
The daily have decried attempts to blame one group for violence in Manipur, as they singled out social conflicts between Meiteis (53 per cent population, Central valley and plains) and tribal groups (47 per cent population), eviction drive from forests, crackdown against fleeing Chin community members from Myanmar, High Court recommendation for ST status to politically dominant Meitei.
Politics of polarization pits one against another, and this has several variants running as the undercurrent of the Indian politics; Bihar and Manipur are no exceptions. Best is to make the economic pie larger, and that could be possible by opening the Northeast to the world to let the people make gains from tourism.
Pak Playbook
The Asian Age has claimed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Goa was not as successful for India as had been bilateral meetings with Russia and China. The daily has taken a negative view of India being drawn to statements made by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Kashmir, which was meant for the domestic consumption.
The daily also stated that far from being a genial state India may have come out as an abrasive host. The daily also said the hard talk of S Jaishankar, the foreign minister, on China was at a dissonance with the thriving trade relations.
Pakistan is in the habit of crying Kashmir whenever it sees India in a multilateral forum, and New Delhi has all the right to chide such delinquent behaviour. With China certainly, the ballooning trade deficit is in contrast to Jaishankar’s claim of bilateral relations not being normal.
AAP Arrogance
The Indian Express has called out the arrogance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its Editorial over the arrest of a television journalist by the Punjab Police, arguing that “this is a dispiriting new low for a party that claims high moral ground”. The daily has lamented that the arrest of the journalist is another act to muzzle press.
The Noida-based daily has, however, taken a generic view of the event, claiming that muzzling the press is now a trend that cuts through party lines. From Uttar Pradesh to Kerala, the story is same, added the daily.
By taking a generic view, the AAP gains the benefit of doubt while the party-led government in Punjab deserves to be condemned with strongest terms. The daily by taking a generic view on the conduct of AAP government against the press has been found wanting in protecting the journalistic fraternity.
The Economic Times has said in its Editorial that least has been done to undo the British fraud of divide and rule in Manipur by playing Meiteis and Kuki against each other. The Telegraph has also pinned onus on ruling Bharatiya Janata Party to heal the wounds even while a senior BJP legislator was thrashed by angry mob.
The daily have decried attempts to blame one group for violence in Manipur, as they singled out social conflicts between Meiteis (53 per cent population, Central valley and plains) and tribal groups (47 per cent population), eviction drive from forests, crackdown against fleeing Chin community members from Myanmar, High Court recommendation for ST status to politically dominant Meitei.
Politics of polarization pits one against another, and this has several variants running as the undercurrent of the Indian politics; Bihar and Manipur are no exceptions. Best is to make the economic pie larger, and that could be possible by opening the Northeast to the world to let the people make gains from tourism.
Pak Playbook
The Asian Age has claimed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Goa was not as successful for India as had been bilateral meetings with Russia and China. The daily has taken a negative view of India being drawn to statements made by Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Kashmir, which was meant for the domestic consumption.
The daily also stated that far from being a genial state India may have come out as an abrasive host. The daily also said the hard talk of S Jaishankar, the foreign minister, on China was at a dissonance with the thriving trade relations.
Pakistan is in the habit of crying Kashmir whenever it sees India in a multilateral forum, and New Delhi has all the right to chide such delinquent behaviour. With China certainly, the ballooning trade deficit is in contrast to Jaishankar’s claim of bilateral relations not being normal.
AAP Arrogance
The Indian Express has called out the arrogance of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its Editorial over the arrest of a television journalist by the Punjab Police, arguing that “this is a dispiriting new low for a party that claims high moral ground”. The daily has lamented that the arrest of the journalist is another act to muzzle press.
The Noida-based daily has, however, taken a generic view of the event, claiming that muzzling the press is now a trend that cuts through party lines. From Uttar Pradesh to Kerala, the story is same, added the daily.
By taking a generic view, the AAP gains the benefit of doubt while the party-led government in Punjab deserves to be condemned with strongest terms. The daily by taking a generic view on the conduct of AAP government against the press has been found wanting in protecting the journalistic fraternity.
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