Mending Manipur: Match Making; Paris Summit
Opinion Watch
Mending Manipur
One engine of the double-engine government of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Manipur has derailed, opined The Indian Express in its Editorial in its Editorial on the all-party meeting called by Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah. The daily called for the restoration of the state machinery on the ground in Manipur.
The Noida-based daily said that even the security forces, who have shown enormous restraint, have not been spared in the state. The daily underlined that the Manipur problem is political and its solution too need to be found out politically.
Stoking identity politics comes at a cost. Allowing the armed militants to carry out their businesses because of the blessings of the vested interests principally is the root cause of ethnic divide in Manipur.
Match Making
The idea of the Opposition unity to force a one-on-one contest against the (BJP) was conceived in 2017, said The Asian Age in its Editorial, opining that after several aborted attempts the semblance of unity if finally taking question. The ‘Yaksha Prashna’ that who will be the face of the Opposition unity remains unanswered, suggested the daily.
The newspaper has also stated that the alliance making is also being worked out by the BJP as the party seeks out the Shiromani Akali Dal and smaller outfits in Bihar. The daily noted it’s early day for the Opposition unity, while suggesting that K. Chandrashekhar Rao and Asaduddin Owaisi-led BRS and MIM will take sides with alliances.
The Opposition unity will need to evolve from an anti-Modi front to an alliance with positive agenda of governance for the country. Also, the idea of going faceless in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections may prove challenging for the grouping.
Paris Summit
The rich countries are yet to put in action commitments made at the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration on climate change financing, and the Paris Summit, held at the initiative of French President Emmanuel Macron sought to address the issue of growing debts of poor countries, said the Economic Times in its Editorial. The daily also noted that a few concrete proposals emerged from the Paris Summit which included restructuring $6.3 billion debt of Zambia and $2.7 billion package to Senegal.
The business daily stated that the objective of the summit was to ensure that the climate change mitigation efforts don’t suffer because of the development needs of the countries in the backdrop of growing debt concerns of as many as 52 nations. Solutions discussed – private finance sources, debt pause, multilateral financing tweaking – were uninspiring, suggested the daily.
Rich countries have to own up their financial commitments for climate mitigation, and $100 billion agreed in the Sharm el-Sheikh declaration must be rolled out at the earliest. The fact that none of the developed countries met the goals of the Paris Accord questions seriousness of the Global North.
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