New Maldives’ President Ibrahim Íbu’ Solih’s Party Spokesperson Imthiyaz Fahmy tells SNI’s Amitabh P Revi and Ajmal Jami that the disparate coalition will not fall apart as it had learnt lessons from the past. He also praised India for not letting the country go down the drain.
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.