PR Ramesh
India could end up paying a high price for the Opposition’s political opportunism and exploitation of contentious issues from caste to lateral entry in government
The lateral entry scheme to the bureaucracy never did have much of a chance of success in India
He has been assigned the role of ‘lead attacker’ by his party and has focused on articulating BJP’s political response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other Opposition speakers
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan responded to criticism of the Modi-Putin hug saying the Prime Minister has a way of greeting people about which he has upfront knowledge
He was reportedly cautioned against inadvertently creating sympathy for PM Modi