Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs threaten to spill into non-tariff barriers as nations calibrate themselves to the new playbook. It is an isolationist and arbitrary gamble which will create clutter in the global trade apparatus and could trigger a skirmish. Trump, the President, must overcome impulses of Trump, the property developer.
Domination of a few families in the judiciary is unhealthy. The net must be widened
ThePrint investigation shows 60% Supreme Court judges belong to legal families. It reveals a lineage-driven culture in judiciary. This isn’t a reflection on their capabilities, but the domination of a few families in the judiciary is unhealthy. It’s for the judiciary to figure out a way to widen the net.
Waqf debate engaged in whataboutery. Opposition failed to push for deeper structural reforms
A government-Opposition showdown over Waqf law was expected. But the 12-hour political whataboutery debate lost an opportunity to push through more substantive structural reforms to tackle acute land encroachment and undervaluation of Waqf property revenue. Opposition frittered its chance by making it a minority victimisation issue. Even Sachar wouldn’t approve.
JD(U), TDP, LJP supporting Waqf Bill shows BJP is in charge. Muslim votes losing importance
JD(U), TDP and LJP coming around to support Waqf Bill is indicative of BJP’s commanding position in ruling coalition. 240 is a notional minority in an expanded spoils system. NDA is BJP—there’s no two ways about it. Allies’ readiness to follow BJP’s agenda shows diminishing importance of Muslim votes.
Things will worsen for the global economy when others respond. China has imposed 34% tariffs on all US goods.
Hope Mr. Shekhar Gupta grows a spine and does a CTC on the WB SSC teachers appointment scam. It would do justice to his repeated claims of “un-hyphenated journalism”.
The biggest news story of the day is the Supreme Court verdict on the teacher’s recruitment scam in West Bengal. Yet The Print has not published a single article on this. Not one single article on an issue of such importance. 26000 teachers have lost their jobs due to this verdict – not all of them were involved in the corruption and bribery.
The Print’s editorial board did not find this news worthy enough for an editorial.
Seems like there are quite a few journalists at The Print who hope to emulate Ms. Sagarika Ghose some day and end up in the Rajya Sabha on a TMC ticket. Why poke and needle Mamata Banerjee needlessly, isn’t it?
For India and its increasingly protectionist economy, the constructive takeaway is – Khudi ko kar buland itna …
The Print’s editorial board is obsessed with Indian Muslims and their myriad issues – Waqf being one of them.
It’s surprising that the editorial board has nothing to say about the Mamata Banerjee government’s loss of face at the Supreme Court. The SC has upheld the Calcutta High Court decision and cancelled the appointment of the whole batch of teachers. 26,000 people have lost their jobs. Moreover, they have been asked to pay back their salaries drawn over the last few years.
One would expect The Print to stick to their much touted “un-hyphenated journalism”.