Of Diplomacy and Instant Noodle
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s blitz on Balochistan has aroused people’s curiosity about his next course of action and steps in the long term. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has been facing a flurry of queries on how it will support the Balochistan cause, if it will support a Balochi government in exile or back individual Balochi leaders across the globe. A harried MEA spokesperson and novelist Vikas Swarup put a stop to inquisitive journalists by saying: “Diplomacy is not instant noodles. The PM has said the MEA will elaborate but when he has not specified.”
Hindi Lessons in Kerala
BJP president Amit Shah has asked party volunteers in Kerala to learn functional Hindi as the party is going to organise its national council in the state next month. Classes have started and the lessons include “aap pani peeyoge?”, “sir, dard hai kya, davaai laoon?”, “aap ko subah kitne baje uthana hai?” etc.
No Red Light
One may get bored writing and reading about the tussle between CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and his predecessor Prakash Karat, but there is no end to it. The latest is a cancelled trip of Parliamentarians to Una. Yechury, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and CPI’s D Raja had decided to visit Una, but the CPI(M) Politburo wanted to send Brinda Karat instead. As Yechury could not go, the Parliamentary delegation cancelled its trip. Brinda did make the trip.
No Red Light
One may get bored writing and reading about the tussle between CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and his predecessor Prakash Karat, but there is no end to it. The latest is a cancelled trip of Parliamentarians to Una. Yechury, JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav and CPI’s D Raja had decided to visit Una, but the CPI(M) Politburo wanted to send Brinda Karat instead. As Yechury could not go, the Parliamentary delegation cancelled its trip. Brinda did make the trip.
Ganga Word Play
Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave believes that the government is wrong when it uses words such as “saving” and “protecting” the Ganga river. He says the usage needs to be corrected to “serving” the Ganga as “the holy river is like our mother and you can serve her, not save her”.