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Whatever the visiting #G20 dignitaries may say in public, the Prime Minister's Office, Ministers and others in the Indian Govt must be under no illusion, about what they must be thinking in private about the regime that makes so much about #G20Presidency
This was most aptly put by @AndrewMMacLeod when he spoke frankly in the famous @TimesNow panel dicussion. Every G20 embassy in Chankyapuri must have sent a diplomatic cable back to their capitals and Chancelleries detailing events of the recent days.
Under the heading, "India Govt acting irrationally" they would have chronicled
- the withdrawal of security barriers at UK embassy in Delhi
- the convenient court verdict on Rahul Gandhi
- the news blackout of the 18-party protest in Delhi
- the continued coverage ONLY of 1 man.
- the withdrawal of security barriers at UK embassy in Delhi
- the convenient court verdict on Rahul Gandhi
- the news blackout of the 18-party protest in Delhi
- the continued coverage ONLY of 1 man.
#Hijab #HijabBan in educational institutions, the #Courts and #G20 What's the link?
A short thread.
@LiveLawIndia reported that the Supreme Court will look at the Hijab Ban case soon
A short thread.
@LiveLawIndia reported that the Supreme Court will look at the Hijab Ban case soon
When the Judges look at it again, I would submit that they should consider it solely on the basis of individual rights based on personal choice in the matter of dress and attire where the choice poses neither threat noor risk of harm to any third person.
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To bring religion into the question before the Court would be to conflate the matter beyond logic. It is not the Court's role in a secular democracy to decide matters of religion or religious practice - questions that are best left in the private domain for individuals to decide.
BBC , India and the tax survey. How the world is viewing it all.
This morning on #ValentinesDay Income tax officers in India carried out a raid (sorry, Survey) on the offices of @BBCIndia.
This morning on #ValentinesDay Income tax officers in India carried out a raid (sorry, Survey) on the offices of @BBCIndia.
The BBC of course reported it as just another story, and made the obvious link between this latest run in with the Indian Govt and their niow (in) famous documentary "India - the Modi Question".
They stated that the BBC was "fully co-operating" with [the] authorities, and hoped "to have this situation resolved as soon as possible," But they also took the obvious opportunity to explain the background.
Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman and @WorldBank Group President Mr. @DavidMalpassWBG met at Washington D.C., today. (1/6)
The two discussed India’s continued #recovery from #COVID19, impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict, Single Borrower Limit & exploring the possibility of Guarantees from other G-7 nations, India’s #G20Presidency and @WorldBank leadership in India. (2/6)
Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman stated that India’s pandemic response has focused on the twin goals of saving lives and livelihoods. India has been successfully running world’s 2nd largest #vaccination programme, administering more than 1.85 billion doses of #vaccines. (3/6)
