Trumps of the Tropics

There will be loud acclamations of two great democracies coming together, but think also of Qayoom and Kashmir before discussing whether "millions" Trump expects to greet him will help re-elect him

Rahul Jacob 

Rahul Jacob

As the country gears itself up for the great Trump roadshow on Monday, India’s finest astrologers must urgently tackle the question of whether an invitation to visit India brings bad luck to majoritarian demagogues. The trend is unquestionable.

Not long after Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro agreed to be chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations the rainy season cleared the smoke over the Amazon forests, and the country's space agency shared photographs that revealed that 3,700 square miles of the world’s largest rainforest had been burned to the ground. This ...

First Published: Fri, February 21 2020. 17:46 IST