The biggest achievement of Jammu & Kashmir’s first year as a union territory without Article 370 status is that it has mostly been uneventful. The promise of transformation and reconciliation still remain that, thanks in part to Covid. Year two should shift gears, revive the political process and deliver change.
Ayodhya bhoomi pujan ticks big box on BJP’s promise list. Now it must deliver on ‘sabka vikas’
Indian politics and society have turned a page with the bhoomi pujan for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. With this, BJP has ticked a big box on its list of promises, even if it has come at a significant cost. Politics of identity done, Modi must now deliver on ‘sabka vikas’.
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