Former minister Anand Sharma’s public outburst against Congress party’s alliance with Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui in Bengal heralds a long summer of discontent. The Gandhis mustn’t treat it as another attention-seeking tantrum by G-23. Their cavalier leadership is upsetting even the rank and file. New rivals are eyeing their vote.
TV news viewership grew 3 times in India — doesn’t mean it was good
One way of looking at data showing TV news viewership grew three times faster than entertainment last year is that Indians were hungry for pandemic information, there were fewer new entertainment offerings, plus OTT option. Another is that TV news is more entertaining. Can post-Covid times restore some sanity please?
Chinese cyberattack on India’s power grids shows new warfare is here
The Power Ministry confirming NYT exposé on Chinese cyberattack on India’s power grids underlines the new dimensions of warfare. It’ll be fought with computers, AI and malware more than with guns, jets or missiles, or megatonnage of nukes. All heartlands are now the borders. India needs to be better prepared.
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