External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was drawing a distinction between the allegations levelled by the US and Canada of assassination plots against Khalistan separatists in their countries.
While it does sound reasonable to infer that faster GDP growth would help an incumbent government win re-election, is there any evidence that this is true? Similarly, do higher returns in the stock markets portend election victories for the incumbent?
Oil, gas, coal, and their derivatives account for at least 80 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, COPs over the years have not even acknowledged the role of fossil fuels in global warming. That could change.
While manufacturing has pushed up GDP growth beyond expectations, the agriculture and services sectors have seen a decline. What do this quarter's numbers really tell us about the economy?
India's response to US allegations of a murder plot in New York is starkly different from how it dealt with Canada. The depth of its strategic ties with the US give it some manoeuvering room, but New Delhi has its task cut out.