It’s worrying that nobody in authority had the brains to anticipate the outrage that has dominated the public discourse in the last two days. In a way, the government has brought this blowback upon itself.

Rahul Easwar was arrested on Sunday on the charge of defaming and revealing the identity of the woman who had accused Palakkad MLA Rahul Mamkootathil of rape.

Jaishankar warned that the US and Europe would harm their own interests by restricting immigration, arguing that their economic concerns stem from relocating industries.