POLITICS

Nothing is final in Indian politics till it is really final

Though Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have spoken of contesting the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls independently, there are talks that the two might be rekindling their past affections. Recently, the senior leader Sharad Pawar held a meeting wherein, AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, his trusted Parliamentary aide and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, his lawyer in the excise scam case and Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's close aide participated. Also, the stage was set for the senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to hold a meeting with leaders of the party’s Delhi unit and people who have been part of its month-long ‘Dilli Nyay Yatra’ Wednesday. On Tuesday night though came the message that the event had been cancelled and the meeting called off due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’. Now it is said that the backchannels will spring a surprise. So, again it is proved, nothing is final in Indian politics till it is really final.

Online radicalisation: Fall of Assad regime in Syria keeps Indian Intelligence on toes

Online radicalisation, a huge concern for India, has become a force multiplier after the fall of Assad regime in Syria. Soon after the rebels captured Syria, India has re-strategized its approach to online content. The Union Home Ministry has asked agencies to depute more people to track the growing traffic online linked to the escalating conflict in West Asia. Various social media handles are already scanned by the MHA, but with recent developments in Syria, monitoring has become more region centric. The Multi Agency Centre has highlighted that there has been a massive increase in traffic on internet relating videos and literature. The centre has alerted states about these developments.