POLITICS

Bihar: one 'Jan Nayak' has created tension for 2nd 'Jan Nayak'

This time in Bihar two Jan Nayaks are being floated. RJD leader and CM face Tejashwi Yadav has been projected as Jan Nayak of Bihar. This has reportedly created unease within the Congress. The party has projected Rahul Gandhi as Jan Nayak after the Bharat Jodo Yatra. RJD’s new move has created a big problem for Congress and if sources are to be believed, this is the reason Rahul Gandhi, Gandhi family members and senior Congress leaders are reportedly not interested in campaigning in Bihar. Now the question is - who is the real Jan Nayak?

Congress holds broader review of political developments in Telangana

The AICC General Secretary (Organisation) KC Venugopal held a series of crucial discussions with Telangana leaders, focusing on key state-related issues, including recent controversies. Venugopal held individual meetings with Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and TPCC President Mahesh Kumar Goud. The Congress high command is said to have expressed concern over the public spat among some ministers.

PM Modi maintaining strategic distance from Trump amidst physical absence at the Malaysia regional summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to skip the Malaysia regional summit is being interpreted as a strategic calculation to avoid direct engagement with US President Donald Trump, particularly around the contentious topic of Pakistan and US claims of mediation in the recent conflict. The Modi government has consistently denied any third-party involvement in the May India–Pakistan ceasefire, maintaining that the truce was brokered directly between the two nations through established military channels, despite Trump’s repeated assertions to the contrary.

This diplomatic avoidance appears particularly acute given current tensions: the Trump administration has levied harsh tariffs on Indian exports and repeatedly raised the stakes over India’s continued Russian oil imports, all while pushing for resolution in a stalled bilateral trade pact. Modi’s absence also comes just as crucial state elections in Bihar loom; aides worry that any provocative Trump remarks could give fresh ammunition to the Opposition at a sensitive political moment. Analysts suggest that for Modi, the risks of a public clash with Trump – noted for his unpredictable statements and penchant for inserting himself into South Asian diplomacy – outweighed the value of face-to-face regional multilateralism in the current climate. Such maneuvers signal a careful weighing of both geopolitical sensitivities and domestic political implications.