'...they always address problems superficially, never tackling root causes.' 'Currently, the policy response will focus on immediate relief -- getting people to safety, providing facilities, clearing debris.' 'This is necessary, but once immediate relief operations end, everything returns to 'normal' without addressing underlying vulnerabilities.'
'The definitions in the Act are so wide and so vague that they can be easily misused to target individuals who may not be conducive to the present government in power.'
'The moment they fall foul of the party in power, they become unsafe. Then nobody can guarantee their safety.'
'Many are saying that some significant announcement regarding Jammu and Kashmir or even separate statehoods might come; that possibility cannot be ruled out given today's date.'
'India did not surrender. That was why he wanted to pressurise India by this 25% tariffs.'
'What India has done will surely embolden more countries to stand up to Trump.'
'Ordinary Indians are not happy with the tone and tenor of the American president.'
'The nuns were subjected to abusive language and all types of mental torture.'
'Operation Sindoor is still ongoing. The Prime Minister himself said that blood and water cannot flow together, that talks and terrorism cannot go together. So how can we have a cricket match with a country that indulges in terrorism?'
'The Railways is today running train services with 30% less number of loco pilots.'
'The protection of secrecy and anonymity gets lost with this linking.'
'All governments are scared of a negative image.' 'Somehow, this government has a tendency to create a narrative that things are improving.' 'When the real data gives a different picture, they are upset.'
'Today, the State looks at everyone with suspicion.'
'The Indian Army won't induct anyone who has killed Indian soldiers.' 'That's why the army respects these reformed men so much -- they're on the frontline now, protecting India.'
'You can say it was a moment that can be described as unimaginable or unbelievable.'
'Archaeological sites like Keeladi, having remained buried for 2,500 years, have come out and speak now.'
'At Keeladi, we have not come across any evidence for organised religion.'
'If anything happened out of the normal, there would be instantaneous ECAM, EICAS warnings, the master caution or master warnings going off.' 'It would be like a Christmas tree in the cockpit if things start going wrong.'
'Maharashtrians are facing a dual battle -- numerical battle with North Indians and financial battle with Gujaratis and Marwaris.' 'This has created anxiety about survival and ownership over Mumbai and Maharashtra.'
'In multi-pilot operations, no critical switch can be moved without the other pilot's consent.'
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