AWAKENINGS

Actually I don’t know about K.R. Ramesh – Congress MLA, but, on reading his wonderful interview published in the Hindu dated 26 th May 2018, I am in all praise for him.  It is also to be noted that BJP had at the last moment had withdrawn its speaker candidate so as to elect K.R.Ramesh unanimously as the speaker of 15 th Legislative Assembly. It is perhaps knowing K.R.Ramesh’s credentials by the BJP. K.R. Ramesh Kumar is a six-time MLA and this is his second term as Speaker, after his first stint between 1994 and 1999 When H.D. Deve Gowda was heading the Karnataka Government and it is a rare coincidence that he became again a speaker in his son’s government. His concerns on the fall in level of decorum in the House is very much reflected in this interview, as both Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy and former Chief Minister B.S.Yeddyurappa traded charges against each other during the motion of confidence. The replies of the new speaker are really wonderful in contents ...

The summit of Modi - Xi was held in Central China’s Wuhan City on April 27 and 28, 2018 in a bid to strengthen sagging ties due to Dokalam standoff. The Chinese Press had hailed the meeting as a ‘historic informal summit’ and India can be proud as Xi had taken personal care and interest in the arrangements for the meeting and had accompanied Modi throughout his two days stay. Hence, 73-day Standoff in Dokalam which was due to Indian troops stopping the construction of a road by the Chinese Army in the disputed area, had become past history, as the top leaders of China and India had met without any specific agenda but with specific determination to identify new grounds as the guiding principles for bilateral ties and drawing a blueprint for the comprehensive cooperation between the two sides. It is said that it opened up new ground for India-China relations. The talks focused on diverse areas of India-China cooperation, giving impetus to their economic ties as well ...