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Triumph

Modi’s Triumph

It is his prescription for India’s development, his management of the challenges of the past two years, and the hope he offers of being able to lead India in the very difficult times that lie ahead in the face of a deteriorating global situation ~ and these will doubtless impact the country ~ that have found ready resonance at the ballot box.

Chile’s triumph of hope over fear

After winning the presidential primary in his left-wing coalition earlier this year, Boric declared: “Chile was the birthplace of neoliberalism, and it shall also be its grave!” Ahead of the run-off round, both Kast and Boric strove to win over the middle ground. History, as it turned out, tended to favour the latter. A couple of weeks before polling, credible documentary evidence emerged proving that Kast’s father had joined the Nazi party in Germany in 1942, eight years before emigrating to Chile.

Magic show

Hyderabad had had a quintet in the 1971 contingent inclusive of Abbas Ali Baig, K Jayantilal, P Krishnamurthy and S Abid Ali and the fifth one in the line-up, Devraj Govindraj