U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement on China, Russia and India “having contributed nothing under Paris Agreement” is like the pot calling the kettle black. It does not behove a country such as the United States to say such things as it is one of the largest carbon emitters in the world and will continue to be so. It is for the U.S. to bear the cost of correcting the course of climate change as it is a world leader. It needs to lead by example.
Supreme Court orally indicates that the government should not deport Rohingya “now” as the Centre prevails over it to not record any such views in its formal order, citing “international ramifications”. The Supreme Court on Friday came close to ordering the government not to deport the Rohingya. It finally settled on merely observing that a balance should be struck between humanitarian concern for the community and the country's national security and economic interests. The court was hearing a bunch of petitions, one filed by persons within the Rohingya community, against a proposed move to deport over 40,000 Rohingya refugees. A three-judge Bench, led by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, began by orally indicating that the government should not deport Rohingya “now”, but the government prevailed on the court to not pass any formal order, citing “international ramifications”. With this, the status quo continues even though the court gave the community liberty to approach i...