THEDU EDITORIAL DISCUSSION 6th August THE HINDU
Citizenship and compassion Brexit troubles The British PM faces a tough test to win support in Europe for her Chequers plan S. UBHODEEP
THEDU EDITORIAL DISCUSSION 6th August THE HINDU
Michel Barnier, the European Union's chief negotiator, suggested in a newspaper article a softening of the EU's position on the Irish "backstop"-a temporary customs arrangement to avoid a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, until a permanent solution is found. NOR IRELAN UNITED INGDOM DUBLIN ELAN ONDON UBHODEEP
Both the EU and the U.K. are against a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, key to the Good Friday Agreement that has ensured peace on the island since 1998 The EU had proposed that Northern Ireland remain in a common regulatory area with the Republic of Ireland and the EU. This was rejected by London. Chequers plan: a post-Brexit free trade area between Britain and the EU for goods alone, leaving trade in services for a separate agreement. goods and services are often inextricably linked UBHODEEP
Citizenship and compassiorn Can India manage with a certain amount of disorder to sustain a plural vision of democracy? S. UBHODEEP
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