Sudanese President barred from leaving South Africa

Sudan’s president, Omar al-Bashir got a setback when a South African court ordered to hold him inside the country before the facts are ascertained. Against the global norms of immunity, this ruling comes as a big surprise to the international community. 

 International Criminal Court (ICC) which works out of Hague, has issued arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir in 2008 after he was charged with genocide. However ICC is criticized to be the puppet of West, which has not acted much on war atrocities by Western countries over the years. 

Omar al-Bashir is for an African Union summit and has immunity from arrest. However such a ruling is bound to embarrass South Africa’s international diplomacy. 

Another controversial group which has been pointed out by Indian Government recently for interfering in internal affairs of the country, Amnesty International, called for President Zuma of South Africa to arrest Omar and bring justice to thousands who were killed. 

We’ll track the story as it unfolds.

Lalu nod to Nitish as CM: Secular alliance forged

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav have agreed to JDU's Nitish Kumar as chief ministerial candidate for Sep 2015, Bihar assembly elections. Two estranged friends have come together to forge a "grand secular alliance" to counter Narendra Modi wave.

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress Vice President said to have played a crucial role in convincing Lalu Yadav to agree to Nitish CM candidature. Lalu was thus far opposed to the name of Nitish with the clash for power coming out in the open. However for now the truce seems on.

RJD who seems to be trailing JDU in popularity, seems to made a compromise for self preservation. After apparent snub by Nitish to look past RJD for the secular alliance, and proximity of Rahul Gandhi with JDU, Lalu was left with not much options.

"For the sake of secularism, I am ready to gulp everything. I am ready to consume all types of poison," said Lalu to the reporters. Lalu was left out code by Congress, who seem to have go with the flow and ditch Lalu if required. This is quite a climbdown in Congree-RJD since the high days of UPA-1.

This is one of the first direct involvement of Rahul Gandhi in coalition politics. He looks like becoming serious to the job at hand to counter Narendra Modi.

Post Delhi shocker, BJP's bure din are not ending at all. It won't be easy to brush off the grand alliance. We saw a trailer during Bihar by-election last year. Modi might just be Kerjriwalled again.