Politics Wrap: India — Today's Developments

Parliament's Monsoon Session has been dead on paper for 10 days but alive on the books. Both Houses were adjourned sine die on August 13, yet the President has issued no prorogation notification as of Sunday. The normal gap is 2-4 days. The Budget session was prorogued within 48 hours. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh called the delay "abnormal" and pointed directly at Home Minister Amit Shah's reported pursuit of the two-thirds majority needed for a...