Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a protest against Israel’s recent offensive in Gaza-AP

Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a protest against Israel’s recent offensive in Gaza-AP

Afghan students of Nangarhar University chant slogans during a protest against Israel’s recent offensive in Gaza-AP

The visit of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang from May 19-22 had to compete for space with the unfurling Indian Premier League scandal — an admixture of the sublime and the ridiculous.

It is now customary to affix “gate” to all scandals.