The second summit between the US and North Korea ended without any formal agreement, but Pyongyang got an extension of US moratorium on joint military exercises with South Korea and China's role as the regions arbiter became a little more prominent, following Washington's failure to extract any commitment from the Kim regime apart from to maintain the status quo. The decision to continue talks at the level of officials indicates that President Donald Trump might actually learn the lesson that his claimed super capability to strike deals with other heads of state can work only when detailed preparatory work has been undertaken. The talks failed over differences on lifting of sanctions and dismantling of Pyongyang's nuclear establishment. President Trump said that no future summits were planned and the negotiations will continue. The talks ended in a stalemate with North Korea willing to dismantle the Yong by on nuclear facility, that, too, only after all sanctions were lifted, and not the other covert facilities or the uranium enrichment plant. That North Korea will not undertake testing of rockets and missiles is good news for the region. The decision to continue talking and negotiating at the level of officials rather than at the level of the leaders augurs well for maintaining peace in the region. The outcome at Hanoi will mean that China is set to play a larger role in the process. Beijing has already publicly announced a willingness to continue to play a constructive role. The outcome at Hanoi was not completely unexpected as evident from statements by President Trump and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ahead of the summit. This is clearly one of those occasions when ensuring the maintenance of status quo is an achievement by itself. Second, using evidence-based policy making for Indian agriculture. PM-Kisan will function through an online portal (http://pmkisan.nic.in). State governments will load information about the eligible farmers on this. To get the benefit, 10 crore plus farmers will have to provide information like Aadhaar enrolment number, bank account and land details. This data will help in tweaking the existing subsidy schemes.