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Key grant cut, cash-strapped Himachal slaps a hydropower land cess. Why Punjab is seeing red

Saurabh Chauhan - February 5, 2026

RBI policy rate decision Friday, US trade deal dashes hope of cut

Tax increase shakes India’s $36 billion arbitrage trade

Don’t expect big shifts in inflation & growth trends after CPI & GDP base year reset—MoSPI secy Garg

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Opinion

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

Manisha Mondal - February 5, 2026

The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

India lived in ancient Europe as a positive ‘Other’. Ties are way older than colonialism

February 5, 2026

2026 defence budget is not good enough to achieve Viksit armed forces

February 5, 2026

Economy

Key grant cut, cash-strapped Himachal slaps a hydropower land cess. Why Punjab is seeing red

Saurabh Chauhan - February 5, 2026

With 16th Finance Commission stopping revenue deficit grant to states, Himachal Pradesh is likely to suffer a loss of ‘Rs 50,000 cr over five years’.

Defence

Trade deal sorted, India & US move on to pending defence pacts—P-8I aircraft first, engines next

Snehesh Alex Philip - February 5, 2026

Defence Acquisition Council likely to take up P-8I procurement, cleared in 2019, in third week this month. Proposed joint production of GE F414-INS6 engine also on agenda.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta - January 31, 2026

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.