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Friday, January 9, 2026
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Topic: Abuse

The ‘nice guy’ traps you with guilt and gifts. It’s all about control

The men who hurt us don’t always start as villains. They’re often the 'nice guys.' They’re attentive, polite, and gentle. Until you realise that care was just control in disguise.

‘Insult to all women’: Modi targets Rahul, RJD over ‘abusive’ remarks about his mother at Bihar rally

Congress leader Pawan Khera had earlier said the remark was made by 'their (BJP's) own agent' to create an issue and divert attention from Voter Adhikar Yatra.

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Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.