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Tamil roots drew Booker longlister Padma Viswanathan to Brazilian literature

Padma Viswanathan’s debut novel, The Toss of a Lemon, was inspired by her family’s Brahmin history in South India. It was a bestseller in India.

From Washington to Dhaka: Key elections to watch in 2026

As 2025 winds down, ThePrint looks at elections coming up in 2026 that could significantly impact the course of geopolitics.

Belém COP30 ends with a flutter as climate finance plan sidesteps fossil fuel truth

India reaffirms support to COP30 declaration, says any attempt to reopen issues that have already been gavelled would set 'a dangerous precedent'. 

Climate adaptation, finance & actions—the post-COP30 battles in which India’s voice can matter

Brazil failed to secure a climate deal at COP30, as smaller nations protested being pushed to act despite the US and EU having historically driven the world’s carbon emissions.

India to host Global Big Cat Summit in 2026; links conservation to climate adaptation at COP30

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav emphasises role of big cat conservation in climate action, urges countries to include nature-based solutions in updated NDCs.

Oil’s not well: 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists attending COP30 in Brazil, says climate advocacy group

Except for Brazil, fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber delegates from every other nation at climate talks, finds independent analysis. Members from largest oil & gas cos among delegates.

The ghost of elections past & dousing the fire a drop a time

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Brazil’s $125 bn forest fund takes root at COP30; promises incentives as money doesn’t grow on trees

Brazil’s forest fund promises annual payouts to countries preserving tropical forests—but critics warn it’s gambling green goals on market returns. Brazil president says it's the 'COP of truth'.

How would India, other trading partners react if US top court rules against Trump tariffs?

Officials in India say a US Supreme Court ruling against Trump won’t make much difference to trade talks, but it could strengthen New Delhi’s case for sticking to its position.

Rahul Gandhi’s Brazilian model calls it all a ‘comedy’. ‘I have never visited India’

Larissa Nery, the Brazilian woman whose photo Rahul Gandhi shared during a press conference, said she was shocked to learn that her old photo was used in an Indian election to 'scam voters'.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.