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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicConservative Party

Topic: Conservative Party

Will Starmer-led Labour score landslide win? Britons vote to seal fate of Sunak’s Tories

Sunak’s Tories are fighting to finish 2nd, ahead of Liberal Democrats. Both Labour & Tories have promised to complete negotiations for a free trade agreement with India.

Way behind in polls, UK PM Sunak wades into culture wars, pledges biological definition of one’s sex

Amendment to Equality Act would define people's sex as assigned at birth, not what they identify as. Conservatives have been trying to shore up their base with series of pledges.

Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party lose two safe seats in historic by-poll defeat

This election defeat comes ahead of the next general elections, which are expected within the next 15 months.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.