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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDemocracy

Topic: Democracy

UK backs Bangladesh’s interim government, High Commissioner welcomes progress towards democracy

The British High Commissioner to Bangladesh said that the UK will also support the efforts of the interim government in creating a peaceful environment and restoring order in the country.

SubscriberWrites: Why Democracy is crucial for India

Many naively treat Autocracy & Democracy as exclusive of each other (in a black & white world). Actually, they are a mix, of shades of grey.

What Bangladesh, Lanka, Jan 6 riots say—Democracy & Dior suitcases are both public property

This isn’t just a story about street power and regime change. It is about a new semiotics of takeover. Dhaka protests have a dotted line all the way to Colombo, Lahore, and Washington.

An author, a diplomat & a politician agree Indian democracy needs reform—none of them knows how

Academic Radha Kumar's book launch with Shashi Tharoor was all about the renewal of democracy—just no solutions.

SubscriberWrites: Sustaining the momentum

We need to work together to ensure that the change sustains. No matter the party in power, the citizen ultimately reigns?

SubscriberWrites: Intent is the measure of morality and not the result

Democracy is sabotaged by too much democracy and the absence of morality.

SubscriberWrites: Defending Democracy

The proliferation of this sentiment among the well-to-do middle classes of the world is outright dangerous and largely based on a distorted sense of reality.

SubscriberWrites: Free press or Unbiased press

Our opinions & ideas are shaped by our parents, friends and the environment around us till the very end of our lives. Press is merely an extension of such groups of individuals.

SubscriberWrites: Can we please have a better Nation – Indian elections & the Garba of Democracy

Tale through the eyes of an optimistic Indian minority.

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

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.