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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDidi No. 1

Topic: Didi No. 1

Mamata Banerjee goes on hit Didi No. 1 show. Finds the glamour quotient lacking in TMC

That neither Nusrat Jahan nor Mimi Chatterjee, TMC’s two glamourous filmstar MPs, have gotten re-nominated this time shows how discerning voters are. It's not lost on Mamata Banerjee.

On Camera

Madhav Gadgil forced India to look away from Himalayas—and worry about fragile Western Ghats

The Western Ghats owe their impact on our collective consciousness almost entirely to Madhav Gadgil. And the ecologist did it with a seemingly dry government report.

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.