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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicFair & Lovely

Topic: Fair & Lovely

Suhana Khan spoke up about colourism when Shah Rukh Khan wouldn’t. Don’t pull her down for it

Debalina Dey -
While Shah Rukh Khan played a role in perpetuating colourism by endorsing a fairness cream, at least Suhana Khan has shown some spine by speaking up against it.

Before Fair & Lovely, there was Afghan Snow ⁠— all about the fairness creams market in India

Pia Krishnankutty -
The fairness cream industry has a long and prosperous history in India, and was estimated to touch Rs 5,000 crore by 2023, until the Black Lives Matter movement hit this year.

Must be inclusive and diverse — HUL drops ‘Fair’ from their ‘Fair & Lovely’ product line

Bismee Taskin -
In a statement Thursday, the company said the advertisements of 'Fair & Lovely' will also now feature women of different skin colours.

Indian men are swapping ‘tall, dark and handsome’ for ‘tall, fair and debonair’

Neha Mishra -
Men in India have been buying more fairness products, because of which the bleaching cream market in India alone has an annual growth rate of 18%. 

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Opinion

Indian judiciary must stop panicking over AI

Siddarth Raman -
To assume courts weigh every word committed to paper is to ignore reality. The Indian judiciary has long had a "Control+C" problem.

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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