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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicGlobal order

Topic: Global order

Watch CutTheClutter: Making sense of dragon-elephant dance amid Trump 2.0 & what next in India-China ties

In Episode 1623, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the dragon-elephant dance in the Trump 2.0 era which is seeing the US President upend the world order.

Trump can’t withdraw from allies overnight. US is too enmeshed in global order

American adversaries such as Russia are salivating at the thought of the US withdrawing from its global position. China is eager to claim the mantle of regional and possibly global leadership.

On Camera

Why Trump’s tariffs failed to dent global trade

The White House can tax trade, but it can’t shut it down. Technology, markets, and human ingenuity will stop that from happening. And this isn’t the 1930s. Goods aren’t the only way that value crosses borders.

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.