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Saturday, December 20, 2025
TopicGlobal Pulse

Topic: Global Pulse

Why Elon Musk has got his wires crossed in India & an ‘epidemic’ of unique IDs

International media also reports on the latest data from Carnegie Endowment that shows that Indian Americans are still wary of Trump, despite his efforts to woo them.

Religion, money & sheer numbers—Maha Kumbh gives global media the quintessential ‘India story‘

International media questions Modi's 'populist facade', saying Indian democracy will face its most important test in small towns & villages where the bulk of the population still live.

India, Taliban meet sure to ruffle Pakistan’s feathers & Ketan Parekh and the ‘front-running bug’

Global media reports on how row over H-1B programme in US is causing anxiety among Indians keen on achieving the American dream. The visa offers a pathway to permanent residency.

India’s popcorn tax tickles global media’s tastebuds & how Jahangir appears in a nativity scene

An op-ed in South China Morning Post also lists 4 major issues, besides border, that obstruct India-China’s relationship & reflects on how the 2 nations can 'improve mutual understanding'.

Bollywood’s ongoing blockbuster bust & the bitter truth behind Maharashtra’s sugar industry

New Delhi: India’s entertainment industry is going through a “blockbuster famine” and is lining up a series of local and Hollywood films to get people back...

Global media goes ‘inside’ the RSS & ‘decodes’ one nation one election

International media also reports on how an entire Maharashtra village went from 'rags to riches' and is now creating its own jobs to sustain development.

Chinese media hails ‘6-point consensus’ with India as step towards ‘normal development’ of ties

Several editorials & news articles in Chinese media also took umbrage with the style in which Indian media reported Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to New Delhi.

Global media divided on India’s economic heft, ‘pities Indian pollsters’ for getting exit polls wrong

International media is also keeping an eye on Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s upcoming visit to Pakistan, but doesn’t have very high hopes for thawing of bilateral ties.

Muizzu’s India trip shows diplomacy ‘naivety’ & IAF shouldn’t see China as rival—global media

International media also discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s future, his allure, and his impact on India’s democratic processes.

What do NYT, WaPo, Economist, Guardian, FT write about Modi’s India? Just read ‘Global Pulse’

As India’s stock has risen — whether it is the economy, IT industry, NRI population, or India’s role as a key diplomatic counterpoint to China — the global media’s interest here has increased.

On Camera

Modi govt’s repeal of MGNREGA is all about extracting money from states, not reform

The claim that VB-GRAMG provides an employment guarantee is incorrect. The only guarantee is to 'empower' the Centre to allow partial implementation in notified areas alone.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.