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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicGurugram flooding

Topic: gurugram flooding

Our take on SCO summit, Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar yatra, and GST reforms—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Noida wins this round in the NCR floods. Gurugram loses

The Noida Vs Gurugram rivalry is playing out online, with Noida residents thumbing their noses while many in Gurugram concede that the grass is, indeed, greener on the other side.

Floods bring out the Great Gurugram Divide. Old city calls out ‘stepmotherly treatment’

Rain flooded all of Gurugram, but the old city fared worse with potholed roads, cramped lanes, crowded houses and failing drains. ‘The potholes have roads,’ said a frustrated resident.

Road building is a money-making racket in India. And we have a very short memory

We get very angry when rain disrupts our lives and brings our cities to a halt, but by the time the elections come around, we have forgotten how angry we were.

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.