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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
TopicHuman Development

Topic: Human Development

India may have seen steepest dip in multidimensional poverty among 110 nations — a closer look at UNDP data

Nikhil Rampal -
UNDP index released Tuesday shows 55% of India was living under multidimensional poverty by 2005-06. This halved to 27.7% by 2015-16 and reduced further to 16.4% by 2019-21.

Vir Das was right, there are 2 Indias, and they aren’t getting any closer together

TN Ninan -
There is an India represented by Tamil Nadu, and another by Bihar. They are far apart on human development, but both belong to the same India on electricity and drinking water.

Bengal above national average on social indices, but fiscally stressed — 15th finance panel

Moushumi Das Gupta -
Mamata's West Bengal beats some BJP-ruled such as Gujarat & MP on human development, but has high interest burden and low investments.

Modi is popular, BJP keeps winning, but India’s indicators & global rankings are alarming

Shekhar Gupta -
Govt’s own NFHS, as well as many global non-Left institutions’ rankings have shown a drop in India’s development indicators. This will begin to hurt soon.

Talk Point: The Gujarat model is a myth, particularly on the human development aspect

Gaurang Jani -
A sociological analysis of parameters like literacy and sex ratio reveals that Gujarat model is a myth.

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Opinion

Will Vishal Mishra replace Arijit Singh? Timing & consistency on his side

Triya Gulati -
Vishal Mishra’s work includes songs like “Naacho Naacho” from RRR, “Kaise Hua” from Kabir Singh, & “Pehle Bhi Main” from Animal, among other hits.

Hyderabad’s Nizams are a pale shadow of their past. Unlike Scindia & Karan Singh

Arijit Singh didn’t let his feud with Salman Khan ruin his career. He is ‘that guy’

Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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