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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicInternational aid

Topic: International aid

Taliban use force to divert international aid, collude with UN officials for kickbacks

A report, based on inputs from 90 US, UN officials, claims that Taliban rulers block minority communities from getting international aid & collude with UN officials to seek kickbacks.

‘Climate crisis is real’: International help rolls in for Canada to fight worst-ever wildfires

About 4.3 million hectares have already burned, roughly 15 times the annual average of the past decade, forcing thousands from their homes in Canada.

Afghan economy would contract, inflation will rise if international aid drops 30%, predicts UN

Afghanistan's humanitarian aid plan is only 5% funded for 2023, with $251 million committed out of $4.6 billion requested.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

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.