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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicJewish Community

Topic: Jewish Community

Bondi attack shows marginalisation isn’t driving ISIS. Extremism must be stopped from within

Without falling into a cycle of hatred, we can name what we are confronting — the ideological framework of ISIS for which the world is divided into believers and non-believers.

Who are the Bnei Menashe and why is Israel taking 5,800 of them from Northeast?

The process of moving all 5,800 Bnei Menashe is due to take about five years, with 1,200 people migrating to Israel by the end of 2026.

Kamala Harris remembers victims of Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack

In a statement released by the White House, Harris highlighted the administration's efforts and commitment for safety of the Jewish people.

From Nazi-era Vienna to Ludhiana. How an Indian helped Jewish families escape

In 'A Rescue in Vienna', Vinay Gupta narrates how his grandfather saved five Jewish families from going to the internment camps in 1938.

Mexico’s first female president Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence

Sheinbaum, the first Jewish person to lead Mexico, must confront the increasing militarisation of public life and misuse of executive power. Can she emerge from her predecessor's shadow?

Medieval Jewish merchants connected Mangalore to Egypt and Spain. Trade in India thrived

India is often treated like a side-act to Jewish history in Europe. But India, Egypt were central to medieval Jewish merchants

‘Lost confidence’. Millionaire Bill Ackman writes to Harvard chief on ‘antisemitic incidents’ at alma mater

Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate, wrote a letter to university president Claudine Gay, urging her to take action against harassment of Jewish students & faculty.

On Camera

25 years of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’—it gave India a not-so-angry Amitabh Bachchan

As an actor, Amitabh Bachchan was familiar with the graph of his characters. As an anchor of a reality show, there were new challenges every day.

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.