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Tuesday, February 17, 2026
TopicK-Drama

Topic: K-Drama

There’s a new ‘K’ obsession in town. Not K-drama but Korean reality show

Tina Das -
With anything 'K' prefixed winning the content game, dating show Singles’ Inferno and cooking competition Culinary Class Wars picked up fans in India with ease.

Let me explain the K-drama addiction. I, too, am an addict

Manisha Mondal -
The three Ghaziabad sisters were lonely. None of them had gone to school after the Covid-19 pandemic. K-dramas offered them solace.

Skyrocketing popularity of K-dramas spurring more Indians to learn Korean, says Duolingo

Yuthika Bhargava -
Korean is third most learnt language on Duolingo app in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & West Bengal. English & Hindi claim top spots as the most popular languages, says report.

K-pop in Ekta Kapoor serials — the Korea-India YouTube boom no one saw coming

+TFP Monami Gogoi -
Dramaholic, Drama Master to Ishideukie—Gen-Z content creators on YouTube are entertaining audiences with unique Bollywood and K-pop crossover videos.

K-pop star Kang Daniel’s India trip was a Prasar Bharati love affair, in age of social media

Monami Gogoi -
While several K-pop bands have performed in India in the last decade, the 2019 visit by KARD was the only epochal moment. Until Kang Daniel landed at Delhi's Siri Fort auditorium.

Fighting civil war to exporting soft power—What’s behind the South Korean miracle

Ram Shivakumar -
South Korea’s transformation into a manufacturing powerhouse has been incredible. But its current transition to a digital innovator and cultural epicenter could be as momentous.

K-dramas can teach Bollywood a much-needed lesson on romance

Yashika Singla -
From 'Crash Landing on You' to 'Run on,' five reasons why Bollywood simply can't beat progressive Korean Dramas.

You go in for pop culture, but stay for the language—why Korean is India’s new favourite

Monami Gogoi -
Given the rise in popularity of K-dramas and K-pop in India, Korean has become the fastest-growing language.

Aryan Khan to Sushant Singh Rajput –Indian ‘cancel’ culture can learn something from Korea

Monami Gogoi -
Dropped from ads and films, Korea holds its stars to moral standards. Indians mostly gossip.

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Opinion

Imagine if Epstein files named Rahul Gandhi or MK Stalin. What would BJP and TV media do?

Sagarika Ghose -
The questions are not going to go away. But future generations will know who refused to ask the tough questions and who didn’t.

Has Modi forgotten India’s farmers? India-US trade deal hurts Atmanirbharta for pulses

Marco Rubio at Munich was wrong. Civilisations don’t determine foreign policies

Economy

Tamil Nadu FM presents interim budget, attacks Centre for ‘artificially inflating’ state’s debt

Subatra AL -
DMK govt accuses Centre of withholding funds, tightening borrowing, unilateral deductions from state accounts. Says Centre's accounting & funding decisions have 'artificially inflated' debt burden.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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