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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKeir Starmer

Topic: Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer’s new political paranoia. What’s behind it

Since Brexit, the paranoid style has become normalised in Britain. A country once famed for its stability and broadly balanced civic culture is now dominated by a paranoid culture.

UK plans fast-track residency path for high-earners, but tightens immigration norms

Visa-holders earning more than £125,000 would be allowed to apply for indefinite leave to remain after three years. That compares with five years under current standards.

9 injured in train stabbings en route London King’s Cross, police arrests 2 suspects

British Transport Police said counterterrorism police were working to establish the motivation for the incident. UK PM Keir Starmer posted on X that the incident was “deeply concerning.”

Keir Starmer declares UK to provide $27 million in latest aid package for Gaza

Britain said this financial year it had given 74 million pounds in humanitarian support to Palestine, which it formally recognised as a state last month.

Three more foreign universities from UK, Australia set to open campuses in India

University of Lancaster, Surrey & Western Australia will open new campuses in Bengaluru, GIFT City, Chennai & Mumbai. Nine UK-based universities have gotten approval so far.

India and UK stand poised to open a new chapter in their partnership

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Aadhaar gets Starmer’s stamp of approval & Panipat factory workers caught in textile waste trap

Financial Times & The Economist report on Starmer’s endorsement of Aadhaar and concerns in the UK over unique ID database. The Guardian reports on health issues faced by Panipat factory workers.

Key takeaways from Modi-Starmer meet: Air defence missiles for India, IAF-RAF instructor exchange

Besides defence co-production, issues discussed during Modi and Starmer’s bilateral meet in Mumbai also included peace process in Middle East, Russia-Ukraine war & Indo-Pacific security.

UK PM Keir Starmer meets Modi in Mumbai, hails bilateral trade deal as ‘really important’

Earlier, Starmer told industry representatives that UK has sent the biggest trade mission to India. The UK PM’s visit comes after a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed in July.

Bollywood is back in Britain, says UK PM Starmer. Yash Raj Films to shoot more films there

Starmer attended a special film screening of 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' on Wednesday, for which he was joined by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani and actor Rani Mukerji.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.