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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicKorean pop-culture

Topic: Korean pop-culture

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Indians are starting a love affair with South Korean universities. K-pop is the gateway

Driven by a passion for K-culture, a growing number of Indian fans are exploring higher education in South Korea. In return, Seoul is going all out to woo Indians.

South Korea building on K-pop craze to boost art scene. And India is part of its ‘big mission’

Seoul’s National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art aims to ‘build an overseas network’ for Korean art and has already collaborated with New York’s popular Guggenheim Museum.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

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.