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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicLoneliness

Topic: loneliness

Why loneliness is a problem, even if it’s not an epidemic

The idea that loneliness is an ‘epidemic’ is misleading and it draws us away from sustainable solutions, rather than toward them.

Why therapy isn’t always enough to deal with loneliness

Rather than placing all responsibility on a person suffering from loneliness, we need to look at societal solutions.

How India’s seniors are fighting loneliness—Love, loss, and logins

Golden years, grey days. India’s elderly are now looking for connection online.

Delhi NCR is tackling urban loneliness. It’s called ‘stranger meetups’

The willingness to spend money to meet strangers highlights the extent of loneliness in society and the growing desperation to break free from the confines of the online world.

Gen Z is living with peak uncertainty. It’s the loneliest age

In 'The Twenty-something Treatment', Meg Jay offers practical advice for young adults to handle mental health challenges with skills over medication.

Social isolation and loneliness are as fatal as smoking and obesity

Social isolation experienced in childhood can foreshadow health issues decades later.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.