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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
TopicModi govt tax effort

Topic: Modi govt tax effort

Does Modi govt deserve credit for tax effort? It’s really nothing to crow about

Any government would increase the emphasis on social welfare schemes. The votes lie disproportionately in rural areas but the income is disproportionately concentrated in urban areas.

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Bangladesh’s February elections are in the Jamaat’s hands. They want a ‘unity government’

‘This is a not-so-subtle warning by the Jamaat to the BNP that no future government can be run without taking it along,' Bangladeshi journalist Sahidul Hasan Khokon told ThePrint.

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.