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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicNarendra Modi government

Topic: Narendra Modi government

‘Appreciate our sensitivity on Tibet’ — China protests PM Modi’s birthday wish to Dalai Lama

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said India should ‘stop meddling’ in China’s internal affairs, adding that Beijing’s position on Tibet-related matters is ‘consistent & clear’.

The Centre must use the caste census wisely

The caste census will also reveal the status of disadvantaged groups within Muslims and Christians, sparking a new debate.

Watch CutTheClutter: Why delimitation hangs like a ‘sword of Damocles’ & not just over southern states

In episode 1614, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why southern states TN, Karnataka see BJP agenda in the timing of the impending delimitation & what's in store for other states.

Religion, money & sheer numbers—Maha Kumbh gives global media the quintessential ‘India story‘

International media questions Modi's 'populist facade', saying Indian democracy will face its most important test in small towns & villages where the bulk of the population still live.

PC Mody gets 2nd extension as RS secretary general. What makes ex-IRS officer important for Modi govt

Mody has had the 'govt's stamp of approval' since his tenure as CBDT chief, when it was being speculated that the income tax dept was being used to pressure political opponents.

2nd gubernatorial term for Arif Mohammed Khan, what has endeared Modi to him over the yrs

Bihar's new governor stands out as a rare Muslim politician repeatedly rewarded by Modi govt, and alongside Anandiben Patel, only leader to be appointed as governor twice in past decade. 

‘No territory lost to China, will defend to the last man,’ says Ladakh LG, praises Modi’s ‘willpower’

India has also demanded the Chinese pull back troops to pre-May 2020 positions, a demand that's become weaker with the realisation that forward deployment along LAC is now the new normal.

Global media on the ‘Indian playbook of curbing press freedom’ & leveraging the demographic dividend

Reports & opinion pieces also explore Bangladesh’s ‘unsustainable’ backlog of payments to Adani Power & why India must not ignore advice from international multilateral agencies.

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

After French reporter, now Australian journalist leaves India. ‘Was told story on Nijjar went too far’

Avani Dias of ABC News left India on 19 April. Govt officials refute allegations, saying documentary was ‘shot at Attari without permission’, cite 'lack of objectivity' in coverage.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

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.