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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicPakistan wheat crisis

Topic: Pakistan wheat crisis

India & Pakistan take opposite MSP paths— hiked here for 14 crops, scrapped there for wheat

Some of the heated debates now playing out in Pakistan mirror those that followed Modi’s 2020 farm law announcement. But in Pakistan, the reforms are tied to IMF loan conditions.

Pakistan’s wheat crisis continues to hurt farmers. Exporters want to sell grain, govt confused

Former finance minister of Pakistan, Miftah Ismail, said that the country’s government should now ‘get out of the business of setting up wheat prices’.

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Budget 2026 must signal rail reform. End cross-subsidies, privatise operations & services

Rail reform must be politically and socially sustainable. Infrastructure ownership should remain sovereign, while privatisation should be limited to new services and assets.

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'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

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.