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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicPopulation explosion

Topic: population explosion

Patriotism can’t be defined by how many kids we bear, focus should be on reproductive rights

Shireen Jejeebhoy -
Without resorting to the language of explosion as Modi did, India needs to reorient its health and education system to empower people to make informed choices.

Dave on ‘most damaging SC verdict’, Baru on ‘quarrelling Asians’, & India’s population boom

Achyut Mishra -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

‘Frustrated individuals’ are calling Modi’s population control remark communal, says Naqvi

Fatima Khan -
In an interview to ThePrint, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also talks about Muslim population growth rate and says it has only decreased over the years.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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