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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicPopulist

Topic: Populist

Centre-Right coalition claims victory in Portugal election. Left in retreat across Europe

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Far-right Chega won 18% of votes in Portugal, highlighting gains across continent by far-right/populist-right parties. Such parties are forecast to win in the upcoming EU elections. 

Why Modi remains world’s most popular populist while Trump, Putin, Johnson struggle

Mihir Sharma -
Modi seems to understand something that Trump, Putin, Johnson and others do not about the relationship between a populist leader and voters.

Aparna Sen & Ramachandra Guha should know sending letters to Modi only makes him look good

Asim Ali -
Populist leaders like Modi thrive on victimhood. And can easily turn people against celebrities, who they project as Westernised and far removed.

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Opinion

What can be expected from the ongoing talks in Islamabad? Odds of resolution remain slim

Swasti Rao -
The initial ceasefire functioned less as a resolution and more as a pause—an opportunity for both sides to recalibrate, while claiming victory.

Pig politicisation isn’t unique to Delhi’s Tri Nagar. It’s a worldwide anti-Muslim strategy

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Economy

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

Bloomberg News -
New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Defence

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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