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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicPrint media

Topic: Print media

Elon Musk is not media’s Enemy No 1. Good journalism still has a place & purpose

Mr Musk has a gift. When he speaks of ‘legacy media’, it touches a raw nerve. But when he tells the users of X that they are the media, you wonder if he is serious.

Flipkart’s new newspaper ad breaks mould of mundane print advertising, offers a ray of hope

The ad was more than just a promotion. It transformed an everyday activity into a playful, mini science experiment that surprised and delighted readers over their morning coffee.

Forced closure of Sobesednik weekly spells the end for Russia’s independent print media

In September, authorities labelled the paper's publisher a ‘foreign agent’, a Soviet-era tag that subjects 865 other individuals & organisations to onerous financial reporting requirements.

Newspapers are pushing Modi to inside pages more and more while TV channels remain faithful

Why are PM Modi and the BJP no longer commanding the news the way they did at the beginning of the Lok Sabha campaign? Is this a deliberate pull back or has the news media changed track?

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

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.