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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicRabindranath Tagore

Topic: Rabindranath Tagore

Santiniketan isn’t an abode of peace anymore. A rot has set in

Santiniketan literally means the abode of peace. It is where Rabindranath Tagore lived and founded a central university. Now, Santiniketan has been added to the list of...

‘Fitting tribute’, says EAM Jaishankar as Santiniketan gets UNESCO World Heritage Site tag

Established in 1901 by Rabindranath Tagore, Santiniketan was a residential school and centre for art based on ancient Indian traditions and a vision of the unity of humanity.

Rabindranath Tagore is polarising in new Bangladesh—for his Hinduness, Sanskritised Bangla

Tagore’s song, Amar Shonar Bangla, became the raison d'etre of newly independent Bangladesh. But does today’s Bangladesh embrace the poet?

On Camera

Global economic growth to slow in 2026 as Trump’s tariffs bite, UN says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025. Growth is expected to go back up to 2.9% by 2027.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

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.