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Wednesday, January 21, 2026
TopicScience fiction

Topic: Science fiction

Netflix’s Spiderhead could have been the new Black Mirror. But plot, characters let it down

Nidhima Taneja -
Joseph Kosinski's sci-fi film is no Top Gun—in a hurry to say everything, it says nothing at all. But Miles Teller and Chris Hemsworth shine.

China is using science fiction to spark a tech boom

Bloomberg News -
China’s leaders have started a campaign to popularise science and promote the country's future hinged on technological innovation.

Top shark movie since ‘Jaws’ may solve US-China film puzzle

Bloomberg News -
Co-productions help the Hollywood industry leverage on China’s fast-growing film market, which is now the world’s second largest. 

Indian science fiction writers are better known to White readers than Indian ones: Mimi Mondal

Mimi Mondal -
Had you heard of me or my book before the Hugo Award nomination, asks Mimi Mondal.

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Opinion

Europe’s limited options to counter Trump’s Greenland tariff threat look grim

Oleksandr Shepotylo -
From tariffs to defence shifts, Europe’s possible responses to US pressure on Greenland all carry significant risks and costs.

Vodafone bailout is problematic. Govt can’t pick favourites in private sector

India’s 300-odd labour laws created complexity, confusion. Four new Labour Codes fix that

Economy

Investors eye Union Budget to unlock gains in state companies

Abhishek Vishnoi -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government may ramp up share sales in the fiscal year starting April 1 to offset a slowdown in revenue growth.

Defence

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

+TFP Snehesh Alex Philip -
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

National Interest

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Shekhar Gupta -
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.

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