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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
TopicSCO Summit

Topic: SCO Summit

Our take on SCO summit, Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar yatra, and GST reforms—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Lost India & Russia to ‘deepest, darkest China’, says Trump. No comment, says New Delhi

US President's Truth Social post comes days after Modi travelled to China for the SCO summit, where bonhomie between him, Putin and Xi Jinping was on full display.

Give Trump a Nobel already. He has united Modi, Xi and Putin

Both India and the US should realise that whether it is trade or security, strategy or diplomacy, relationships cannot be one-sided.

Global media on Donald Trump’s ‘disastrous double-fault’ on India and pros & cons of GST 2.0

Global media also reports on the low inflationary pressure in India and the devastation caused by floods in Punjab.  

Superman Modi to superpower meeting — Indian TV anchors script a Tianjin blockbuster

Tango, triad, trinity, troika — TV news pulled out every T-word from its dictionary and paired it with Tianjin to target Trump on tariffs and trade.

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar yatra generated Opposition momentum but missed the messaging

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Asim Munir lands in China’s Tianjin, becomes first Pakistan army chief to attend SCO Summit

Munir reached separately Monday, not as part of the SCO delegation. He is likely to hold meetings with Chinese officials and attend the Victory Day parade on 3 September.

Putin waits 10 minutes to give Modi a lift in his presidential car, they talk one-on-one for 45 mins

Game of optics: Russian President and PM Modi carry on talking in car even after it reaches bilateral meet venue. Last leader Putin travelled with in one vehicle was Trump, in Alaska.

Modi is taking a layered approach to Beijing, say Chinese analysts

In Chinese discourse, Modi’s Tianjin visit is largely interpreted through the prism of Trump’s tariffs and India’s tentative outreach to China. Yet the limits of cooperation remain evident.

On Camera

India’s Ashram Industrial Complex is being held up by three pillars

Babas fill a gap in society—the dignity and sense of belonging, however illusory, that organised religion has failed to provide so many Indians.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.