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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicSocial Sector

Topic: Social Sector

How ThePrint reporters make governance, policy stories interesting for its readers

Shailaja Bajpai -
There are many important stories on governance and social issues at ThePrint that are often overlooked, sadly, amid the daily hurly-burly of political and security news.

Capital investment vs social neglect: Budget debate needs outcome evidence, public access to data

TN Ninan -
A common criticism of government Budgets of recent years is that their focus has been on capital investment, to the relative neglect of the...

RSS-affiliated trade union BMS accuses Modi govt of changing Ambedkar’s social security laws

Neelam Pandey -
BMS has rejected the Modi govt's fourth draft social security code, saying a lot of beneficial provisions included in the first draft have been removed.

Farm to health to education, Modi govt’s Budget has no clear vision for India’s social sector

Avani Kapur -
The Budget reverted to Modi government’s old avatar – a focus on infrastructure and a mission-mode model of meeting targets, this time for water.

Modi’s good governance and economics have been blended with good politics: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley -
From scam-free governance to economic stability, how Arun Jaitley sees Modi's four years of governance.

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Opinion

India must govern AI with confidence. Use guardrails, not handcuffs

Manish Maheshwari -
The good news is that India is not starting from zero. It knows how to innovate privately while also empowering innovation publicly.

AI Summit is a snapshot of today’s India — intelligence, competence in short supply

Tarique Rahman’s first address as Bangladesh PM had 3 warnings

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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