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Saturday, January 17, 2026
TopicSundance Film Festival

Topic: Sundance Film Festival

From Sundance to Venice—2025 marked a breakthrough year for Indian indie films

This year, we saw debutant directors create masterpieces across languages and regions and win big at international film festivals.

New documentary puts spotlight back on Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual crimes

The documentary 'Leaving Neverland' has been called so sexually explicit that counselors were in the lobby of the film festival where it was screened. 

On Camera

Regime change in Iran will be bad for India. The alternative will be worse

New Delhi has adopted a careful and calibrated posture toward complex conflicts in the Middle East. It offers little comfort.

Pakistan coming to Davos on a private pass—biggest delegation in years, (unofficial) pavilion

Sharif was not part of forum in 2025, nor did WEF officially mention Pakistan's presence in 2025. Accompanying PM will be Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Dy PM Ishaq Dar and PPP chief Bilawal.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.