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Monday, January 5, 2026
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Topic: ThePrint YourTurn

SubscriberWrites: Why Do Some Hindus Hate Macaulay?

What truly irked them over the decades was that lord Macaulay did not assert, categorically, that only the Brahmins and other upper caste Hindus would comprise the ‘English-educated elite’.

SubscriberWrites: The AI Future No One Wants to Discuss

If People Don’t Earn, Who Will Companies Sell To?

SubscriberWrites: Sandeshkhali Witness Killing

A repeat of the Dr. R.N. Chugh and Ravindra Patil pattern? An uncomfortable truth India must address or risk being labelled a Banana Republic!

SubscriberWrites: Breaking the Durbar

How BJP’s move could give Tharoor a chance to reform Congress

SubscriberWrites: Rethinking accidents

The relevant authorities have laid down safety standards for all public places. Is that good enough?

SubscriberWrites: Seizing Russia’s Frozen Assets—A High-Stakes Gamble

While the moral imperative of holding the Kremlin accountable and aiding Kyiv is understandable, a growing number of economists and policymakers are warning that confiscating these funds represents a dangerous gamble.

SubscriberWrites: Give Peace a Chance

The tragedy is that peace between India and Pakistan is eminently possible—if only the political imagination could transcend militaristic nationalism.

SubscriberWrites: India Doesn’t Build Airlines. It Builds Their Obituaries

The savage truth why our skies are a graveyard. India is not a land of failed airlines. India is a land where airlines are engineered to fail.

SubscriberWrites: The last name on the list—Why belonging begins with empathy

Ambedkar reminded us that liberty, equality, and fraternity are inseparable. Liberty without equality breeds privilege, and equality without fraternity breeds resentment.

SubscriberWrites: Indigo’s flight cancellations: A failure of operational foresight, not the new FDTL norms

IndiGo has built a brand on efficiency, but efficiency without resilience creates fragility. And fragility at the scale of a 60% market share becomes a national aviation risk.

On Camera

Trump is tying his legacy to whatever happens in Venezuela

A bad turn in Venezuela would raise the same questions that have dogged the unlawful US strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean: Why now, and why at all?

Wall Street carries big expectations this year after best run since 2009

The concern is not that 2025’s rally was irrational, but that it may be difficult to repeat. Outlooks remain anchored to AI investment and growth without reigniting inflation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.