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Wednesday, January 7, 2026
TopicTomato price fluctuations

Topic: Tomato price fluctuations

Let them eat tomato soup, and how to walk into a debt trap feat. Shinde, Fadnavis & Ajit Pawar

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Tomato tango! — Restaurants get saucy with alternatives as prices soar over 500%

Many restaurants are reducing tomato usage in their dishes, while companies are increasing the production of cheaper purees, which are selling rapidly due to recent price hikes.

Tomato price solutions aren’t rocket science but India is still crying

India produces nearly 22 million tonnes of tomatoes and consumes about 20 million tonnes. With paltry exports, there should be no price shock.

On Camera

A 2-hour op, precise extradition—what Maduro’s capture tells us about modern US military

Despite multiple agencies being involved, the US could maintain a clear chain of command. This is something India should consider too, as it defines the theatre command structures.

Underlining sluggish exports, NITI Aayog flags need to jump-start India’s automotive market

Govt think tank flags India’s skewed auto export mix, warns domestic focus and high tariffs are limiting its global footprint; also highlights how auto components are a bright spot.

S-300, Su-30 jets, T-72 tanks: Inventory of Venezuela’s largely Russian-origin arsenal

Venezuela also boasts of a diverse portfolio of unmanned aerial vehicles capable of carrying out surveillance, reconnaissance and being employed for kinetic purposes as well.

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.