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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicTrial by fire

Topic: Trial by fire

Books-to-OTT business takes off in India—The Story Ink team reads, reads and adapts

+TFP Tina Das -
Sidharth Jain’s quest to find good stories is not limited to the best sellers’ list. Netflix’s Trial by Fire is proof.

Trial By Fire’s Rajshri Deshpande is a fighter on screen and in 30 Maharashtra villages

Tina Das -
From playing Ismat Chugtai in Manto to Subhadra in Sacred Games, Deshpande is a widely-known name in the industry. But she’s more than that.

Never met victims’ family—Abhay Deol’s secret formula for Trial by Fire success

Tina Das -
Challenging characters don’t daunt Abhay Deol. He tells us how he perfected his brand of work and became the star who brings art to life.

With Netflix’s Trial by Fire, OTTs finally get tragedies right

Tina Das -
The impact of the series is that the fire isn't its highlight. Prashant Nair has shown the relentless struggle of the Krishnamoorthys with conviction.

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Opinion

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Andy Mukherjee -
Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

Ursula von der Leyen’s Indian clothes vs Trudeaus? It’s cultural appreciation not performance

Arijit Singh is the bridge between 3 generations—Rafi to Ritviz

Economy

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Udit Bubna -
Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Defence

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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