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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicTrump 2.0

Topic: Trump 2.0

Air India crash probe: WSJ report says black-box recording puts focus on senior pilot’s ‘actions’

Global media looks at why India may have to employ ‘strategic altruism’ with Trump, Tesla’s India entry & the ‘unsolved mystery’ of KL Rahul’s low batting average in the England Test series.

US Supreme Court allows Trump to scrap temporary protected status for Venezuelans

350,000 Venezuelans living in the US might lose deportation protection provided under the administration of previous president, Joe Biden.

Why Trump’s executive order lowering prescription drug prices won’t rattle Indian pharma industry

The order aims to slash drug prices by up to 80%. Indian industry had been on edge since March amid threats of reciprocal tariff on pharmaceutical products.

Americans split on foreign aid, US power. 49% view India favourably—Pew survey

The report comes at a time when the Donald Trump administration has moved to dismantle the US foreign aid infrastructure & advanced an 'America First' stance.

Amid Trump’s crackdown, FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for helping illegal immigrant avoid arrest

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan is facing two charges for hindering and concealing the person from arrest.

Ukrainians in US asked to leave country, Dept of Homeland security chalks email to ‘error’

Dept of Homeland Security assured Ukrainians legally living in the US that parole program created after 2022 Russian invasion of that country had not been terminate & the terms of their parole remain unchanged.

Denmark PM to visit Greenland days after US VP Vance’s trip

Vance had received a frosty reception from authorities in Denmark & Greenland amid Trump's repeated expressions of interest in 'buying' the arctic island.

Trump promises ‘exciting time’ for US auto industry, levies 25% tariff on imported vehicles

The tariff will come into effect on 2 April and is set to impact imports from South Korea, Japan & Europe. It will also affect US brands choosing to assemble cars abroad.

US Senate confirms Indian-origin Jay Bhattacharya as Director of National Institutes of Health

Bhattacharya, a professor at Stanford School of Medicine, co-authored 'the Great Barrington Declaration', an alternative to lockdowns proposed in October 2020.

‘World’s coolest dictator’ & his steel pit—all about El Salvador prison where Trump’s dumping deportees

Over the weekend, hundreds of migrants—some allegedly affiliated with criminal gangs—landed in El Salvador’s brutal prison system, despite a hold on the deportations by a US judge.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

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.