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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicUnite India

Topic: Unite India

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra quietly achieved something that the original didn’t

We don’t need a grand conspiracy theory to understand the lack of attention to BJY 2.0. But if you judge it by its impact on the Lok Sabha election, it could be called a success.

Rahul Gandhi is conquering the margins like Shivaji did. Is this marginal politics?

The so-called ‘middle class’ is not the fat middle but a thin crust in Indian society. Politics of the margins is mainstream politics as the mainstream flows through the margins.

The new Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has a dream. Coalition of the bottom of the pyramid

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra by Congress is political in a deeper sense. It’s not alliance-making or social engineering.

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.