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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicWorld leaders

Topic: world leaders

Global media on ‘fraying of Indian federalism’ & the destabilising force of a world ‘run by old men’

Bloomberg says the Prada-Kolhapuri fracas serves as proof of the power brandished by the Indian troll army. 

How world leaders reacted to Ahmedabad plane crash, from Prince Charles, Zelenskyy to Yunus

The AI Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, en route to London Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after its take-off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad.

Meet the BJP: Modi pitches party to the world as foreign leaders come visiting

BJP chief Nadda will likely meet with Malaysian PM when he visits India next week. Initiative to build ties with parties abroad began 2 years ago at Modi's behest, it is learnt.

Why private investment is a key driver of India’s growth & the ‘trump card’ behind Modi-Putin bonhomie

Global media also reported on IMF's upgraded growth forecast due to robust rural consumer spending, and Air India's market share being at its highest in three years.

Suicide bombers, drone attacks, and gunmen — two-decade history of attacks on world leaders

Attempt that seriously wounded Slovak PM Fico, assassination of then Japanese PM Abe & Chad President Itno's death in battle among the most prominent examples in past few years.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

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.