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Monday, January 5, 2026
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SubscriberWrites: New iron curtains—Power, Principle, and Choice before humanity

As a new Cold Age looms, nations face a stark choice: power without ethics or realism with conscience. The tragedy won’t be conflict itself—but forgetting we ever had a choice.

SubscriberWrites: Arrogant Bharat? Is there a crisis of character in our nation?

Viksit Bharat cannot be built on inflated egos & hollow education. It will be built on humility, respect & emotional intelligence—the very virtues we have starved in our children.

SubscriberWrites: India and its “peers”: A question of perspective

India’s rise as a global democracy and economic force challenges long-held Western assumptions. India is no longer a case study in development, but a benchmark for it.

SubscriberWrites: From inner peace to global harmony; the philosophy of me to we

Peace doesn’t begin in nations but in hearts. When ‘Me’ becomes ‘We’, compassion replaces conflict, and inner calm ripples outward to heal a divided, restless world.

SubscriberWrites: Why India’s youth may need to rethink the degree-first path

Embracing multiple, respected pathways to employment will help India’s youth graduate with skills, income & opportunities—bridging the gap between education and economic realities.

SubscriberWrites: Uttarakhand: A political harakiri

Uttarakhand at 25 stands at a crossroads — rich in spirit but poor in politics. To heal its democratic drift, the state must replace opportunism with ethics, vision, and political education.

SubscriberWrites: The fundamental shift: Is this the end of an epoch?

The world is on brink of a new epoch where politics, technology, trade & society are being rewritten. As old orders crumble, the question remains: is this the end, or a beginning?

SubscriberWrites: The last referral: Rupesh Thapad and the value of life in urban India

Rupesh Thapad’s death is not merely a tragedy, it is clinical demonstration of systemic failure & a chilling representation of the tiered value assigned to human life in urban India.

SubscriberWrites: A story in broad sweep

A crumbling Western order faces the weight of its own past, as global power shifts and the enduring truth of 'Satyamev Jayate' reclaims moral ground from deceit and greed.

SubscriberWrites: Mukesh Sahani: The most suitable boy?

Coming from mallaah caste, an EBC community, Sahani stands the best chance to replace Nitish’s void and bind together the widest and even deeper consensus than Nitish Kumar.

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.