Friday, 09 January 2026
Friday, 09 January 2026
The fight ahead will test Modi’s resolve to resist Trump’s aggressive tactics, especially after the US president issued a fresh threat to ratchet up tariffs if India fails to stop buying Russian crude oil
SAUMITRA DASGUPTA
China Diary | Ultra-nationalists opposed to Christmas exist in China too, but they aren’t allowed to run amok. They can spoil the festival only for those over whom they wield control
NEHA SAHAY
It is shocking to realise that the self-conception of the nation now accommodates, indeed, foregrounds, both the calm superiority of the vishwaguru and the violence of Dhurandhar
SAIKAT MAJUMDAR
SIR has made the Matuas, most of whom had migrated from Bangladesh and form a key electoral plank of the BJP, anxious regarding the prospects of their exclusion from the final rolls
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
As Trump’s hunger for overseas operations that he can portray as victories grows, no one is immune to the risks of history’s most powerful military trying to decapitate governments
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The teaser for Geetu Mohandas’ upcoming film was dropped on Thursday to mark Yash’s 40th birthday
