Norway sits at number one on the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index. India, as of 2026, sits at 157th — down from 151 the previous year — placing it in the ‘very serious’ category, below both Bangladesh and Pakistan. The optics of a leader from the world’s most constrained press environments refusing to engage with a journalist from the most open one could not have been scripted more pointedly.
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It was the first briefing by MEA of the year 2026. The hall was full with reporters of all hues, print, electronic & digital, foreign correspondents too. It wasn’t full because it was the first Press Conference of the new year. But because the heat that was generated by Trump globally with his hyperbolic statements and speeches in the last few weeks put the world on a roller coaster ride. Clarity on issues and answer to some pertinent questions were sought by the information hungry inquisitive patriotic minds.
The intervention also fits within a broader U.S. strategy aimed at rolling back governments viewed as hostile and ideologically aligned with strategic rivals. In recent years, tensions between Washington and Caracas intensified amid Venezuelan elections widely denounced as corrupt, crushing economic decline, and an increasing Venezuelan military partnership with Russia, China, and Iran
The year 2025 dawned with New Delhi gazing lovingly into the mirror of its own expectations. After a domestically exhausting year that slipped by, heavy on elections and self-congratulation, Indian foreign policy was meant to return to its natural habitat: airport tarmacs, choreographed hugs and summit photographs captioned as “historic”.
Bangladesh is on boil once again. Is it anti India focused or there is a larger geopolitical angle. My video on whats happening there, its implications on India and the region and what may lie ahead, analysis the entire situation that is of grave concern. Take a look……
What stands out in the 2025 summit is not merely deepening ties but expanding horizons. Logistic links such as the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), the Chennai–Vladivostok Maritime Corridor (CVMC) and interest in the Northern Sea Route promise to rewire India–Russia trade routes — shortening transit times, reducing dependence on traditional chokepoints, and tying together Arctic, Central Asian and South Asian geographies.
The exclusion of women journalists from Muttaqi’s embassy presser was not just a breach of protocol—it was a breach of principle. It exposed a tension: India’s strategic openness to diplomacy and pragmatism stopping just short of standing up for the equality it claims to hold dear. In the public sphere, actions like this have ripple effects—they chip away at the legitimacy of institutions, of media, and of a society’s promise to its women. The real test is not whether one press conference is fixed—but whether the lesson is learned: equality is not optional, even (or especially) in diplomacy.
Into this devastation walked Donald Trump with his much-hyped ‘peace plan’. At first glance, it sounds like hope- a ceasefire, aid corridors, hostage exchanges, and a promise to end the bloodshed. But the plan, unveiled with Trump’s usual speed and showmanship, looks more like a quick patch job than a serious attempt at resolving one of the most painful conflicts of our time. It soothes the headlines but sidesteps the real disease.
The flames that lit up Kathmandu’s skies were more than just a protest—they were a generational declaration. Just as Sri Lanka’s collapsing economy and Bangladesh’s contested elections rattled their systems, Nepal’s youth-led revolt has sent a warning across South Asia: ignore the young at your peril.
