Analysis-India budget opts for economic sugar rush over reform

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Protests over AfD-backed migration reforms draw 20,000 in Hamburg

Yahoo News - 1d
A pivotal budget for India

Also in this newsletter, media companies take OpenAI to court and the tragedy at the Kumbh Mela
Financial Times - 2d
India’s Modi faces budget challenge as economy slows

Finance minister under pressure to revive growth while maintaining fiscal discipline
Financial Times - 3d
Reform U.K. Is Said to Land Over $1 Million in Populist Show of Force

Nigel Farage’s party is reshaping British conservatism and showing that it can raise money to do so.
The New York Times - 3d
Minister: Reforming Germany's debt rules will not solve economic ills

Yahoo News - Jan. 23
Reform UK councillors resign in protest over Farage

A group of councillors in Derbyshire say the party "has lost its sense of direction" under Farage's leadership.
BBC News - Jan. 11
The looming battles over US economic policy thinking

Both Republicans and Democrats are split between populist and oligarchic visions
Financial Times - Jan. 9
Trump’s push for SALT tax reform threatened by hardline GOP budget hawks

The path of least resistance could be $5 trillion in new government debt.
MarketWatch - Jan. 8
An economically dynamic India is Manmohan Singh’s greatest legacy

He drove radical reform of an anti-market policy regime that was strangling growth
Financial Times - Jan. 7

The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster

As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the conflict in Nova Scotia.
The New York Times - 17m
Ukraine and Russia blame each other as missile kills at least four in Kursk school

Ukraine armed forces say 84 people were rescued or had medical help after strike in Russian territory that Kyiv holds. Ukraine and Russia have traded blame for a deadly missile strike that killed ...
The Guardian - 30m
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria

The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria.
The New York Times - 36m
Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect | David Mitchell

According to a new poll, half of our 13- to 27-year-olds can’t see the point of all those time-wasting elections and parliaments. Why do they not know that authoritarianism is worse?. The phrase ...
The Guardian - 37m
Collectibles are taking over the toy box – but now the grown-ups are playing too

Manga and anime brands are now revealed as some of the biggest sellers in the £510m sector. At the Toy Fair in London’s Olympia last month, there were some less familiar faces alongside the Bluey ...
The Guardian - 37m