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For decades, the Indus Waters Treaty functioned as a deeply uneven water-sharing arrangement between India and Pakistan. Often described as a symbol of goodwill under the idea of “Aman ki Asha,” the treaty, in reality, reflected a one-sided expectation of peace that India upheld even when Pakistan failed to reciprocate.

In a significant ruling that puts to rest a long-standing argument around merit and reservation, the Supreme Court has clearly said that candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes cannot be forced out of the General or Open category simply because of their caste identity, if they have scored higher than the general cut-off on merit.

On 5 January, Monday, the Supreme Court of India declined to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the larger conspiracy case linked to the anti-Hindu Delhi riots. While examining the matter, the court observed that the material placed before it made out a prima facie case against both accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. This judicial decision immediately became the trigger for protests on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where left-wing student groups gathered to oppose the verdict.

On 15 December, the Madras High Court delivered a significant judgment by setting aside the sale of 3.93 acres of land belonging to the Arulmigu Annamalainathar Temple.

On the evening of 4 January, a tense situation unfolded in Bengaluru’s Jagjeevan Ram Nagar after stones were thrown at a Hindu religious procession, leaving two people injured.

Between November 1947 and April 1948, Rajouri became the site of one of the most savage and deliberate campaigns of violence during the Partition of India. Yet this chapter remains pushed to the margins of public memory. While narratives of the First Kashmir War focus heavily on Srinagar and the dramatic airlift of Indian troops into the Valley, the events in the Jammu sector, especially in Rajouri, unfolded with a cruelty and intent that demand equal attention.

Months after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Machado publicly ‘thanked’ Donald Trump following her Nobel Peace Prize win, the United States carried out a direct military attack on Venezuela. The operation was framed by Washington as a moral response to what it called “narcotic terrorism,” but to many observers it appeared to follow a familiar regime change pattern. In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the situation escalated rapidly and violently.

US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday, 3 January, that United States forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following what he described as a large-scale military operation against Venezuela. According to Trump, both Maduro and the First Lady were taken out of the country shortly after the operation concluded.

On Wednesday, 30th December, a special court of the National Investigation Agency in Assam’s Guwahati pronounced a major verdict in a terror conspiracy case. The court awarded life imprisonment to terrorist Mohammad Kamaruj Zaman, also known as Kamaruddin, who was found to be linked with the Pakistan-based Islamic terror outfit Hizb-Ul-Mujahideen.