22.12.2025 ⇢ The Day of the Bangladesh Visa Suspension
⌨Morning coverage focused on the consolidation of the Mahayuti alliance’s power following a sweeping victory in Maharashtra's local elections, alongside the announcement of a landmark Free Trade Agreement with New Zealand. However, by midday, editorial attention pivoted sharply toward the escalating security crisis in Bangladesh. Reports of a second student leader, Mohammad Motaleb Sikder, being shot in the head in Khulna fueled concerns regarding political stability ahead of their elections.
In the early afternoon, the diplomatic rift widened as the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi suspended visa services for Indians, a move framed by editors as a direct retaliation to India's cooling ties. Domestically, editors tracked the sharpening rhetorical battle between Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav over the 'do namune' (two specimens) jibe. Late evening headlines highlighted a judicial ruling from the Madras High Court classifying the Bhagavad Gita as moral science rather than a religious text, while concerns over Aravalli mining policy persisted.