Vibrant dog bites.

"India has the courage that the European Union lacks for giving in to Trump's whims and demands, says founder of HouseTrip and entrepreneur Arnaud Bertrand. He said it is absurd that the EU is negotiating peace through a hostile Donald Trump, and have made a 'pathetic spectacle' of themselves." BT. "India is right to decry his imposition of forbidding tariffs as unfair, unjustified, and indeed hypocritical." But, "There is also truth in what Trump says. Cheap Russian oil has been used by refiners to earn extra profits, while the retail consumer has seen no benefit. And our tariffs have been moving in the wrong direction, exposing us to being dubbed the 'tariff king'." "If Trump can bully us, it is because we can be bullied." The Print. "The present 'hyphenation' of India with Pakistan, an almost failed state, is a deliberate insult inflicted on Modi's India," although "Prime Minister Narendra Modi did get a last-minute invitation to join the G7, but not as a participant - only as an observer," wrote Jawhar Sircar. Meanwhile, "Pakistan...extended its airspace ban on Indian aircraft until September 23, prolonging the restrictions for another month amid continuing tensions between the two countries." TOI. "The response of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to charges of voter list manipulation by Congress Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi suggests that there may have been massive fraud in the electoral process." "It is unclear, however, for how long such manipulation of voter rolls has been going on, but the ECI seems to be in no mood to entertain any complaints," wrote Ajay Gudavarthy. In addition there is trouble for BFF Mr Adani. "On 20 November 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against the Adani Group, charging its chairman Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and other senior executives with orchestrating a 'massive bribery scheme' to win energy contracts in India." In 2023, Adani Group spent $40,000 on lobbying in the US. But in 2024, lobbying expense jumped to $70,000, with an additional $20,000 paid to Akin Gump. The Wire. In all this nastiness, hundreds of Indian sailors have been abandoned in foreign ships. "According to the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), which represents seafarers globally, there were 3,133 abandoned sailors across 312 ships in 2024 - of which Indian nationals accounted for 899." BBC. "With fast news cycles, censorship does not require the blocking of information." Instead, the mainstream media suddenly discovered dog bites. The Wire. "In 2024 alone, the country recorded 3.717 million cases, an average of 10,000 dog bites every single day." The Economic Times. Indians may be repressed, but how do you suppress Elon Musk?  "Since 2023, India has ramped up efforts to police the internet by allowing many more officials to file takedown orders," but, "X argues India's actions are illegal and unconstitutional, and that they trample free speech by empowering scores of government agencies and thousands of police to suppress legitimate criticism of public officials." Reuters. India was ranked 151 out of 180 in the World Press Freedom Index 2025, up from 159 in 2024.The News Minute. It could be because some other countries have become more restrictive and not because our freedoms have increased. As expected the government responded, "India has vibrant press and media ecosystems, which does not need validation from foreign organisations." The Wire. Freedom to report dog bites. Not for robbing elections. That invites contempt. As observer.