What to read in Indian Express
05 January 2026
| Section | Issue / Headline | Page | GS Mapping (UPSC) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Page | Bangladesh to ICC: Won’t play T20 WC games in India | 1 | GS-2 (IR): India–Bangladesh relations, sports diplomacy |
| Politics | Somnath Swabhiman Parv – 1,000 years of unbroken faith | 6 | GS-1 (Culture): Temple history, heritage, cultural nationalism |
| Politics | PM: India gearing up to host 2036 Olympics | 6 | GS-2 (Governance): Sports governance GS-3: Infrastructure, urban development |
| Nation | How Indore topped Swachh rankings year after year | 7 | GS-2 (Governance): Urban governance, Swachh Bharat Mission |
| Nation | India surpasses China to become world’s largest rice producer | 7 | GS-3 (Economy/Agriculture): Food security, agricultural output |
| Explained | America’s return to interventionism | 9 | GS-2 (IR): US foreign policy, global geopolitics |
| Editorial | A lesson from Beed in raising farmers’ incomes | 10 | GS-3 (Agriculture): Farm incomes, rural development |
| Ideas Page | Venezuela: familiar, dismal script of imperial overreach | 11 | GS-2 (IR): Latin America, regime change, imperialism |
| Ideas Page | A digital hope & challenge: shaping India’s AI future | 11 | GS-3 (Sci & Tech): Artificial Intelligence, digital governance |