The editorial Page: The other g2, and three lessons for india 10 WEdNESdaY, OCTOBER 14, 2026 Journalism of Courage kolkAtA, lAtE city, 20 PAgES ₹6.00 (₹12 in North East states, ₹20 in Andaman) l www.indianexpress.com dA i ly f r o m : A h m E dA b A d , c h A N d i gA r h , d E l h i , j A i P u r , ko l k AtA , l u c k N o W , m u m b A i , N Ag P u r , PAt N A , P u N E , vA d o dA r A MamataAITC allegesknife attackbidonher, complaintfiled ‘QUESTION OF TRUST CONFRONTS WORLD AMID UNCERTAINTY’ India global growth partner, reform our conviction, not compulsion: PM Flags tech, supply chains, minerals, energy as new tools of pressure, dominance Aanchal Magazine Mamata Banerjee addresses mediapersons on Tuesday. ANi Sweety Kumari Kolkata, October 13 The MaMaTa aITC lodged a police complaint alleging that former West Bengal chief ministerMamataBanerjeefacedan attempted knife attack outside her Kalighat residence in Kolkata on Tuesday. according to police, the alleged accused, identified as 38year-old anusua Saha, a civic volunteer, has been detained. In the complaint, Mamata aITC MP Dola Sen alleged that the incident took place around 6 pm on Tuesday when Banerjee was returning from a Durga Puja pandal in her neighbourhood. “Thisistoinformyouthatat about 06:00 PM today, a lady, reportedly a civic volunteer… came in a violent mode and attackedMamataBanerjeewitha knife and furthermore claimed herself as her niece. She was hurling abusive language and in an intoxicated manner tried to violently approach Mamata Banerjeeandevenlieddownon the road to hurt the 8th Chief Minister of West Bengal,” read »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 New Delhi, October 13 POSITIOnIng InDIa as a “steady pillar” carrying everyone along in a world roiled by conflicts and uncertainty, Prime Minister narendra Modi saidTuesdaythatthecountry’s confidence is at an “unprecedented high” and reforms are being pursued with a clear pol- icy direction born out of “conviction” and not “compulsion”. Speaking at the Bloomberg new economy forum 2026 in new Delhi, Modi said, “We do not grow at anyone’s cost. We growwiththeworld,andforthe world.” he said India offers the “assuranceofreliabilityandstability”inaworldfilledwithuncertainty. The country’s growth, Nation watching Rahul trying to save infiltrators, his vote bank, says Shah Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi, Tuesday. Pti Business as Usual By EP UNNY recorded at 7.8% in april-June, “rests on a strong foundation,” he said. his remarks came a day after the International Monetary fund (IMf) raised its gDP growth forecast for India to 7% for 2026-27, up from 6.4% in July, on the back of “strongerthan-expected momentum, supportedbyresilientdomestic demandandrobustservicesactivity”. Last week, the reserve Bank of India (rBI) also raised its projection for India’s gDP growth to 7.1%. »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Be ready to mobilise, says LoP as Opp plans to ‘reclaim’ Jantar Mantar Vikas Pathak & Jatin Anand Asad Rehman & Manoj C G In fIrST remarks on the Opposition protests seeking the resignation of Chief election CommissionergyaneshKumar andscrappingoftheSpecialIntensiverevision(SIr)ofelectoral rolls, union home Minister amit Shah Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition and Congress MP rahul gandhi, who has been leading the protests, of shielding “infiltrators” for “vote bank politics”. “I want to tell rahul gandhi a Day after petitioning the Supreme Court, the Opposition, seeking the removal of Chief election Commissioner gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive revisionofelectoralrolls,saidTuesday it would keep up its “resistance” in “the fight to restore democracy” irrespective of the role institutions play. The Oppositionalsoplanstochallenge the government’s decision to cancelJantarMantar’sstatusas New Delhi, October 13 New Delhi, October 13 Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi, Tuesday. @AmitShAh/X jithatthenationiswellawareof your plan to save ghuspaithiyas (infiltrators)andnowthepeople »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Happening today lLEADING 2-1, india will face the West indies in the fourth t20i match in hyderabad. EXPRESS special States seek urgent funds to sustain women livelihood mission, no word on NULM 2.0 yet TN CM writes to PM; Tripura, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra too seek fund release Damini Nath New Delhi, October 13 aT LeaST five states cutting across party lines have written to the Centre warning that lack ofclarityoverfinancialsupport totheflagshipurbanlivelihood mission, which has benefited more than one crore women over the last decade, will adversely impact social protection of the urban poor. Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagamruled Tamil nadu, Congressgoverned Karnataka and BJP- led Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Tripura have, in separate letters, told Prime Minister narendra Modi and the Ministryofhousingandurban affairs (Mohua) that a pause in funding will disrupt bank linkages and access to institutional credit. In their letters, the states have sought the release of funds under the scheme, with Tamil nadu demanding rs 350 crore, Maharashtra rs 81 crore, Madhya Pradesh rs 101 crore »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 MoS Murugan resigns from Govt, Rajya Sabha, triggers reshuffle talk Liz Mathew, Jatin Anand & Arun Janardhanan INDIA bloc leaders at a press conference, Tuesday. ANil ShArmA a designated protest site. addressing the press after hosting Opposition leaders, »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ICA/D1601(13)/2026 Kolkata New Delhi, Chennai, Oct 13 LMurugan,BJPMPandMinisterofStateforInformationand Broadcasting and Parliamentary affairs, resigned Tuesday from both the government and »CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Union MoS L Murugan. mib.gov.iN