A look back at some of the biggest events that shaped 2025

In this special year-end broadcast of India Today Explains, anchor Akshita Nandagopal looks back at the defining news events of 2025. The programme highlights 'Operation Sindoor', India's fierce retaliatory response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which the government has termed the 'new normal' in counter-terrorism. Nandagopal also analyses the Modi government's deadline to eliminate Naxalism by March 2026 and the political storm brewing over the upcoming delimitation exercise. On the international front, the show covers Albania's controversial AI minister 'Diella' and Australia's social media ban for teenagers. The episode offers a comprehensive recap of the year’s geopolitical and domestic upheavals.