India

New Delhi, October 10, 2026. The Indian press welcomes the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay with a sense of proximity: the 85-year-old jurist is presented as an "Indian-origin South African jurist". The Times of India specifies that she is "of Indian Tamil origin" and was born in Durban under apartheid. Deccan Chronicle, reporting from Oslo, retraces her career: the daughter of a bus driver, a student at the University of Natal, she discovered the transcripts of the Nuremberg trial, became a lawyer for opponents of apartheid, and then a judge in international criminal courts. The Nobel Committee, the newspaper says, emphasizes that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocides must be prosecuted "even when those accused hold power".

Swarajya sees the distinction as a setback for Donald Trump, who was snubbed for the second consecutive year despite a public campaign by his supporters. The site recalls that the American president boasts of having ended eight wars, including the one between India and Pakistan, and that Indian officials have always denied any American mediation, the ceasefire being the result of direct military talks. The committee received 287 nominations, including 208 individuals and 79 organizations.

The Times of India reports that Trump retweeted a message from his former lawyer David Schoen on Friday, calling Pillay an "unabashed hater of America and Israel" and judging the UN inquiry into Gaza "phony". The newspaper notes that the commission chaired by Pillay concluded that there was a genocide in Gaza in a report published last year, which Israel rejects. It also quotes the laureate's quip: "If you clap a little bit more, I may share this prize with Trump".

The Hindu BusinessLine, citing the Reuters agency, treats Friday's sanctions as a diplomatic fact: Washington is on a collision course with its European allies. The ICC denounces an "assault on the rule of law", calls on its 125 member states to act, and asserts that it "cannot stand alone". Marco Rubio speaks of a "rogue court" that needs to be cut off from resources. The Treasury provides for an initial six-month grace period and exemptions for telecommunications, software, pensions, and detainees.

Indian coverage remains focused on American actors and the figure of the laureate; New Delhi's position on the ICC, which India is not a member of, is not addressed in these articles.