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FirstPersonSecondDraft: Remembering General K. Sundarji & how he rewrote India’s military doctrine 08.02.2026 13:41

FirstPersonSecondDraft: Remembering General K. Sundarji & how he rewrote India’s military doctrine

WorldView Pod: India-US trade deal: What does the joint statement say? Hear from India’s former WTO & GATT lead 08.02.2026 34:10

What does the India-US joint statement on trade actually say, and what does it leave unsaid? In this episode of ThePrint Worldview, Consulting Editor (International & Strategic Affairs) Dr Swasti Rao speaks with Ambassador Mohan Kumar, India’s ex–lead negotiator at the WTO and GATT, to decode the fineprint of India-US trade understanding. From India’s purchases of Russian oil and the much-talk...

NationalInterest: Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button 07.02.2026 11:28

NationalInterest: Dear Narendrabhai, Bangladesh polls give India space to hit reset button

ThePrintAM: What's on agenda for PM Modi’s Malaysia visit? 07.02.2026 5:02

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/agenda-for-modis-malaysia-visit-upi-potential-dornier-order-asean-india-trade-pact-review/2847827/

CutTheClutter: Manipur's complex politics & challenges as new govt with a Meitei CM & Kuki Deputy faces protest 06.02.2026 21:39

CutTheClutter: Manipur's complex politics & challenges as new govt with a Meitei CM & Kuki Deputy faces protest

ThePrintPod: Kalraj Mishra: How the BJP old-timer & Brahmin flag-bearer is stirring the political pot in UP 06.02.2026 5:29

Mishra has served twice as UP BJP president, and three terms as Rajya Sabha member. He was a Union minister from 2014 to 2017, and has been governor of Himachal and Rajasthan.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/kalraj-mishra-how-the-bjp-old-timer-brahmin-flag-bearer-is-stirring-the-political-pot-in-up/2847146/

ThePrintPod: ‘Not inclined to interfere’: SC upholds Telangana HC order junking IAMC land grant. All about the row 06.02.2026 7:10

Hyderabad’s International Arbitration and Mediation Centre has been mired in controversy since 2022. At centre of row is free allotment of govt land that was quashed by HC last year.----more----https://theprint.in/judiciary/not-inclined-to-interfere-sc-upholds-telangana-hc-order-junking-iamc-land-grant-all-about-the-row/2847335/

ThePrintWorldView: What HAL’s exit from AMCA means for the project — Former IAF Fighter pilot explains 06.02.2026 28:49

ThePrintAM: WHAT ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF PM MODI's RAJYA SABHA SPEECH? 05.02.2026 5:20

CutTheClutter: Billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post fires 300 journalists: Missteps,layoffs & repercussions 05.02.2026 24:58

Billionaire Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos owned The Washington Post has laid off over 300 journalists, including most of its international correspondents. #CutTheClutter with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the significant development, the missteps leading up to sacking of almost a third of its newsroom & why it’s a tragedy for global news media. Episode 1791----more----Read David...

ThePrintAM: Who is Manipur's new CM Y. Khemchand? 05.02.2026 3:54

ThePrintPod: Y.Khemchand Singh is Manipur’s new CM: What does it mean for the northeast state 04.02.2026 4:47

Manipur has got a new Chief Minister- Y. Khemchand Singh, almost a year after N Biren Singh's resignation. In ThePrint #InstantAnalysis, Moushumi Das Gupta explains what it means for the state.

ThePrintPod: AMCA without HAL: A calculated gamble on private industry 04.02.2026 6:13

In big development, HAL is out of the AMCA prototype development plan. ThePrint's Editor - Defence and Diplomacy Snehesh Alex Philip explains the significance of this in @DefenceScope. To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/

PoliticallyCorrect: UP CM Yogi Adityanath is set to head into 2027 polls in a new avatar of an economic reformer 04.02.2026 10:23

How Yogi government has laid the groundwork to make UP a major investment destination and what’s the outcome so far, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

ThePrintAM: What led to the heated face-off between Rahul Gandhi & govt in Lok Sabha? 03.02.2026 5:16

https://theprint.in/politics/rahul-quoted-from-ex-army-chief-naravanes-unpublished-memoir-in-ls-why-it-sparked-showdown-with-govt/2843754/

CutTheClutter: Surprising findings of reality check on India’s defence budget under Modi & UPA,& Naravane book row 02.02.2026 28:27

CutTheClutter: Surprising findings of reality check on India’s defence budget under Modi & UPA,& Naravane book row

ThePrintPod: Andhra Pradesh missing from Budget spotlight, why Chandrababu Naidu’s still happy 02.02.2026 6:48

Sitharaman in the 2026-27 Budget has shifted focus away from Amaravati and Polavaram. But TDP is confident about leveraging allocations to accelerate Andhra’s 'next phase of growth'.----more----https://theprint.in/economy/andhra-pradesh-missing-from-budget-spotlight-why-chandrababu-naidus-still-happy/2843132/

ThePrintAM: What are the projects announced in Budget for election-bound states? 02.02.2026 6:16

https://theprint.in/politics/high-speed-rail-coconut-push-a-kanjeevaram-nod-nirmalas-budget-pot-for-poll-bound-states/2842522/

ThePrintPod: ‘Each time there’s violence…’: India slams Pakistan’s ‘frivolous claim’ of role in Balochistan unrest 01.02.2026 3:39

MEA spokesperson says Islamabad should address domestic grievances, instead of blaming New Delhi.

ShekharSeSawal: Budget 2026: Key Takeaways, defence spending & what's in store for states | ShekharSeSawal Ep44 01.02.2026 25:03

यूनियन बजट 2026-27 की हाइलाइट्स से लेकर रक्षा बजट और राज्यों के लिए नियुक्ति तक -- दिप्रिंट के शो #ShekharSeSawaal में दिप्रिंट के एडिटर-इन-चीफ शेखर गुप्ता दे रहे हैं आपके सवालों का जवाब अपूर्वा मंधानी के साथ. 3:44 - क्या आपको लगता है कि सरकार अब अपने चुनावी समर्थन को लेकर पूरी तरह कॉन्फिडेंट है? क्या आप इस बजट की कुछ कमियों के बारे में भी बता सकते हैं? 5:48 - शेखर जी कहते रहे हैं कि भारत को अपन...

CutTheClutter: Budget 2026 isn’t about politics, populism or reform, it’s a hedge in anxious geopolitics 01.02.2026 8:11

The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2026-27 today. In #CutTheClutter Ep 1789, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how, of Nirmala Sitharaman’s 9 budgets so far, this shows the least political anxiety and yet, it is a budget designed for geopolitically anxious times.

ThePrintPod: Op Sindoor and Trump Impact: What Defence & MEA Budgets tell us 01.02.2026 9:24

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils her budget, ThePrint's Editor - Defence and Diplomacy Snehesh Alex Philip takes a granular look at the numbers in the #DefenceScope.

PrintPod: Union Budget 2026-27: Key takeaways, announcements & what it really says about India’s economy 01.02.2026 10:36

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget in the Parliament. Bidisha Bhattacharya, Associate Fellow, Chintan Research Foundation, explains what the Budget really says about India's economy with 12 big takeaways.

ThePrintPod: Around the world this week: US-Iran tensions, China executions & Starmer’s visit to Beijing 31.01.2026 6:17

This week, President Trump warned Iran that US warships were inching closer to the country and military action was on the table if Tehran didn’t stop its nuclear programme and the crackdown on protesters. In Asia, China executed 11 people allegedly linked to scam and criminal networks in Myanmar. And Beijing hosted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as geopolitical lines redraw to account for Trump’s...

ThePrintPOD: India-EU FTA & Turkey, Jamaat's rise in Bangladesh & why Iranian regime has run its course| Ep39 31.01.2026 38:13

ThePrintPOD: India-EU FTA & Turkey, Jamaat's rise in Bangladesh & why Iranian regime has run its course| Ep39