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Understanding with BJP likely now that it has lost a substantial part of the non-Jatav Dalit votebase; Pasis are 9% of electorate, and their numbers matter in 100 constituencies.

Why has Vijay govt relaxed Tamil Nadu temple mobile phone rules?

#cuttheclutter   An isolated Saudi Arabia is fighting Houthis on its own soil and in Yemen. On Tuesday, the Saudi-backed coalition forces launched strikes on Houthi targets in Sanaa. #CutTheClutter Episode 1917 looks at the limitations of Saudi Arabia and how its geography adds to the country’s vulnerability. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how and why military spending doesn’...

#cuttheclutter Pakistan ousted Imran Khan’s PTI, imposed Governor’s rule as well as emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. #CutTheClutter 1916 looks at the big picture of these significant developments, geography & demography of Pakistan. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how Asim Munir is using the old & familiar playbook of power grab.   -------------------------------------...

Why has Pakistan imposed emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa? 

Multiple headwinds are making the turbulence Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the 3-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta. ----more----Read this weeks National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/narendra-modi-25-years-challenge...

On Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Day, Shekhar Gupta draws from his experiences with Indian diplomats. From bail in Sri Lanka to a passport crisis in Romania, accurate information during Tiananmen Square and hospitality in Russia, Pakistan- ThePrint Editor-In-Chief narrates his interactions with Indian diplomats, and the fascinating stories from his travels. Read the text: ‘India’s Foreign Policy: L...

Why Gen Z protests impacted Bankipur bypolls but became irrelevant in the bypolls nine weeks later, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a speech from the birthplace of democracy. From Athens, Marco Rubio advocated Trump’s policies, made the case for ‘America first’, urged Europe to ‘awaken from slumber’ & attacked Iran’s ‘radical mullahs’. #CutTheClutter Episode 1914 looks at the significance of Rubio’s speech, and implications for India & the world. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shek...

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders escalated protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in the national capital. #CutTheCluttter Episode 1913 looks at the key questions that are being raised over EC for SIR process. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the complexities and the alleged irregularities.

ECI says Oppn request to meet in Parliament Annexe ‘against protocol’, BJP claims ‘Rahul’s lies exposed’ ----more---- https://theprint.in/politics/eci-says-oppn-request-to-meet-in-parliament-annexe-against-protocol-bjp-claims-rahuls-lies-exposed/3063917/

Description: Israel has been at war since 3 years, but has shown economic resilience due to multiple reasons. Its defence exports have surged by 130% between 2020-2025, and its among the leading exporters of high-tech goods and services. #CutTheClutter Episode Xxxx looks at factors behind Israel’s unusual war economy and why it has shown financial resilience. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta...

Modern India might have been conjured up in the image of Gandhi. But India was never a Gandhian state. Founders of the Republic, be it Nehru or Patel, nursed zero such notions. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta: To read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/india-hard-state-gandhian-values/3060496/

In the summer of 1991, India undertook an action that no sovereign nation desires: it pledged its gold reserves. Under strict confidentiality, approximately 47 tonnes from the Reserve Bank of India’s vaults were transported abroad and deposited with the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan. This measure secured a $405 million loan, giving the country a temporary reprieve. Critical issue is whethe...

On Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, watch #NationalInterest where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta argued how Shastri’s legacy is unfairly overshadowed by peace he made at Tashkent and a visit that also took his life. Among his contributions were the Green Revolution and talent-hunting Dr Swaminathan.   Originally published on 22 March 2025.

Israel is investigating the FlyDubai incident as a 'jihadist terror attack'. FlyDubai’s FZ1073 was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv on 30 September, when a bloody clash unfolded in the cockpit. The flight made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after Captain Smit Machchhar was stabbed by its co-pilot, reportedly an Omani pilot. The plane landed in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, minutes after sending the emer...

Indian women’s 4x400m relay team ended the nation's wait, by securing our only athletics gold at the Asian Games. The team comprising of Kiran Pahal, M R Poovamma, Prachi Chaudhary and Vithya Ramraj, also won back India's traditional top spot. They are the latest behind India's spectacular success in women's 4x400m relay, since 1982. Shekhar Gupta traces the story of women’s 4x400m relay as an Ind...

US President Donald Trump announced $18-billion investment by Essar-backed Mesabi Metallics. The investment is to build the largest ever US steel plant. #CutTheClutter Episode 1909 traces the journey of the Ruias and Essar— from debt, to $25 billion repayment & and now an $18 billion bet in America. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why Trump’s celebrating this step, and how...

Ukraine and Middle East wars show how the battlefield has been redefined. #CutTheClutter draws from comments by Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth's comments at the NDTV defence summit, remarks by former Defence Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov on X and an essay by the recently 'evicted' US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll in the Foreign Affairs. Why are their comments important and what's the c...

'The Modi government may not be ready to act against Gyanesh Kumar, but allowing the controversy to continue carries its own risks.' Watch #ThePrint #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi:   To Read: https://theprint.in/opinion/the-gyanesh-kumar-controversy-modi-govt-when-things-go-wrong-the-crises-keep-coming/3053031/

Gyanesh Kumar has now become the second most unforgettable among our 26 CECs. He obviously didn’t seek this ‘fame’. But he can’t shake it off. For Modi government, this has come at a juncture that’s usually troublesome in India: the third year of the incumbent. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta. https://theprint.in/national-interest/since-indira-govts-drift-in-the-3rd-year-mod...

#cuttheclutter US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a 2-day summit. The summit featured much pomp and pageantry, but there was no talk of any hard bargain or breakthroughs. Both countries agreed to extend an existing trade agreement by two months. It will now expire on January 10, 2027, instead of November 10, 2026. Xi warned that U.S. support for Taiwan could complicate...

A Kolkata event, titled “Partition’s forgotten people: Subaltern spaces across fluid borders”, highlighted a community that has been othered due to language and alleged closeness to the Pakistan Army during the 1971 war. More than five decades after Bangladesh’s Liberation War and two years after the July 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s rule, many Bihari Muslims, who are branded as Pakist...

Chinese commentary ahead of the Xi-Trump summit focuses less on a breakthrough and more on managing competition and stabilizing China-US ties. Chinese analysts note that rivalry continues across areas from dialogue and economic interdependence to issues of AI, Taiwan and Japan, even as both sides work hard to prevent confrontation. Watch #ThePrint #EyeOnChina with Sana Hashmi----more----Read full...