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ThePrint.in is a news, analysis, opinion & knowledge media company that sharply focuses on politics, policy, government and governance. Start your mornings with our journalists who bring you the big story of the day in ThePrintAM. ThePrintPod offers you our special reports and opinions for when you‘re on the go. End your day with our most popular show ‘Cut The Clutter’ by Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. But that’s not all. We also have Pure Science, National Interest, ThePrint Uninterrupted…
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ThePrintThePrintPod: Rising food prices put Tamil Nadu households under pressure amid festive season
Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs seeking approval to impose stockholding limits on rice, pulses, edible…
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ThePrintPod: Ebola outbreak outpaces Congo’s response: No vaccine, 10,000+ cases—80% outside known networks
Infections have spread to 66 health zones across eight provinces—from just three when the outbreak was first declared—and reached five countries, including…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: India’s Rs 10,000 crore nudge to build container capacity & counter China
The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000-crore shipping container manufacturing scheme, with the idea to increase India’s container building capacity 10…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: ThePrint in Israel: Netanyahu's election edge, Eisenkot's challenge, Arab kingmaker & future of war
Israel's election -- seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu's national security strategy -- appears to have thrown up a hung verdict with neither Bibi nor…
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Two Meitei groups move SC against ‘highway blockades & extortion’ amid Manipur conflict. What PIL says
The groups seek judicial intervention to ensure safe, free & non-discriminatory movement of people, passengers, goods and essential supplies along national…
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CutTheClutter: Serbia election: How a canopy collapse triggered a student protest & ended strongman Vučić's rule
Serbia has witnessed a remarkable political shift as a student-led movement challenged the politics of strongman President Aleksandar Vučić, defeated him in…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why did Vijay-led govt arrest DMK ex-minister Poyyamozhi?
The Greater Chennai Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested the DMK leader hours after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail petition in…
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CutTheClutter: Lula wins Brazil: His stunning return, Trump setback & what it means for India
Brazil’s presidential election has delivered a dramatic comeback for 81-year-old Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who overturned a 2.2-million-vote deficit in the…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why is Hyderabad struggling for drinking water?
Only three of 16 mandals in Hyderabad received sufficient rainfall during the monsoon, leaving the Telangana capital's 1.5 crore residents scrambling to buy…
ThePrintNationalInterest: India needs more Jamnagars. Anti-business, knee-jerk anti-Americanism hurt national interest
Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: ITBP chief talks of China 'face-off': Himalayan force evolves from border patrol to drone warfare
ITBP chief Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor, speaking at the Himveer Sammelan in Alwar, highlighted continuing face-offs with China along the Arunachal Pradesh border…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: France protests & riots: What it means for politics,economy & why Macron’s fuming at Trump,Netanyahu
French President Macron has warned that protests not organised by legitimate groups will be banned in the country. Violent protests have engulfed several parts…
ThePrintThePrintPod: From IIT Bombay to Shaheen Bagh to jail and a UAPA case—who is Sharjeel Imam, & what's his politics
More than six years after his arrest, Sharjeel Imam, the former IIT Bombay student and JNU research scholar who became one of the most controversial faces of…
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CutTheClutter: Energy,trade,capital: What Rubio's Mumbai, Jamnagar visit tells us about geopolitics & India-US ties
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is on a two-day visit to India. On 20 October, Marco Rubio met External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, and both also…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: RSS Chief delivers the most pro-govt speech on Dussehra:Significance & a message to BJP via Dhankhar
RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat delivered his Dussehra address today in Nagpur. He ruled out any regime change in India, and said, 'A storm has come from the West…
ThePrintOpinion: Neha Bora, Ratna Singh and a new summer of women’s discontent
'In just a couple of months, Bora has radicalised even the “apolitical” who were sitting on the fence. The 29-year-old has captured the nation’s imagination so…
ThePrintNationalInterestPod: 64 yrs since 1962 India-China war: Few moments of military glory & the story of defence of Ladakh
20th October marks 64th anniversary of India-China war. Watch #NationalInterest on camera, where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta details the few moments…
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ThePrintPod: ‘We won’t be silenced’: Canadian journalists lash out at Punjab Police FIR over social media posts
Controversy around Punjab Police FIR on posts related to real estate company GB Realty comes in runup to Prime Minister Modi’s icebreaker December visit to…
ThePrintOpinionPod: Ukraine’s Starlink troubles show why military communications need sovereign control
Starlink’s recent controversy over its proposed entry into India makes this more than a theoretical concern, even though there is no direct military component…
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NationalInterest: Rahul Gandhi must answer 12 questions if he wants to go from street fighter to challenger in 2029
BJP followers are dismissive of Rahul. For them, he’s an object of derision. But Modi has always held the opposite view. He sees Rahul, and the Gandhis, as the…
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CutTheClutter: Bangladesh economy in crisis mode as it seeks IMF loan again, for $5 bn: How it reached here & why
Bangladesh has sought yet another loan from IMF for $5 Billion. This would be the 16th loan for the country, if the IMF approves the latest request…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Significance of Modi govt approval of IDBI bank sale to Canada's Fairfax & why it's a reformist move
#cuttheclutter Modi govt has approved the sale of 60.72% stake in IDBI bank to Canada's Fairfax, that will acquire the stake for 528.78 billion rupees…
ThePrintCongress challenges Amit Shah’s ‘infiltrator’ argument for SIR—‘how many detected, deleted or deported’
On Tuesday, Home Minister Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of seeking to ‘protect infiltrators’ by opposing SIR. He had said public was aware of the Congress leader’s…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Complexities and politics as Nagas add new dimension & long-standing conflict in Manipur escalates
#cuttheclutter The Manipur conflict that started with Meitei-Kuki tensions in May 2023, has escalated with the conflict between Nagas and Kukis. Shekhar Gupta…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Why BJP ally Chirag Paswan is targeting Pasi voters in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2027 state elections
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…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why has Vijay govt relaxed Tamil Nadu temple mobile phone rules?
Why has Vijay govt relaxed Tamil Nadu temple mobile phone rules?
ThePrintCutTheClutter:Limitations of Saudi Arabia despite enormous defence spending as the isolated country fights Houthis
#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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Munir uses Pakistan’s old playbook of power grab,ousts Imran Khan’s PTI,imposes emergency in KPK
#cuttheclutter Pakistan ousted Imran Khan’s PTI, imposed Governor’s rule as well as emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. #CutTheClutter 1916 looks at the big…
ThePrintThePrintAM: Why has Pakistan imposed emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
Why has Pakistan imposed emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa?
ThePrintNationalInterest: Modi at 25-year milestone faces headwinds like never before—A dozen small signs, one big challenge
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…
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CutTheClutter: On IFS day,interactions & experiences with Indian diplomats in Russia, Pakistan, Romania, SL & China
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…
ThePrintPoliticallyCorrect: What bypoll results say about Opposition’s ‘vote chori’ campaign & Gen Z protests
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…
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CutTheClutter: Rubio makes 2028 campaign speech disguised as statecraft, warns Europe & attacks Iran’s ‘mullahs’
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…
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CutTheClutter: Questions over EC, ‘irregularities’ in SIR, & Form 6 charge as opposition protests against CEC
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders escalated protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in the national capital. #CutTheCluttter Episode…
ThePrintThePrintPod: ECI says Oppn request to meet in Parliament Annexe ‘against protocol’, BJP claims ‘Rahul’s lies exposed’
ECI says Oppn request to meet in Parliament Annexe ‘against protocol’, BJP claims ‘Rahul’s lies exposed’ ----more----…
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CutTheClutter: Factors behind Israel's financial resilience,why it's an unusual war economy,& defence exports' role
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…
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NationalInterest: India has always been a hard state under Gandhian cover. Nehru to Modi, leaders have reinforced it
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…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Same X-ray, different skeleton: Inside India’s $766 billion forex reserves
In the summer of 1991, India undertook an action that no sovereign nation desires: it pledged its gold reserves. Under strict confidentiality, approximately 47…
ThePrintNationalInterest: On Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, his legacy and how he changed India
On Lal Bahadur Shastri’s birth anniversary, watch #NationalInterest where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta argued how Shastri’s legacy is unfairly…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Cockpit fight, accused Omani pilot & an Indian hero: Questions & facts of attack on flight to Israel
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: India's Golden Quartet shines at Asian Games again:Tracing our nation's rise in Women 4 x 400m Relay
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Debt to an $18 billion bet: Ruias' journey as Trump ropes in Essar to build US' largest steel plant
US President Donald Trump announced $18-billion investment by Essar-backed Mesabi Metallics. The investment is to build the largest ever US steel plant…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Shorter battles, forever wars, tech & self reliance-What shapes new battlefield, & lessons for India
Ukraine and Middle East wars show how the battlefield has been redefined. #CutTheClutter draws from comments by Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth's…
ThePrintThePrintPod: The Gyanesh Kumar controversy & Modi govt: When things go wrong the crises keep coming
'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…
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NationalInterest : Third year trough for Modi 3.0. Restoring EC’s image should be the first priority.
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Message behind pomp & pageantry at Trump-Xi summit, & what US-China G2 would mean for India, & world
#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…
ThePrintOpinion: Kolkata event discusses forgotten Bihari Muslims in Bangladesh. ‘1971 stigma remains’
A Kolkata event, titled “Partition’s forgotten people: Subaltern spaces across fluid borders”, highlighted a community that has been othered due to language…
ThePrintEyeOnChina: Chinese commentary on Xi-Trump summit is a cross between flowers and daggers
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…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Two ECs dissent, questions on legality of SIR process: Constitutional, legal issues & nuances
#cuttheclutter An investigation by the Indian Express reveals that two of the three Election Commissioners raised 14 objections to some aspects of the SIR…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Somaliland: Tiny 'country' Israel recognises, UAE has a port in, &why it's key to Red Sea power play
#cuttheclutter Somaliland, recognised only by Israel so far, has a deal with the UAE to operate the Berbera Port. Somaliland's President has been in the US…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: 58 yrs of R&AW: Why & how India's external intel agency was formed, successes, setbacks & spymasters
#cuttheclutter R&AW completes 58 years of existence today. It was on 21 September 1968 that India's external intelligence agency was formed by RN Kao. Shekhar…
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ThePrintPod : Tijara councillors detained in Haryana ahead of chairperson vote, alleges Rajasthan Congress leader
The councillors were returning from Himachal Pradesh to vote in the election of the Tijara Council chairperson, scheduled for 3 pm Monday, says Congress's…
ThePrintCutTheClutter: Flt Lt Alfred Tyrone Cooke passes on: Story of India-Pakistan war hero who took on 4 Pakistani jets
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke (retd), who took on 4 Pakistani jets during the 1965 India-Pakistan war died today. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar…
ThePrintNationalInterest: Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests
India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage. By…
ThePrintThePrintPod: Tejas trainer delivered, 16 years after IAF order: What about Mk1A?
As HAL finally delivered last of the two remaining Tejas trainer ordered for in 2010, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint explains what is happening on…
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ThePrintPod: In long due review meet with Delhi Police, home secretary discusses extortion calls, traffic jams
Top home ministry officer lists policing priorities for Capital in 90-minute meet, the first such after Anurag Kumar took over as Delhi Police chief on 17 July
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ThePrintPod : What’s behind Tamil Nadu’s prolonged power cuts? Vijay govt faces the heat as demand surges
From last year’s peak demand of around 16,000-17,000 MW, it has climbed to about 19,000–20,500 MW, say officials of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.
ThePrintSharpEdge: Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage
Nobody has any faith in most politicians. They distrust the police. They are disappointed by the judiciary. And they live in a society where even the drugs…