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Voting for Bihar elections has ended, results of exit polls are out and the verdict will be declared on Friday.  In today's edition of #WritingsOnTheWall, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief takes you back to what he observed in Bihar in 2015 - the success & failures of 10-year-Nitish rule, how the state changed & decline of caste-based empowerment politics.    Read the 2015 Writings on the Wall here: https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/gen-gana-mana-of-youth/544361/  

Voting is underway on Pakistan's 27th Constitutional Amendment bill in the National Assembly. The Amendment to Constitution will make Asim Munir Field Marshal for life, the chief of all defence forces- including Pakistan Navy & Air Force, and give him President-like immunity from prosecution. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the changes, and the sighnifcance of the 27th Amendment. #CutTheClutter Episode 1755 also looks at previous instances when Pakistan's Constitution has been amended.----more----Reed Zahid Hussain's article here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1954621/killing-the-constitution----more----Read Maleeha Lodhi's article here: https://www.dawn.com/news/1954232/slide-into-authoritarianism----more----Watch Shamshad Mirza's CutTheClutter episode here: https://youtu.be/xAtVjmoL98A

A blast near Red Fort on Monday has claimed 12 lives and several others have been injured. In episode 1754 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains what investigation into the Delhi terror attack has revealed so far, how it is linked to the arrest of Doctors, an inter-state terror module & posters supporting JeM in Kashmir. ThePrint National Security Editor Praveen Swami joins in.

While Karnataka Home Affairs Minister G Parameshwara announces a slew of measures to limit inmates' preferential treatment, BJP hits the streets & seeks NIA probe.  

Opposition parties are doing the best they can, have gathered open-and-shut evidence only to be met with silence and deflection.  

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Bihar, now voting to elect its 18th state assembly, says with pride that democracy was born here. That's why Prime Minister Narendra Modi says India is the mother of democracy. Democracy, the idea of a republic where each individual has a voice and a choice, is Bihar's greatest contribution to India, and India's to the world. Which raises the question: How good has democracy been for Bihar? Where is its people's democracy dividend? — Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/bihar-voters-democracy-mahatma-gandhi-jayaprakash-narayan-karpoori-thakur/2779496/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watch CutTheClutter episode 1753 here - https://youtu.be/mw1m-sXtSC8   National Interest Oct 7 2023: https://theprint.in/national-interest/caste-census-politics-what-bihar-thinks-today-bihar-used-to-think-day-before-yesterday/1793470/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Bihar is the janmabhoomi of democracy. It is also the state with the most politicised & politically-conscious people. In this election, identity, welfarism & jobs are on test. How do Tejashwi+Congress & Nitish+BJP stack up & how will the PK factor play out? Episode 1752 of #CutTheClutter unpacks what it is about Bihar that's fascinating & exasperating time & how the more things change, the more they remain the same. Watch ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, DK Singh and Sanya Dhingra who are on the ground in Patna. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @MSArenaOfficial  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MSArenaOfficial Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/msarenaofficial/ X - https://x.com/MSArenaOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MSArenaOfficial LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/maruti-udyog-limited/posts/?feedView=all --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #Victoris #VictorisSUV #GotItAll #MarutiSuzukiSUV #MarutiSuzukiArena ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/nitish-kumars-journey-endurance-exhaustion/2777616/

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

The Commercial Courts Act was enacted to reduce delays in resolving commercial disputes in India. Ten years on, more than 60% of the suits remain pending after two years of having been filed. Watch Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah explain whether the legislation delivered its promise.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/10-years-of-commercial-courts-act-law-promise/2775949/

When the US Federal Reserve reduced its interest rate by a quarter percentage point last week, establishing the target range at 3.75-4 percent, it was not a bold stimulus but rather a cautious act of navigation. A prolonged government shutdown has left the Fed operating with limited information on inflation and jobs. For India, this development influences the global cost of capital, investor behaviour, and the overall pace of trade. The rate cut was determined under extraordinary conditions. US GDP grew at an annualised rate of 3.8 percent in the second quarter, but more recent indicators suggest a cooling trend. Unemployment has risen to 4.3 percent, job creation has decelerated, and consumer spending is stabilising. Although inflation has decreased to approximately 3 percent year-on-year, it still exceeds the Federal Reserve's 2 per cent target. Typically, policymakers would review fresh September data before making decisions, but since those reports never came, the Federal Reserve had to rely on August data. Bidisha Bhattacharya has more in #ThePrintEconomix----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/economix/us-interest-rate-cut-india/2776495/

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Donald Trump's 60 Minutes interview had a key point missing -- when the US President mentions Pakistan conducting nuclear tests. The line was edited out by CBS but appears in the full 73-minute video, posted online by Trump. In episode 1751 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks of what the return of nuclear blackmail means for India. He also discusses Saudi Arabia, Abraham Accords, China and Taiwan.----more----Watch the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here: https://x.com/allenanalysis/status/1985170471621464211?s=12&t=2jDrrzSUXD-tAdUWS18ruA----more----Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/read-full-transcript-norah-odonnell-60-minutes-interview-with-president-trump/

Mahmud Durrani, a long retired Pakistani Major General, was taken away at 84 last week by the heart condition he had dealt with for more than four decades.  As Pakistan's NSA, barely five weeks after 26/11, he emphatically told the media that Kasab was indeed a Pakistani and it made no sense to hide that truth. Durrani was made to resign immediately.    In this edition of #FirstPersonSecondDraft, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta recalls his conversation with Mahmud Durrani & how he pursued his peacemaking.    https://theprint.in/opinion/first-person-second-draft/mahmud-durrani-general-shanti/2775854/

ThePrintAM: Who are the strongmen of Mokama & why do they have such heft in Bihar politics?

National Interest: Trump's trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn't get the memo

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Pakistani economy has collapsed over the last 15 years, especially in comparison with India and also Bangladesh. In episode 1750 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains how Pakistan's economy has fallen far behind. He also looks at the key turning points, how Bangladesh grew under Hasina & where India's growth took off. ----more----Read Financial Times' article here: https://www.ft.com/content/9fb7dc91-0678-452f-8865-05ee0a1c0704----more----Read ThePrint #Economix by Bidisha Bhattacharya: https://theprint.in/author/bidisha-bhattacharya/----more----Watch ThePrint #Economix by Bidisha Bhattacharya on Bangladesh's economic crisis: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfa0eRI2uIaRNr_WoYa9Ey60TTpJyN-QJ

LDF eyes hat-trick win in 2026 assembly elections, with Kerala also set to witness local body polls in December. For the new steps, the govt will incur expenditure of Rs 10,000 cr.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/polls-on-horizon-pinarayi-govt-makes-big-moves-hikes-in-pension-asha-workers-honorarium-new-schemes/2773403/

The 3 leaders say they have vowed to bring back legacy of MGR & Jayalalithaa. OPS says they are not against party, only against EPS. EPS hits back saying traitors can't harm AIADMK.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/his-call-for-aiadmk-unification-ignored-ex-minister-sengottaiyan-joins-hands-with-rebels-ops-ttv/2773635/

Last week, a clean chit arrived for Rhea Chakraborty, five years after a poisonous witch-hunt shredded her life on live television. Led by a group of news anchors, who found common cause with an army of anonymous X warriors that mushroomed overnight, Chakraborty's life turned into a free-for-all Bacchanalia — and we shot it straight into our veins. Now, more than a thousand days after losing her partner, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the CBI has found no evidence of abetment to suicide, no financial misappropriation, no emotional manipulation or kala jadoo. Nothing.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/what-does-india-owe-rhea-chakraborty/2771907/

ThePrintAM: What's the controversy over PM-SHRI schools scheme in Kerala?

From Russia-India oil trade to defence partnership between two countries & Trump's sanctions to Ukraine war- Watch Denis Alipov, Russia's Ambassador to India, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip. This edition of #ThePrint #OffTheCuff was held at The Quorum, Gurugram. Associate Partner: Global PR Connect --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Camera By- Sabika Syed, Saqiba Khan, Mahira Khan Produced By: Shekhar Tiwari --------------------------------------------------------

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As Bihar poll campaign gathers momentum, the Mahagathbandhan has released a joint manifesto. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta takes you back to 2010 when #WritingsOnTheWall described how Bihar's traditional political equations were changing. The two-part series from November 2010 also predicted Nitish's win in the Assembly elections & read the message of socio-economic change on Bihar's walls.----more----Read the two-part #WritingsOnTheWall from 2010 here: https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/a-mandate-for-nitish-hope-kumar/544132/----more----https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/when-lonely-lalu-misses-gentleman-sonia-and-a-muslim-calls-nitish-sher-ka-bachcha/544130/

ThePrintAM: Who is Lakhwinder Singh, Lawrence Bishnoi aide deported from US?

More than 20 years after its commissioning, the Lower Subansiri Project has begun its test run. The first of 8 units is now being wet trialled. By April-May next year, all units are expected to be commissioned, which will mean this project -- on the Arunachal-Assam border -- will produce 2000 MW of hydroelectric power, making it India's largest such project.----more----Read Moushumi Das Gupta report here: https://theprint.in/india/while-china-builds-its-mega-dam-on-brahmaputra-indias-long-delayed-subansiri-marks-key-milestone/2771548/----more----Read Ministry of environment and forest 2015 report here: https://moef.gov.in/uploads/2018/04/Volume-I.pdf----more----Watch full episode of CutTheClutter here: https://youtu.be/qSVgSN1WFJ4

What did PM Modi say about India-ASEAN ties in his virtual address at the ongoing ASEAN Summit?

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with @ShekharGupta --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read this week's National Interest: https://theprint.in/national-interest/india-pakistan-op-sindoor-gallantry-awards-citations-ai-grok/2770210/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced by: Mahira Khan

CutTheClutter: Challenges for Japan's 1st female PM Sanae Takaichi & a primer on country's politics,military policy

Earlier this month, several TLP supporters launched a ‘Gaza Solidarity March', leading to clashes with police after they were prevented from advancing. Over 100 social media activists held.  

'The institutional default is not the protection of students and staff, but damage control. You see it play out at SAU, IIT-BHU, RG Kar, and Durgapur. A sexual assault crisis is unfolding, across our higher educational institutions. It is bad enough that our campuses are demonstrably dangerous—as all public and private places in India tend to be. Some of the most prominent and horrifying cases of sexual violence over the last year have been reported from our colleges and universities, including the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata and the IIT-BHU gang-rape in Varanasi.' says ThePrint columnist Karanjeet Kaur----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/indian-universities-follow-the-same-template-on-sexual-assault-cover-up-blame-the-victim/2767603/

CutTheClutter: Muivah's Manipur homecoming after 50 yrs & warning: Complexities & challenges of Naga peace process

CutTheClutter: Air power, artillery & BVR combat era: Op Sindoor Vir Chakra citations fill some gaps

The arrest of Ashley J Tellis—long regarded as the intellectual face of India-United States strategic cooperation—has sent shockwaves through Washington and New Delhi's diplomatic and strategic circles. Many Chinese commentators interpret the arrest as part of a broader shift from “strategic altruism” to a results-driven, transactional approach. Watch Sana Hashmi explain in #ThePrint.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/eye-on-china/in-china-ashley-tellis-arrest-is-proof-that-us-india-trust-was-always-fragile/2768261/

It's the third conversation between the two leaders since September occurred on occasion of Diwali. The American President held a celebration in the White House.----more----https://theprint.in/diplomacy/pm-modi-raises-terrorism-in-call-with-trump-american-president-reiterates-russian-oil-claim/2768334/

There can be no connection, or comparison between a state election where a new govt will be formed & a by-poll with no consequences on Telangana's political circumstances, he says.----more----https://theprint.in/politics/two-different-tunes-owaisis-aimim-sits-out-in-jubilee-hills-but-challenges-congress-rjd-in-bihar/2768273/

CutTheClutter: Nuke threat,Kashmir,economic envy:3 points from Munir's speech & Pakistani General's anti-India rant

One reason climate finance remains stuck is that it is treated apart from fiscal policy. Yet, the two are inseparable.  

Siddaramaiah is acting and speaking like Amrish Puri of film Nayak but Karnataka CM will never do what Puri did-- giving up the chair even for a day, explains ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect.