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    GeopoliticsWithSwasti: Fact-checking Japan's jet engine 'offer' to India, US trade deal & Israel's strikes in Syria| Ep24

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 36:07


    In this edition of Geopolitics with Swasti, ThePrint Consulting Editor Swasti Rao debunks rumours about India buying Japanese jets and why India remains at the SCO. She also explains why Israel bombed Syria and talks about Israel's proxies in West Asia

    ThePrintPod: Jane Street's ‘secret' plan, F&O boom & elusive American who nearly funded an African coup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 16:58


    Sebi has allowed the Jane Street Group to restart trading after the firm deposited Rs 4,844 crore in an escrow account to comply with its order. It had on July 3 banned the New York trading firm, accusing it of manipulating the Indian derivatives market. We explain the whole saga and how the F&O segment is booming in India.----more----Read Manasi Phadke's article here: https://theprint.in/economy/addicted-young-traders-out-of-control-binge-whats-fuelling-indias-futures-options-explosion/2213667/

    ThePrintPod: Can courts set deadline for President's assent to bills? SC seeks response from Centre

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:08


    This was after Centre, through Rashtrapati Bhavan, sought review of SC's 8 April ruling in which it held that governors cannot sit over bills passed by state legislatures.  

    ThePrintPod: What is NISAR: First US-India joint satellite to capture Earth in 12 days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:47


    The first ever US-India joint satellite named NISAR will launch on 30 July. It is expected to be the most powerful earth observation satellite yet, with dual frequencies. Watch #ThePrintVideo with Akanksha Mishra to know more. ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/science/landslides-to-ice-sheet-changes-isro-nasas-nisar-is-the-most-ambitious-earth-mapping-satellite-yet/2698220/

    ThePrintPod: More firms, but decline in offers, acceptance rate—Modi govt data on PM Internship Scheme 2nd round

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 6:16


    The scheme aims to skill youth in tier-2 and tier-3 cities for future employment. The government is yet to release data on how many have actually joined companies in round 2.  

    What is NISAR: First US-India joint satellite to capture Earth in 12 days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:42


    The first ever US-India joint satellite named NISAR will launch on 30 July. It is expected to be the most powerful earth observation satellite yet, with dual frequencies. Watch #ThePrintVideo with Akanksha Mishra to know more.

    What are critical minerals & rare earth elements and why are they significant for India's growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 6:23


    India has over 8 million tonnes of rare earth element oxides for mining. But what exactly are critical minerals and rare earth elements, how is India poised to produce and acquire them, and what is their significance? Watch Akanksha Mishra explain in #ThePrintVideo.

    ThePrintAM: What does PM Modi's message for ex-VP Dhankhar suggest?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 5:31


    What does PM Modi's message for ex-VP Dhankhar suggest?

    ThePrintPod: What India can learn from Israel about atmanirbharta in defence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 10:37


    Israel's journey toward defence self-reliance was driven by a combination of existential urgency and a national culture of innovation. When Israel was born, it immediately faced a multi-front military conflict. These wars forged a mindset of necessity-driven invention, unlike India, whose military objectives were shaped by the non-alignment philosophy and a focus on civilian industry. Watch former Army Chief Gen MM Naravane (Retd) explain what India can learn about defence self-reliance from Israel ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/what-india-learn-israel-atmanirbharta-defence/2696664/

    Security Code: Can Syria's tiny Druze minority survive West Asia's new storms? There's little hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 11:16


    #SecurityCode For centuries, the Druze—a liminal community, whose faith incorporates elements of Islam, Christianity and older religions—have fought to retain their autonomy, allying with Israel against the Palestinians, the Lebanese Leftists against Hizbollah, and President Bashar Al-Asad's Alevi-led regime against Sunni jihadists and tribes. Now, though, a bloody showdown is looming.

    ThePrintAM: Why did Bombay HC acquit all 12 convicts in 2006 Mumbai blasts case?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 4:13


    Why did Bombay HC acquit all 12 convicts in 2006 Mumbai blasts case?

    PoliticallyCorrect : Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu is dreaming new dreams at 75- Imagination has no age

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 10:33


    What ex-IAS officer SC Garg says in “No, Minister” about Andhra CM Naidu ‘manoeuvring' the system in Delhi and what it says about his politics, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect.----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/chandrababu-naidu-new-dreams-at-75-other-cms-missing/2696797/#google_vignette----more----Watch Chandrababu Naidu interview here: https://youtu.be/BzismWeiLBo

    ThePrintPod: India's TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 7:23


    A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.  

    ThePrintPod: Once brought in as ‘historic reform', National Medical Commission is showing same symptoms as predecessor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 5:47


    The medical education regulator is embroiled in a row with CBI probing graft allegations reminiscent of MCI era. The ‘scam' has reignited debates on the body's functioning.  

    ThePrintPod: MP judge approved for HC was previously held back over woman judge's caste discrimination complaint

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 7:44


    Aditi Gajendra Sharma has now written to top 5 SC judges including CJI Gavai, expressing concerns about collegium's move to recommend district judge Rajesh Kumar Gupta for promotion.  

    CutTheClutter: China starts construction of world's largest dam on Brahmaputra:What's the project & India's concern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 28:31


    #cuttheclutter As China begins construction of the world's largest dam over the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, watch Ep 1585 of #CutTheClutter where ThePrint Editor & Founder Shekhar Gupta explained Beijing's plan, details of the project & India's concerns. He also detailed Brahmaputra's great bend, how it provides the ideal terrain for building a power-generating dam, & the geography of this area. This episode was first published on 10 January, 2025

    ThePrint Explorer: Op Sindoor has shown importance of drones in modern warfare. Robotic wars will be much more bloody

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 19:51


    ThePrint Explorer: Op Sindoor has shown importance of drones in modern warfare. Robotic wars will be much more bloody

    NationalInterest: Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India's learning Trumplomacy the hard way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 12:39


    NationalInterest: Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India's learning Trumplomacy the hard way

    ThePrintAM: Why has ED arrested former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel's son?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 1:55


    https://theprint.in/india/ed-arrests-bhupesh-baghels-son-in-chhattisgarh-liquor-scam-ex-cm-alleges-conspiracy-by-modi-shah/2694295/

    CutTheClutter: US designates TRF ‘terror organisation' for Pahalgam attack:Why it's a blow to Pakistan, & what next

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 28:06


    #cuttheclutter In Episode 1699 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down US ban on The Resistance Force (TRF), a front for Lashkar-e-Taiba, after Pahalgam attack; Pakistan's terror rebranding; and renewed risk of its return to FATF grey list. He also explains why this could trigger a global push against Pakistan, even China may struggle to block. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

    ThePrintPod: What's behind fresh tensions between DMK & Congress?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 5:56


    ThePrintPod: India's solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 7:05


    The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.  

    ThePrintPod: Judging a joke: How courts are navigating free speech space in age of social media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 8:45


    With increasing cases of online satire, impersonation, and hate speech, courts face a dilemma: Where does right to free speech end and criminality begin?  

    ThePrintPod: Long before Op Sindoor, Marathas first carried out ‘surgical strike'. NCERT Class 8 book is proof

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 5:51


    NCERT introduces the Delhi Sultanate, Marathas & Mughals in Class 8 Social Science textbook, highlighting differences between Shivaji and Babur or Akbar.  

    ThePrintPod: India's ‘triple anxiety'—What Chinese media sees in Jaishankar's Beijing visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 16:11


    Chinese media and online commentators are wondering why India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar suddenly moderate his tone during his recent China visit. On his first visit to China in five years, and the first since the 2020 Galwan clashes, was ostensibly for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers' Meeting. The mood across Chinese policy circles and online platforms suggests that Beijing sees this as more than symbolic.

    ThePrintAM: How did Uddhav react to Fadnavis' ‘invitation' to come over to Mahayuti?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 2:29


    CutTheClutter: AAP law proposes life for blasphemy in Punjab: How sacrilege became central to Sikh religion, politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 29:09


    #cuttheclutter Sacrilege has remained a central political issue in Punjab since the theft of a Guru Granth Sahib in Faridkot in 2015. The Akali Dal-BJP govt and Congress both proposed bills to strengthen Section 295A of IPC. Now, AAP has introduced a bill imposing 10 years to life imprisonment for sacrilege. In Episode 1698 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Associate Editor Chitleen Sethi discuss the issue at the heart of Punjab politics: sacrilege. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Watch Cut The Clutter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2WYCN7_-xI --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

    ThePrintPod: A letter to Defence Minister, with lessons from American fighter pilot John Boyd: Jaithirth Rao

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 12:23


    India's next defence leap needs American fighter pilot John Boyd's ‘do something' philosophy.  

    ThePrintPod: How a disabled lawyer's 2020 jail ordeal led to SC directing TN to uphold rights of prisoners like him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 6:02


    The judgment followed a plea by a lawyer suffering from Becker Muscular Dystrophy, who said the prison lacked disabled-friendly facilities & that officials were insensitive, ill-informed.  

    ThePrintPod: 'I'm dark & a woman...':Fmr Kerala Chief Secretary recalls her post on gender, colour bias she faced

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 46:24


    IAS seeing progress on gender parity- 1 of 5 secretaries at Centre are women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 6:09


    Traditionally, the Indian civil services have been a male bastion. Back in the 1950s, when the first woman IAS officer was appointed, a woman could be disqualified from service for getting married. Seven decades later, 1 out of 5 secretaries serving in the Government of India is a woman. From corporate to economic affairs, health to legal affairs--women officers are at the helm in several central ministries. At the level of recruitment, in the last few years, 27-30 percent of those who qualify for the civil services have been women.

    ThePrintAM: HOW IS STALIN GOVT EXPANDING ITS OUTREACH AHEAD OF 2026 TN POLLS?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 4:58


    CutTheClutter: How ULFA militants plunged Assam into 40-yr war with bombings, kidnappings & assassinations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 26:03


    #cuttheclutter Proscribed militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) evaded and fought Indian security forces for decades. But waning support for the movement and its ideology, coupled with decisive action by the govt, made the way for peace to return to Assam. In episode 1697, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces rise and fall of ULFA, back in focus after a splinter group claimed its camps were ‘attacked' by the Indian Army. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Ratan Tata's obituary: https://theprint.in/opinion/a-frosty-start-featuring-ulfa-tapes-thawed-by-a-love-of-dogs-my-conversations-with-ratan-tata/2306557/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

    ThePrintPod: SO2 emission not a ‘major public health concern'—environment ministry defends revised norms after flak

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 7:01


    Green activists are livid with Centre postponing the compliance date for thermal power plants to install emission regulation machinery for the sixth time.  

    ThePrintPod: ICMR-NIE launches initiative to tackle poor follow-ups, gaps in diabetes, hypertension treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 3:40


    Fewer than 10 percent of people with hypertension had their blood sugar under control & fewer than 66 percent of diabetics had metabolic disorder under control in 2019-21.  

    Why Amit Shah can't afford to let RSS pick the next BJP president

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 9:02


    Amit Shah doesn't plan to be a politician for life but why the second most powerful man in India is even thinking and talking about a retirement plan publicly, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

    ThePrintAM: How will SpaceX bring Shubhanshu Shukla & Axiom-4 crew back to Earth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2025 5:09


    CutTheClutter: Army denies role in ‘drone strikes' on ULFA (I) camps: Indo-Myanmar border & economics of insurgency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 22:39


    #cuttheclutter ULFA (I) has claimed at least three of its leaders were killed in drone attacks by Indian Army on the proscribed militant group's camps along India-Myanmar border. The Army has denied any knowledge of the attacks. In Episode 1696 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces the origins of United Liberation Front of Asom and explains how northern Myanmar has emerged as the chink in Tatmadaw's armour. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan

    ThePrintPod: Air India crash report didn't deserve Modi govt's secrecy culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 6:08


    The AAIB's report on Air India crash didn't provide full information, like the entire cockpit voice recordings, giving the impression that something is being hidden.  

    ThePrintPod: How Gurugram sinks every monsoon under the weight of urban chaos of its own making

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 18:19


    Gurugram contributes close to 60% to Haryana's GDP but facilities are nowhere close to its status. A look at what went wrong for city's infra after promising start in 1970s.  

    ThePrintPod: ‘Continued normalisation of ties can lead to mutually beneficial outcomes'—Jaishankar in Beijing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 3:20


    External affairs minister is on 2-day visit to China, his first since 2020 Galwan clashes. He's set to meet Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi before going to Tianjin for SCO meet.----more---- https://theprint.in/diplomacy/continued-normalisation-of-ties-can-lead-to-mutually-beneficial-outcomes-jaishankar-in-beijing/2689215/

    ThePrintAM: Who are the four new Rajya Sabha nominees?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 5:46


    https://theprint.in/politics/26-11-prosecutor-ex-foreign-secretary-kerala-poll-violence-victim-stories-of-4-rajya-sabha-nominees/2688654/

    ThePrintPod: Dalai Lama decides to reincarnate. His successor may only get an imagined homeland to rule

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 11:15


    After years of debate, the Dalai Lama has decided he will reincarnate. China, however, is determined that it, not Tibet's government-in-exile, will decide who his successor should be. Time is on Beijing's side. The country's rapid economic development, as well as its severe suppression of dissent, have won over significant numbers of Tibetans to its side. The Tibetan diaspora in India, meanwhile, is in decline, with numbers of young people chosing to make their future in the West.   https://theprint.in/opinion/security-code/dalai-lama-succession-china-tibet-control-future/2680567/

    ThePrintPod: Paradox of India's S-400 deal—key asset delayed when country needs it most

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 13:33


    On the sidelines of the otherwise contentious Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Qingdao, a quiet yet significant development unfolded. India was once again assured by Russia of the timely delivery of the remaining two S-400 Triumf air defence systems. Russian defence minister Andrei Belousov himself communicated this to his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh, offering some comfort to New Delhi's strategic planners. Indian media outlets covered the commitment with cautious relief.   https://theprint.in/opinion/india-russia-s-400-deal-delivery-delay/2687025/

    NationalInterest: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India's politics stares at the Modi Exception

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 12:58


    Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief (Sarsanghachalak) Mohan Bhagwat said that once they attain the age of 75, leaders should think of retiring and yield to younger colleagues. But, in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and particularly the BJP-RSS relations, there will always be the Modi exception. To think that this is a nudge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step down as he turns 75 on 17 September this year, six days after Bhagwat, will be reading too much into it. Watch this week's National Interest with ThePrint Editor & Founder Shekhar Gupta: ----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/bjp-rss-narendra-modi-mohan-bhagwat-75-rule/2687684/----more----Watch Mohan Bhagwat's remark here: https://youtu.be/W36aLrC8OdA----more----Read 'Abki baar 75 paar' National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/abki-baar-75-paar-modi-isnt-going-anywhere-the-opposition-is-all-out-of-ideas/2594910/

    CutTheClutter: Indo-US nuclear deal:Buried anti-Americanism, ended India's nuclear apartheid & why it still matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 20:54


    Twenty years ago, a week from now, India signed a nuclear deal with the US that redefined its foreign policy, and caused a split in the Indian political sphere. The deal was a landmark moment in terms of access to technology, but also raised uncomfortable questions about liability, transparency, and the cost of aligning with the West. In Episode 1695 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why the Indo-US nuclear deal mattered then, and why it still matters now. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Interest Article: https://theprint.in/national-interest/how-one-big-india-us-deal-gave-us-six-big-gains-to-cheer-including-decimation-of-left/369263/ Statement by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in Parliament on his Visit to the United States: https://www.mea.gov.in/Speeches-Statements.htm?dtl/2601/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ThePrintPod: How Argentina has taken a hyper-West stand on defence , but is pragmatic on economic ties with China

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 12:35


    Argentina President Javier Milei has often been hailed by US President Donald Trump as a “great new hope” in Latin America. The country under Milei has taken a sharply pro-Western stance. His outspoken criticism of China has been welcomed by many in the West, particularly in Washington and London, who view his leadership as a strategic reset in the region. Whether Milei's gamble will pay off—politically or diplomatically—remains to be seen. But for now, Milei is playing a bold hand in a game long defined by bluffs. Watch Consulting Editor, Dr. Swasti Rao @swasrao explain

    Security Code: Afghanistan is starving—and its farmers are fighting to save the poppy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 12:24


    Two years ago, Afghanistan's Taliban regime banned farmers from growing the poppy—the plant whose resin yields opium, then heroin. The severity of the ban saw poppy fields wither away. But promised alternative crops haven't materialised, and hundreds of thousands of poor peasant families are literally risking their lives to grow poppies again.

    ThePrintAM:WHAT HAS NSA DOVAL SAID ON OP SINDOOR?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2025 4:12


    WHAT HAS NSA DOVAL SAID ON OP SINDOOR? ----more---- https://theprint.in/defence/show-me-one-photo-of-any-damage-in-india-nsa-ajit-doval-dares-foreign-media-on-op-sindoor/2686905/

    CutTheClutter: Jaguar costs lives of 2 pilots: Story of IAF's primary attack aircraft dragged past ‘end-of-life'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 29:01


    CutTheClutter: Jaguar costs lives of 2 pilots: Story of IAF's primary attack aircraft dragged past ‘end-of-life'

    WorldView: Trump Tariffs, ‘Big Beautiful Bill',Musk Fallout: Ex-White House insider George David Banks Explains

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 28:40


    In this episode of ThePrint WorldView, Consulting Editor and foreign policy expert Dr. Swasti Rao sits down with George "David" Banks, one of the rare American policy insiders to have served under three U.S. Presidents—George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump. A seasoned advisor with experience across the CIA, the State Department, and the National Economic and National Security Councils, Banks brings unmatched insight into the tectonic shifts underway in America's political economy. As Trump's former Special Assistant for International Energy and Environment, and Republican Deputy Staff Director at the Senate Environment Committee, he was at the heart of key policy transformations during Trump 1.0. In this candid conversation, Banks unpacks the driving forces behind Trump 2.0's economic populism, the much-debated “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the rationale behind the 10% tariff baseline that signals a permanent shift in U.S. trade policy. He explains why Elon Musk has publicly broken ranks with Trump, how the climate agenda is being sidelined, and why the Republican Party is undergoing a deep identity crisis between isolationism and global cooperation. He also weighs in on India's place in Trump's geopolitical calculus, what has changed, what hasn't, and what New Delhi must prepare for if Trump returns to the White House. #trump #tarrifs #india #us #elonmusk #musk

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