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    CutTheClutter: Complex, noisy & divisive Israeli politics as Netanyahu faces key vote that may trigger early polls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 19:09


    Israel's parliament (Knesset) is set to vote in the first of four votes needed to dissolve itself, in what is being seen as a preliminary step that could trigger an early election. In Episode 280 of #CutTheClutter (first published on 1 Oct, 2019) ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta untangles Israel's complex political system and explains how the country made the shift from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum.

    ThePrintPod: Hindutva grouse returns to haunt an MF Husain auction in Mumbai. Latest row & past controversies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 7:22


    Hindu Janajagruti Samiti has submitted a memorandum to Amit Shah, Devendra Fadnavis and CP Deven Bharti, warning of a public agitation if they refused to meet its demand.

    ThePrintPod: How politics spilled over into business as Kitex vs LDF govt in Kerala enters 2nd round

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 7:14


    Sabu Jacob lays out Kitex Garments' plans for Telangana day after Kerala minister said those making insinuations about ease of doing business in the state will have to answer to the youth.  

    ThePrintPod: Don't count countries above India in per capita GDP. Look at the population instead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 10:57


    While it is certainly a reason to celebrate that India has become the world's fourth-largest economy, this economic milestone is only part of the story.

    What Ram Vilas Paswan did to Lalu in 2005 must haunt Nitish in 2025 as Chirag enters poll fray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 8:27


    There are many reasons why Bihari politicians see PM Modi's Hanuman Chirag's tail on fire as he enters the poll fray, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect  

    ThePrintAM: What's behind Canada's move to boost its defence spending?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 5:26


    Trump factor looms large as Canada pledges 2% of GDP on defence spending by end of fiscal year   https://theprint.in/world/trump-factor-looms-large-as-canada-pledges-2-of-gdp-on-defence-spending-by-end-of-fiscal-year/2652696/

    WritingsOnTheWall: The story of beautiful & quiet Meghalaya as Indore man's murder drags state into sordid media focus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 34:52


    With the murder of Indore businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in Meghalaya, a great many stereotypes about the state have been thrown around by TV media, overlooking the state's largely peaceful past. In this edition of #WritingsOnTheWall ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta narrates chapters from his days as a reporter covering the Northeast.----more----Read Shekhar Gupta's Writings On The Wall here: https://theprint.in/sg-writings-on-the-wall/to-wistfully-in-shillong/544363/----more----Watch CutTheClutter episode on Meghalaya here: https://youtu.be/zk-FQrwHATk----more----https://youtu.be/eNODudbet88----more----https://youtu.be/nYm2t4mFSzs

    ThePrintPod: 16 Indians still missing after joining Russian army, families to travel to Moscow for answers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 4:31


    For nearly 18 months, 16 are classified as missing by Russians with little info shared to families. At least 12 have perished in frontlines of Ukraine, while 96 returned home.  

    ThePrintPod: India's myopic view on tax policy hurts FDI. Fix it before it breaks the camel's back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 7:21


    It is time for more proactive thinking on tax policy, which can no longer be guided only by the limited objective of revenue maximisation or hawkish enforcement to meet steep internal targets.  

    ThePrintPod: How Bihar is ramping up AB-PMJAY health infra to keep patients from turning to Delhi, Vellore

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 3:58


    Bihar spent a third of Ayushman Bharat budget for hospitalisations outside state last year. Efforts on to change that in election year.  

    ThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE AXIOM-4 MISSION?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2025 5:28


    CutTheClutter: LA riots, immigration, politics:Behind Trump move to bypass Democrat governor, deploy National Guard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 30:04


    Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to subdue pro-immigration protests in the city of Los Angeles, which he claimed were out of control. It puts the president in direct confrontation with the Democratic leadership of one of the country's largest states. In Episode 1679 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the complicated American federal system, and how Trump is putting his impatience to the test in California, with a fascinating insight into Indian politics.

    ThePrintAM: What's behind fresh tensions in Manipur?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 5:09


    What's behind fresh tensions in Manipur?

    NATIONAL INTEREST: Op Sindoor is the first battle in India's two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King's Gambit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 12:23


    The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command. A two-front war is on. Except, the Chinese see no need to fight it directly. They have an able and willing proxy in Pakistan. Watch this week's #ThePrint #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/op-sindoor-is-the-first-battle-in-indias-two-front-war-a-vicious-pawn-in-a-kings-gambit/2650009/  

    ThePrintAM: WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF KASHMIR RAIL LINK INAUGURATED BY PM MODI?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2025 4:31


    CutTheClutter: Indira to Modi, why it took 42 yrs to build Kashmir rail link & how it links Valley to rest of India

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 19:52


    CutTheClutter: Indira to Modi, why it took 42 yrs to build Kashmir rail link & how it links Valley to rest of India

    ThePrintPod: Anubrata Mondal threatened a police officer & may go scot-free. It's a blot on TMC

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 5:38


    Mondal's foul comments are legendary. But in the leaked audio clip of a phone conversation that went viral last week, his language crossed too many Lakshman Rekhas.  

    ThePrintPod: How Rajasthan bank employee ‘duped' 41 villagers of Rs 4.5 cr over 3 yrs, to fuel ‘stock trading addiction'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 4:46


    Sakshi Gupta, 26, a relationship manager at ICICI Bank's Kota branch, turned financial inexperience of her mostly elderly customers into personal opportunity. She's now in judicial custody.    

    Macrosutra: What do GDP numbers say about the Indian economy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 20:00


    The Q4 GDP numbers for financial year 2024-25 were released by the government last week, and they indicated an overall GDP growth rate of 6.5%. Which sectors helped push this ahead, and which did not perform as strongly? Watch Economist Radhika Pandey with Correspondent Akanksha Mishra in ThePrint Macrosutra to find out.----more----Rear this week's MacroSutra here: https://theprint.in/macrosutra/india-saw-a-resilient-fy25-despite-weak-manufacturing-keeping-momentum-will-require-reforms/2648410/

    ThePrintAM: Why has Tharoor-Congress feud sparked unease in Thiruvananthapuram party unit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 7:50


    The Congress leader has come under fire from party colleagues Udit Raj & Jairam Ramesh. Back in his constituency, voters & party workers watch his moves closely, with mixed reactions.

    CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 24:03


    CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges ahead

    ThePrintPod: Doctor-turned-civil servant whose ‘heart was always in politics', KG Arunraj set to join TVK

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 7:03


    Arunraj likely to be given a post roughly equivalent to that of gen secy, it is learnt. He is said to have grown close to Vijay after an I-T raid on the actor's properties in 2020.  

    ThePrintPod: All-party delegation isn't failure of Indian missions abroad. Diplomats work behind the camera

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 8:32


    An incentive system for Indian diplomats that is based on validation through recognition ‘back home' would lead to a preference for spectacle over substance.  

    ThePrintPod: Bengaluru stampede tragedy: What science tells us about crowd control

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 4:24


    A stampede during RCB's victory celebrations outside Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives Wednesday. Research shows crowds exhibit wave-like patterns, identifying which can aid management.  

    Security Code: India paid for ignoring warnings in 1965 war. It can't afford to repeat those mistakes today

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 13:26


    Six decades ago this summer, as Pakistan's army mobilised for war in Kashmir, India's military and intelligence services ignored warnings in plain sight. The lessons learned in 1965 helped India win the Bangladesh war, but the lack of an institutional culture of introspection and honest self-criticism led to mistakes being repeated in 1999, 2001-2002 and 2019. India can't afford to repeat those errors again.

    ThePrintAM: What led to the stampede at RCB victory celebrations in Bengaluru?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2025 2:15


    CutTheClutter: Unique idea of Pakistan where army's power grows as it damages the nation. Munir the case in point

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 24:52


    CutTheClutter: Unique idea of Pakistan where army's power grows as it damages the nation. Munir the case in point

    ThePrintPod: China is hypocritical on IWT. Just look at how it has maximised upstream water usage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 6:50


    China's actions fit into a broader pattern of asserting upstream control while denying others the same right. It's less about water and more about projecting dominance.  

    ThePrintPod: Axiom-4 mission, pushed to 10 June, to have 5th ‘crew member' & a surprise for India's 1st astronaut

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 4:43


    Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and other members of the crew will fly from the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 5:52 pm IST.  

    ThePrintPod: Anna University rape case—the ‘Sir' who was never unmasked, to a rare, quick conviction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 6:18


    Police took just 162 days to complete probe, file charge sheet and secure life sentence for M Gnanasekaran, in case that became a flashpoint between TN's ruling DMK & opposition parties.  

    ThePrintAM: What has Karnataka HC said on Kamal Haasan's controversial remark on Kannada?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2025 5:09


    What has Karnataka HC said on Kamal Haasan's controversial remark on Kannada?

    CutTheClutter: India's BrahMos missile that even Pakistan hails & why we should thank our messy politics for it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 30:53


    India's BrahMos missile has been hailed not just by PM Modi, but also by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif last week. How it gave an edge to India against Pakistan following Op Sindoor, and why the missile is a tribute to continuity in India's governance & politics- Watch ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explain, in Ep 1675 of #CutTheClutter. Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip joins in.----more----Read Ajay Ahlawat's article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/lessons-for-airpower-from-operation-sindoor/2636734/----more----https://theprint.in/world/india-preempted-pakistans-offensive-struck-military-sites-rawalpindi-airport-says-pm-shehbaz-sharif/2641867/----more----https://theprint.in/defence/mega-brahmos-missile-deal-expected-later-this-yr-2nd-foreign-order-on-the-horizon-after-philippines/2490615/

    PoliticallyCorrect: CDS' remarks about Pakistan downing Indian aircraft fires up Oppn, but PM won't lose sleep over it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 9:00


    Post-Op Sindoor, PM Modi has reasons to worry more about BJP colleagues than the Opposition, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #politicallycorrect Produced By: Mahira Khan

    ThePrintAM: What was Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 6:10


    Russia acknowledged that 'several aircraft caught fire' following Ukraine's attacks on its air bases in Murmansk & Irkutsk, in the Russian Arctic and eastern Siberia.

    CutTheClutter: Ukraine gives Russia its Pearl Harbor moment & answer to what IAF did for 2 days before 9 May attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 35:40


    CutTheClutter: Ukraine gives Russia its Pearl Harbor moment & answer to what IAF did for 2 days before 9 May attack

    ThePrintPod: India's all-party delegations show a problem with our embassies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 7:40


    Reforms are needed in two directions—decolonisation of the structure of Indian embassies, and the promotion of active over passive leadership.  

    ThePrintPod: Big pharma pivoting to more lucrative obesity segment, Indian drugmakers eye insulin market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 3:59


    The size of India's insulin market was an estimated Rs 4,404 crore in April this year, with Indian players making steady entry into a market once dominated by Big pharma.  

    ThePrintPod: Interval or end credits? Why Kamal Haasan may have cast aside dream to become CM, at least for now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 5:29


    After meeting CM Stalin last week, Haasan told the media his ‘voice has always been for the Tamils and for the first time, it will be heard in Parliament'.  

    OpinionPOD: Decoding Op Spider's Web- Ukraine's drone innovation that has stunned the world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 13:47


    What looks lifted from the pages of science fiction-- Ukraine on 1 June, launched "Operation Spiderweb," smuggling 117 drones across borders via trucks, and unleashing them as far as 4,000 kilometers and beyondinto Russian territory. These drones have targeted five high-security air bases simultaneously across five time zones in a meticulously coordinated assault. Early reports suggest the strike may have destroyed up to 34% of Russia's strategic bomber fleet—a potential blow to the nuclear triad of the world's second-largest military power.the financial losses from these attacks are estimated at $ 7 billion. Watch Consulting Editor, Dr. Swasti Rao @swasrao explain the key takeaways from the Op, Putin's likely response and the impact on Russia's strategic assets.

    OffTheCuff: India's Op Sindoor & its military takeaways: #ThePrintOTC with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari (Retd)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 96:54


    In the latest edition of #ThePrint #OffTheCuff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari speaks to ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip. The conversation focuses on India's Operation Sindoor in Pakistan & PoK following the dastardly Pahalgam attack. The discussion revolves around Op Sindoor's military objectives, takeaways, future of Indian Air Force & what the nation needs to do to improve its defence capabilities. Partners: Presenting Partner: HDFC Mutual Fund Experience Partner: The Quorum Beverage Partner: Arthaus Collective Fashion Partner: Burgoyne

    ThePrintAM: Who is IPS Rajeev Krishna, UP's 5th acting DGP in a row?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 4:00


    https://theprint.in/india/who-is-1991-batch-ips-rajeev-krishna-ups-5th-acting-dgp-in-a-row/2643606/

    National Interest: Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It'll make him desperate, dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 12:09


    Victory celebrations for propaganda apart, Asim Munir knows his military has suffered a severe setback. Any yet unsubstantiated claims of downing Indian planes can please the population for a while. However much he thumps his chest, the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change those facts on the ground. Watch this week's National Interest with Shekhar Gupta----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/asim-munir-just-stole-his-5th-star-has-nothing-to-show-for-it-itll-make-him-desperate-dangerous/2642661/----more----Read National Interest 'Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here's a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it' here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/pakistan-has-a-7-year-terror-itch-heres-a-two-minus-one-front-idea-to-cure-it/2628446/----more----Watch National Interest here: https://youtu.be/2DRCi2ipXB0

    ThePrintAM: What's the controversy over Kamal Haasan's Tamil-Kannada remark?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 5:58


    https://theprint.in/india/how-kamal-haasans-tamil-kannada-remark-touched-a-nerve-reigniting-identity-war-among-southern-states/2641984/

    CutTheClutter: How Pakistan is buying its way into Trump White House & the crypto link you can't miss

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 22:24


    Pakistan' Shehbaz Sharif govt has plunged headlong into cryptocurrency; a thread ties its newly formed crypto council to firm with links to Trump family. In episode 1673 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta connects the dots to explain how Islamabad has wiggled its way into the Trump White House—and the crypto link that you can't miss.----more----Read WSJ article: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/trump-steve-zach-witkoff-crypto-6d8a96be----more----Read Dawn articles: https://www.dawn.com/news/1914010/fictitious-assets----more----Read Dawn articles: https://www.dawn.com/news/1901170/a-questionable-pivot-towards-crypto

    ThePrintPod: Orthodox Russia doesn't take orders from Pope. Vatican can't convince Putin for a ceasefire

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 6:55


    There is no reason why Pope Leo XIV would broker peace between Putin and Zelenskyy just because the president of America wants him to do it.  

    ThePrintPod: HC struck ‘middle path' with relief for DPS Dwarka students. But unpaid hiked fees saga far from over

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 7:09


    In interim order, high court said students can pay a portion of raised fee to resume attending classes. The parents have been at loggerheads with school admin over the hike.  

    ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS INDIA SAID ABOUT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH US?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 4:14


    Trade talks between India-US still ongoing, ‘tech, trade & talent' future of ties, says MEA   https://theprint.in/diplomacy/trade-talks-between-india-us-still-ongoing-tech-trade-talent-future-of-ties-says-mea/2641296/

    CutTheClutter: IAF's chief's plain-speak on Op Sindoor lessons, delays in defence projects & pvt player entry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 21:49


    CutTheClutter: IAF's chief's plain-speak on Op Sindoor lessons, delays in defence projects & pvt player entry

    ThePrintPod: India isn't using Indus water—it can solve irrigation problems, generate hydropower

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 8:46


    India isn't using all the water it is entitled to under IWT. Every year, Pakistan gets about 3.3 billion cubic metres of water from eastern rivers—those allocated to India.  

    ThePrintPod: Launched by Khattar, how Haryana's Rs 700-cr tablet scheme for govt school students has fallen apart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 6:05


    Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.  

    ThePrintPod: ‘Everything at stake' for Indian students as US pauses visa interviews amid social media vetting plan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 5:08


    After a judge blocked Trump's move to ban foreign students at Harvard, Marco Rubio's diplomatic cable to embassies comes as the latest shocker for Indians set for studies in the US.  

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