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Latest Episodes
NationalInterest: 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 entrepreneurs as exploiters. The only thing wrong with the fact that India has the Ambanis, Tatas, Adanis, Birlas, Jindals and Bhartis is that there...
CutTheClutter: 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. While these face-offs are not necessarily armed clashes, his remarks have sparked a row over border tensions and the government's handling...
CutTheClutter: 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 of France since 17 October (Saturday). #CutTheClutter Episode 1923 looks at reasons behind these protests and why they have taken centre ...
ThePrintPod: 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 the anti-CAA protests, is back in the news. This time, it is because of an extensive interview published by The Quint on 29 September 2026,...
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 held a meeting with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Marco Rubio also visited Jamnagar on ...
CutTheClutter: 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, which is against every type of system, every type of decency, every type of auspiciousness, every type of culture and sanskar. They want to d...
Opinion: 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 completely that a fawning profile labelled them “the Marxist Madonna of a hybrid revolution. Neither fear nor its accomplice, isolation, ...
NationalInterestPod: 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 of military glory for India, and the story of defence of Ladakh, which is often unacknowledged. The text article first appeared in 2012. ...
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 Canada.----more----https://theprint.in/india/we-wont-be-silenced-canadian-journalists-lash-out-at-punjab-police-fir-over-social-media-posts/3...
OpinionPod: 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 involved. Watch consulting editor Dr. Swasti Rao (@swasrao) explain.
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 only potential threat. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta.
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. #CutTheClutter Episode 1920 looks at why Bangladesh keeps going to IMF for loans, and what it says about the country's economy. ThePrint Editor-In-...
CutTheClutter: 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. #CutTheClutter Episode 1919 looks at why the strategic sale of IDBI is a reformist move. Shekhar Gupta traces the story of IDBI bank that was est...
Congress 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 ‘strategy’.
CutTheClutter: 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 explains the complexities, in #CutTheClutter Episode 1918. Moushumi Das Gupta joins in. --------------------------------------------------...