CutTheClutter: Taiwan,Iran & Thucydides Trap: Lifting the layers of Trump-Xi meet & what it says about global order

National Interest: Pakistan has lost every war against India— It is tactically brilliant & strategically disastrousa

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. This week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta looks at how Pakistan has historically conducted warfare with India— Tactically brilliant and strategically disastrous can be a good headline for it. https://theprint.in/national-interest/op-sindoor-india-pakistan-wars-tactics-strategy/2932555/

CutTheClutter: Taiwan,Iran & Thucydides Trap: Lifting the layers of Trump-Xi meet & what it says about global order

US President Donald Trump has concluded the grand summit in China, where he held talks with Xi Jinping. Today’s episode of #CutTheClutter looks at the three key highlights of Trump-Xi meet— Taiwan warning, Iran statement & The Thucydides Trap mention. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why this was a summit of unequals, and what the messages from US & China post the summit, means for the global order. ----more----Watch Cut The Clutter on Thucydides: https://youtu.be/oky6rtlo-gU

ThePrintPod: New govts, old debts —what TVK, BJP & UDF are dealing with in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Kerala

Three new state governments, three old debts—what are TVK, BJP and UDF dealing with in Tamil Nadu, BJP & Kerala? Within days, the newly appointed Chief Ministers will convene with their Finance Secretaries, and these discussions will have nothing to do with electoral vote shares. ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya:   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Read full Report: https://theprint.in/economy/three-new-state-governments-three-old-debts-what-are-tvk-bjp-and-udf-dealing-with/2928391/

ThePrintPod: Rahul Gandhi vs Modi on CBI chief selection is a sideshow. The agency shouldn’t exist at all

Before examining what the CBI cannot do, it is worth recalling that it may have no legal right to do anything at all.

CutTheClutter: PM Modi's appeal on fuel,gold,foreign travel, fertiliser: Explaining data & calculus behind concerns

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an appeal to citizens, twice in 48 hours. Both times, he has emphasized on four key points- reduce fuel usage, avoid buying gold as well as foreign travel, and lastly cut fertiliser use by 50%.  #CutTheClutter looks at the calculus behind PM Modi's concerns amid the ongoing war in Iran. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how much gold, fertiliser, crude does India import and why foreign travel has been a concern.  Episode 1838