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  NationalInterest : Third year trough for Modi 3.0. Restoring EC’s image should be the first priority. 26.09.2026 10min

  Gyanesh Kumar has now become the second most unforgettable among our 26 CECs. He obviously didn’t seek this ‘fame’. But he can’t shake it off. For Modi government, this has come at a juncture that’s usually troublesome in India: the third year of the incumbent. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta. https://theprint.in/national-interest/since-indira-govts-drift-in-the-3rd-year-modi-must-restore-ec-image-to-get-out-of-it/3053831/ https://theprint.in/national-interest/narendra-modi-bjp-longest-serving-continuously-elected-prime-minister-challenges/2958655/
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  CutTheClutter: Message behind pomp & pageantry at Trump-Xi summit, & what US-China G2 would mean for India, & world 25.09.2026 26min

  #cuttheclutter US President Donald Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping for a 2-day summit. The summit featured much pomp and pageantry, but there was no talk of any hard bargain or breakthroughs. Both countries agreed to extend an existing trade agreement by two months. It will now expire on January 10, 2027, instead of November 10, 2026. Xi warned that U.S. support for Taiwan could complicate U.S.-China ties. #CutTheClutter Episode 1907 looks at the message behind the pomp and grand gestures, as well as the takeaways from Trump-Xi Summit. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains what the US-China G2 could mean for India and the rest of the world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #asusexpertbook  @ASUSIndia.official  Checkout the ASUS Expertbook series: https://www.flipkart.com/asus-expertbook-core-ultra-store
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  Opinion: Kolkata event discusses forgotten Bihari Muslims in Bangladesh. ‘1971 stigma remains’ 25.09.2026 5min

  A Kolkata event, titled “Partition’s forgotten people: Subaltern spaces across fluid borders”, highlighted a community that has been othered due to language and alleged closeness to the Pakistan Army during the 1971 war. More than five decades after Bangladesh’s Liberation War and two years after the July 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina’s rule, many Bihari Muslims, who are branded as Pakistanis, remain on the margins of Bangladeshi society. The discrimination remains, and they are still forced to work as barbers, butchers, and rickshaw pullers. Author and ThePrint Columnist Deep Halder shares insights from the event.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/feature/around-town/kolkata-event-discusses-forgotten-bihari-muslims-in-bangladesh-1971-stigma-remains/3047934/
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  EyeOnChina: Chinese commentary on Xi-Trump summit is a cross between flowers and daggers 24.09.2026 11min

  Chinese commentary ahead of the Xi-Trump summit focuses less on a breakthrough and more on managing competition and stabilizing China-US ties. Chinese analysts note that rivalry continues across areas from dialogue and economic interdependence to issues of AI, Taiwan and Japan, even as both sides work hard to prevent confrontation. Watch #ThePrint #EyeOnChina with Sana Hashmi----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/eye-on-china/xi-trump-summit-china-us-rivalry/3050913/
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  CutTheClutter: Two ECs dissent, questions on legality of SIR process: Constitutional, legal issues & nuances 24.09.2026 31min

  #cuttheclutter An investigation by the Indian Express reveals that two of the three Election Commissioners raised 14 objections to some aspects of the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) over a period of 10 months. The objections were raised by Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. #CutTheClutter Ep 1906 looks at the what the story reveals, what it means and what it doesn't. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the facts, legalities, and nuances.   Read EC's reply here: https://x.com/ecisveep/status/2102678422753517847?s=46   Read Indian Express' Newsbreak here: https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/election-commission-sir-14-objections-gyanesh-kumar-sukhbir-singh-sandhu-vivek-joshi-10889737/   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #asusexpertbook  @ASUSIndia.official  Checkout the ASUS Expertbook series: https://www.flipkart.com/asus-expertbook-core-ultra-store
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  CutTheClutter: Somaliland: Tiny 'country' Israel recognises, UAE has a port in, &why it's key to Red Sea power play 23.09.2026 23min

  #cuttheclutter Somaliland, recognised only by Israel so far, has a deal with the UAE to operate the Berbera Port. Somaliland's President has been in the US, and is likely to address a rally near UNGA venue on 23 September. #CutTheClutter Episode 1905 looks at the fascinating 'tiny' country of Somaliland as its leader visits US and makes a pitch to the world for recognition. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains Somaliland's geography, its roots, importance and why it is key to the power struggle in Red Sea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #asusexpertbook  @ASUSIndia.official  Checkout the ASUS Expertbook series: https://www.flipkart.com/asus-expertbook-core-ultra-store
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  CutTheClutter: 58 yrs of R&AW: Why & how India's external intel agency was formed, successes, setbacks & spymasters 22.09.2026 26min

  #cuttheclutter R&AW completes 58 years of existence today. It was on 21 September 1968 that India's external intelligence agency was formed by RN Kao. Shekhar Gupta explains why and how R&AW was formed, its many successes and a short-lived period of crisis. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief also traces the stories of the many spymasters who helmed it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #asusexpertbook  @ASUSIndia.official  Checkout the ASUS Expertbook series: https://www.flipkart.com/asus-expertbook-core-ultra-store
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  ThePrintPod : Tijara councillors detained in Haryana ahead of chairperson vote, alleges Rajasthan Congress leader 21.09.2026 4min

  The councillors were returning from Himachal Pradesh to vote in the election of the Tijara Council chairperson, scheduled for 3 pm Monday, says Congress's Imran Khan.
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  CutTheClutter: Flt Lt Alfred Tyrone Cooke passes on: Story of India-Pakistan war hero who took on 4 Pakistani jets 19.09.2026 40min

  Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke (retd), who took on 4 Pakistani jets during the 1965 India-Pakistan war died today. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta tells the story of the 1965 war hero, and the remarkable Kalaikunda dogfight. #CutTheClutter Ep 1903 ----more----Read Sameer Joshi’s article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/heroics-of-1965-war-an-indian-air-force-pilot-engaged-four-pakistani-sabre-jets-all-alone/234459/
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  NationalInterest: Bangladesh isn’t a mirror image of Pakistan. Hyphenating them undermines India’s strategic interests 19.09.2026 10min

  India is caught in a trap of its own making. While BJP may find it convenient to play on insecurities, it gives Pakistan and Bangladesh leverage. By positioning neighbourhood policy centre-stage in our polarised politics, we’re giving them leverage. It’s a game they, especially Pakistan, know they can play. It also narrows India’s options and room for manoeuvre. This needs correction.  ----more---- https://theprint.in/national-interest/pakistan-bangladesh-bjp-politics/3046888/
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  ThePrintAM: What has India said on Pakistan’s allegations over ship collision? 19.09.2026 3min
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  ThePrintPod: Tejas trainer delivered, 16 years after IAF order: What about Mk1A? 18.09.2026 5min

  As HAL finally delivered last of the two remaining Tejas trainer ordered for in 2010, Editor - Defence and Diplomacy at ThePrint explains what is happening on the TejasMk1A front.
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  ThePrintPod: In long due review meet with Delhi Police, home secretary discusses extortion calls, traffic jams 18.09.2026 1min

  Top home ministry officer lists policing priorities for Capital in 90-minute meet, the first such after Anurag Kumar took over as Delhi Police chief on 17 July
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  ThePrintPod : What’s behind Tamil Nadu’s prolonged power cuts? Vijay govt faces the heat as demand surges 18.09.2026 4min

  From last year’s peak demand of around 16,000-17,000 MW, it has climbed to about 19,000–20,500 MW, say officials of Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.  
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  SharpEdge: Desperate Indians want Batman to take charge. We have reached that stage 18.09.2026 9min

  Nobody has any faith in most politicians. They distrust the police. They are disappointed by the judiciary. And they live in a society where even the drugs given by hospitals to critically ill patients are fake.What is worse is that we are convinced that justice will never be done. People who are arrested, often only after public outrage and uproar, can buy their way out of criminal charges. Within weeks or a few months, they are back to doing whatever it was that got them arrested. Watch this week's #SharpEdge with Vir Sanghvi: ----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/indian-justice-system-failure-vigilante-batman/3044919/
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  ThePrintAM: What has Pakistan Defence Minister said on Mecca Pact? 18.09.2026 3min
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  CutTheClutter: Snubbed by US,stranded by Mecca pact partners,an isolated Saudi Arabia faces Iran's 3-pronged attack 18.09.2026 36min

  Saudi Arabia has been facing attacks from Iran, the Houthis, and Shia militias in Iraq. The East-West Pipeline has been damaged, and shut. Houthis have made quick advances in Yemen, and are controlling the Bab al-Mandeb strait. #CutTheClutter Episode 1902 looks at the situation Saudi Arabia finds itself in- snubbed by Trump, left waiting by its Mecca pact partners Pakistan & Turkey, while battling attacks from the north, south and east. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also looks at how the Middle East equations have changed, and traces the way they have evolved over the years.
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  ThePrinntPod: Iran Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf mocks US Fed with 'Straits Taylor Rule': The Economics behind it 17.09.2026 9min

  Hours before the Federal Reserve raised rates by 25 basis points on 16 September, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf posted a rewritten version of the Taylor Rule, the formula central banks use to set interest rates, adding new terms for the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. His argument: you can hike rates all you want, but you can't reopen a chokepoint or produce a barrel of oil. It's a sharp piece of commentary built on a real, decades-old debate in monetary economics, one the world already learned the hard way once, in the 1970s. Watch #Economix with ThePrint Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya
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  ThePrintPod: Weapons in Space: What the new Arms race means, and where US, China, Russia stand 17.09.2026 28min

  Weapons in Space: What the new Arms race means, and where the US, China, and Russia stand. ThePrint Consulting Editor (International & Strategic Affairs) Swasti Rao speaks to Dr. Malcolm Davis @Dr_M_Davis, Senior Analyst - Australian Strategic Policy Institute, to understand how countries are trying to dominate a new arena.   0:00 Ad and Intro 2:35 Significance of the US announcement of putting counter-Space weapons on Orbit 4:10 Outer Space Treaty 1967 and the Legality of Deploying Weapons in Space 6:16 The New Arms Race, US, China, Russia and Counter Space Weapons 9:12 Deterrence Dilemma in Space and Doctrinal Differences between big players 12:20 Growing Investment in Missile Architecture and its economics 15:09 Spending on militarization of space by countries and corporates? 18:01 How to read the opaque Chinese budget and the closing gap with the US 20:52 Private Companies and Commercialisation of Space. Who owns the space battlefield? 24:19 Democratisation of Space Exploration with New actors and India     To know more about Dr. Malcolm C Davis- https://www.aspi.org.au/bio/malcolm-davis/
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  ThePrint AM: Why is BJP fuming over Vijay-themed Ganpati idols in Tamil Nadu? 17.09.2026 2min

  Why is BJP fuming over Vijay-themed Ganpati idols in Tamil Nadu? Read more on Shweta Tripathi' report here: https://theprint.in/politics/bjp-fumes-over-vijay-themed-ganpati-idols-in-tamil-nadu-calls-them-insult-to-hindu-sentiment/3044279/