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ThePrintPod: Iran is learning the hard way that being a nuclear threshold state isn’t safe anymore

Iran’s nuclear journey has been long and tortuous. It began under the Shah’s regime in the 1950s to become a symbol of scientific progress and a source of nationalist pride.
 

ThePrintPod: Why Ajit Pawar returned to cooperative politics, making a routine sugar mill poll a high-stakes battle

The poll this time was a high-decibel, high stakes quadrangular contest, between two panels backed by two Pawars, their traditional rival Taware and a panel of Independents.
 

ThePrintPod: What the US Constitution says about president’s powers over the military & declaration of war

US lawmakers across the spectrum have opposed Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, with some calling the military action an 'impeachable offence'.
 

ThePrintAM: What is US embassy’s new advisory to student visa applicants?

CutTheClutter: Madman or sharp?Unpredictable Trump drags US to war after peace talk & how he deals with Iran,Russia

#cuttheclutter From 'I will stop all wars' to dragging US into the war with Iran, President Trump has gone through several flip-flops in first 5 months of his second term. In episode 1686 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the Madman Theory and how Trump has used unpredictability in his foreign policy towards allies & adversaries alike.
 
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To read The Economist article: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/06/23/hr-mcmaster-on-how-to-play-the-inconsistencies-in-trumps-worldview
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To check out article in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/06/trump-interview-iran-israel/683192/
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To read article in Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/limits-madman-theory
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Produced By: Mahira Khan

ThePrintPod: India must be ‘circumspect’, rules-based order has collapsed—Manish Tewari on Iran conflict

Tewari, who is gen secy of Congress’s foreign affairs dept, says US violated Iranian sovereignty and there is no evidence to substantiate Tehran was close to acquiring nuclear bomb.

ThePrintPod: Will Russia & China back Iran after US strikes? They’re quiet, calculating allies

Both Russia and China are well-positioned to lead global efforts through multilateral institutions such as the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

ThePrintAM: What is the Strait of Hormuz that Iran is planning to block after US strikes?

What is the Strait of Hormuz that Iran is planning to block after US strikes?

NationalInterest: India is re-hyphenating itself with Pakistan all over again. It needs a new 3D strategy

For three decades de-hyphenation from Pakistan has been the centre-point of our grand strategy. BJP has now created an unexpected predicament for itself, and for India—when its domestic political interests are clashing with India’s geopolitical priorities. BJP’s politics should drop this re-hyphenation. Diminish, deter, de-hyphenate. That’s the 3D solution to our Pakistan problem. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta

ThePrintPod: India forgot revolutionary Rash Behari Bose. Abhishek Banerjee brought him back into focus

Rash Behari Bose planned the attack on Viceroy Charles Hardinge in 1912, was among the key organisers of the Ghadar Revolution, and founded the Indian Independence League. Watch this week's column by Author and Journalist Deep Halder.