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Infections have spread to 66 health zones across eight provinces—from just three when the outbreak was first declared—and reached five countries, including Kenya and Nigeria.

The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000-crore shipping container manufacturing scheme, with the idea to increase India’s container building capacity 10 times from the current 70,000-odd. In episode 1928 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why this humble steel box is essential to global trade and India’s economic ambitions. With China controlling over 90% of the global container market, the episode also looks at the strategic risks of this dependence and India’s efforts to build domestic capacity and strengthen supply-chain resilience. It talks of the specialised steel & precision engineering required to build containers, & the incentives being offered to manufacturers.

Israel's election -- seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu's national security strategy -- appears to have thrown up a hung verdict with neither Bibi nor his challenger Gadi Eisenkot securing a clear majority. In this situation, the Arab parties have emerged as potential kingmakers. However, their role in government formation remains uncertain. In episode 1927 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta examines the results, the coalition arithmetic and what the outcome could mean for Israel’s wars and future. ThePrint Editor (Operations) Janki Dave joins from Jerusalem.

The groups seek judicial intervention to ensure safe, free & non-discriminatory movement of people, passengers, goods and essential supplies along national highways in the state.

Serbia has witnessed a remarkable political shift as a student-led movement challenged the politics of strongman President Aleksandar Vučić, defeated him in the elections & wiped out the opposition. In episode 1926 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how the movement built credibility & turned street protests into political power, and looks at the challenges that lie ahead for Serbia’s new political force. This episode also examines Vučić’s journey, Serbia’s complex history, the breakup of Yugoslavia and the unresolved Kosovo question.

The Greater Chennai Police’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) arrested the DMK leader hours after the Madras High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail petition in the case.

Brazil’s presidential election has delivered a dramatic comeback for 81-year-old Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who overturned a 2.2-million-vote deficit in the first round to defeat Bolsonaro Jr, in the runoff. In episode 1925 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the factors that helped Lula, & the challenges that lie ahead for him. It also examines how this could be a setback for Trump, who backed Bolsonaro Jr as part of his push to shift Latin America to the right, & the significance of this win for India-Brazil ties.

Only three of 16 mandals in Hyderabad received sufficient rainfall during the monsoon, leaving the Telangana capital's 1.5 crore residents scrambling to buy water through tankers.

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 are so few of them. India needs some more and earn to celebrate its entrepreneurs. Jamnagar is only a symbol and reminder of what India can become. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta.
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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 of relations with Beijing. In episode 1924 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces the evolution of ITBP, from its creation in the shadow of the 1962 India-China war to its present-day role. The episode also examines the significance of Kapoor's remarks, the modernisation of ITBP, including drone tech and Shuarya Commando units, and the broader strategic challenges of guarding India's Himalayan border with China.