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CutTheClutter: India’s chronic oil production crisis, GMO seeds myth & how agri trade with US is the way forward

India imports $20 billion worth of edible oil but resists GM seeds widely used the world over. In Episode 1690 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down two NITI Aayog reports on India’s oilseed crisis, GMO myths, and how agriculture trade with the US could bridge the gap and bring India closer to its goal of self-reliance.

ThePrintPod: Dalai Lama says his trust has sole authority to pick his successor, China asserts control over process

Dalai Lama says successor to be picked in consultation with senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders. China, which views him as separatist, insists reincarnation must be approved by Chinese govt.
 

ThePrintPod: Who is Anil Menon, Indian-origin NASA astronaut set to embark on his 1st mission to ISS in 2026

NASA statement says Menon will be part of its Expedition 75 space mission, which is slated for launch around June 2026.
 

ThePrintPod: Chennai is being governed on PowerPoint—plans shine on slides, fail on streets

The city once prided itself on civic order. But under the DMK, it has been made to believe that dysfunction is normal, accountability is too much to ask for, and complaints should be whispered, not filed.
 

ThePrintPod: Quad launches new agenda, raises concern on China’s control over critical minerals supply chains

Alongside the new agenda, announced in a joint statement by the foreign ministers of Australia, Japan, India, and US, several new initiatives were also launched.
 

ThePrintPod: Why Bar Council of India, Society of Indian Law Firms are at loggerheads over rules for foreign lawyers

Supreme Court had delivered an exhaustive judgement on the entry of foreign lawyers in 2018. It asked BCI to frame rules, which required deliberations with the stakeholders.

OffTheCuff: Iran,Gaza,& Trump factor:Shekhar Gupta in conversation with Israel's Ambassador to India Reuven Azar

Watch Israel's ambassador to India, Reuven Azar in conversation with ThePrint Editor & Founder Shekhar Gupta on Operation Rising Lion against Iran, Hamas, the Trump factor, and more. ThePrint #OTC

ThePrintAM: What has Karnataka CM said on heart attack deaths in Hassan?

SecurityCodepod: Why 1969 USSR-China conflict has crucial lessons for Iran & Israel

In 1969, 270,000 Soviet troops massed on China’s borders, backed by batteries missiles with 500 kiloton nuclear warheads. The Chinese nuclear programme seemed set to be cracked apart, like an egg. But the Soviets held back. The lessons of that crisis showed it’s almost impossible to bomb a nuclear programme out of existence—but diplomacy can guide powers away from an apocalyptic showdown.

ThePrintPod: Musk vows an ‘America Party’ if mega spending bill passes, Trump says he’d be back in SA without govt help

Bill is scheduled to be passed on 4 July. In a social media post, the US President said said that the bill 'is moving along nicely!'