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Sonia Gandhi’s account of Pranab Mukherjee’s PM ambition and him pushing for a ‘change at the top in 2010’ has sparked debate. Sonia Gandhi has shared this in her recently released memoir ‘Belonging’. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces the politics, interpersonal relations, contradictions and what happened during those years. He also takes us back to Pranab Mukherjee’s account, as described in his memoir.

From selling the artificial rain idea to challenging Rahul Gandhi for a debate-- Delhi CM Rekha Gupta is doing a lot for optics and very little by way of governance

Mekedatu reservoir has long been opposed by Tamil Nadu on the grounds that it could alter the quantum and timing of water releases to the downstream state.

#NationalInterest You can find a more diplomatic, or politically convenient description for it, but the Modi government’s latest move on the Agniveer scheme, brought in with such aplomb, is a rollback. More so, a poll-eve capitulation. In this week’s #NationalInterest, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta examines how between the farm laws and Agnipath, the govt erred in taking its most loyal constituencies for granted: Hindi-heartland farmers & soldiers, and how poor planning and a failure to build public acceptance led to the collapse of both reforms.

Donald Trump's midterm setbacks have sparked political debate, but can the same electoral dynamics play out in India? Despite anti-incumbency and opposition challenges, the BJP's electoral numbers and political position present a different picture. Why is Narendra Modi harder to challenge electorally?

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The World Bank's International Debt Report 2026, released on 5 November 2026, gives insights into what countries owe and to whom. Pakistan’s total external debt almost doubled to $135.1 billion over the decade (2015-2025), whereas India's increased 59.4%. The overall debt has risen in the subcontinent, with an exception- China. #CutTheClutter Episode 1933 looks at the important data, and what it says about countries' borrowing. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also breaks down where each country stands, in terms of the burden due to borrowing, and how a higher borrowing, does not imply higher burden. Read the World Bank report here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/0643cd42-7921-4db8-9077-13f7f4ed6dec
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Why has Akhilesh Yadav decided not to contest UP election?

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The Supreme Court, on 4 November 2026, said that laws disqualifying people with more than two children from contesting local body elections have lost their relevance in light of India’s declining fertility rate. Questioning the relevance of two-child norm, Supreme Court observed that such restrictions infringe the right to reproductive autonomy, an inherent aspect of the right to liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. Shekhar Gupta explains what the Supreme Court said and the case in which the SC made the remarks. #CutTheClutter Episode 1932 also looks at India's declining fertility rate, where states stand, and how India defeated Malthusian Nightmare.
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Sourabh Chandrakar’s counsel had argued that extradition order was based on government undertaking that his client would not face trial in any case other than ED’s money laundering case.

How Indian Gen Z protests are different from those in Serbia and most other countries and why it’s comforting to PM Modi, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect