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Over the weekend, US President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to subdue pro-immigration protests in the city of Los Angeles, which he claimed were out of control. It puts the president in direct confrontation with the Democratic leadership of one of the country's largest states. In Episode 1679 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the complicated American federal system, and how Trump is putting his impatience to the test in California, with a fascinating insight into Indian politics.

What’s behind fresh tensions in Manipur?

The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command. A two-front war is on. Except, the Chinese see no need to fight it directly. They have an able and willing proxy in Pakistan. Watch this week’s #ThePrint #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta
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Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/op-sindoor-is-the-first-battle-in-indias-two-front-war-a-vicious-pawn-in-a-kings-gambit/2650009/
 

CutTheClutter: Indira to Modi, why it took 42 yrs to build Kashmir rail link & how it links Valley to rest of India

Mondal’s foul comments are legendary. But in the leaked audio clip of a phone conversation that went viral last week, his language crossed too many Lakshman Rekhas.
 

Sakshi Gupta, 26, a relationship manager at ICICI Bank’s Kota branch, turned financial inexperience of her mostly elderly customers into personal opportunity. She's now in judicial custody.
 
 

The Q4 GDP numbers for financial year 2024-25 were released by the government last week, and they indicated an overall GDP growth rate of 6.5%. Which sectors helped push this ahead, and which did not perform as strongly? Watch Economist Radhika Pandey with Correspondent Akanksha Mishra in ThePrint Macrosutra to find out.

The Congress leader has come under fire from party colleagues Udit Raj & Jairam Ramesh. Back in his constituency, voters & party workers watch his moves closely, with mixed reactions.

CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges ahead