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May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
9 min
Asim Malik belongs to a blue-blooded army family. His father was a three-star general whose generation saw both military action and career advancement under Zia-ul-Haq.
May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
6 min
Naidu has been vocal advocate for population growth. Last yr, his govt scrapped a 3-decade-old rule that barred individuals with over 2 children from contesting panchayat & municipal polls.
May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
22 min
On the 107th birth anniversary of India's 10th President, the late Giani Zail Singh, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses his humour, bungling of issues & loyalty towards Indira Gandhi in contrast with his smart politics, troublesome equation with Rajiv Gandhi & tough decisions, in this edition of FirstPersonSecondDraft.
May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
8 min
A PPP senator suggested sending Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir to recite the first azaan at Babri Masjid. Of course, that’s a regular line in any army chief’s job description.
May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
4 min
ThePrint POD: Cyber probe picks apart Pakistan military PR’s terror claims against India, says ‘evidence manufactured’
May 5, 2025
May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025
11 min
While Trump’s unpredictability has created widespread uncertainty, India still stands to gain from a renewed American engagement in Ukraine. A stronger US presence could open up opportunities for Indian businesses to participate in Ukraine’s reconstruction. This involvement would allow India to collaborate with European and American partners in rebuilding efforts, aligning economic interests with diplomatic gains—Consulting editor and foreign policy expert Swasti Rao's latest column.
May 4, 2025
May 4, 2025
10 min
What unfolds nightly in Goa’s capital is a microcosm of the state’s uneasy relationship with its casino industry. And the only people who feel unwelcome at this unwarranted party are the residents of this tiny city, trapped in a geography transformed against their will, victims of a state-sanctioned gamble. The latest flashpoint in this ongoing struggle is a public parking facility near the Ferry Wharf—built with Rs 20-22 crore of taxpayer funds—allegedly transferred to a casino operator without transparency or due process. Here's this week's column for ThePrint by Karanjeet Kaur, former editor of Arré.
May 3, 2025
May 3, 2025
10 min
#nationalinterest
‘The announcement of caste census has come in the build-up to the Bihar elections. The census may conclude just ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections. The reason we call this move a bad idea is because nobody has figured out what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi’— Watch this week's #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta
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