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ThePrintPod: India should do more than just watch US-China chip war. It’s a strategic opening

The outgoing Joe Biden administration has been unusually active in recent weeks, making significant decisions with long-term implications. These include lifting certain restrictions on Ukraine and imposing stricter trade measures on China. The structural effects of these moves will become evident in 2025 and beyond. Watch foreign policy expert Swasti Rao explain.

NationalInterest: Manmohan Singh has a legacy beyond 1991. Nuclear deal was more audacious as it risked his govt

That India had to warm up to the West is an idea that had been brewing since Indira Gandhi’s return in 1980. Singh’s success lay in making the same shift much more decisively at the head of a Congress government. It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support this had within his party and among the UPA partners. Watch this week's National Interest with ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta.

ThePrintAM: Why has Chennai University sexual assault case sparked a political slugfest?

Anna University sexual assault sparks political slugfest. BJP's Annamalai whips himself in protest

CutTheClutter: Conversations with Dr Manmohan Singh: lessons in reform, geopolitics & an admonition over lunch

Manmohan Singh was an appointed Prime Minister, not an elected one. A wise economist, he was aware of his limitations. Notwithstanding, his tenure in public office was eventful: liberalisation of the Indian economy, Indo-US nuclear deal, devaluation of Indian rupee, and conversations with Pakistan’s Musharraf. In Episode 1581 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recalls his interactions with Dr Singh—filled with candor, intellect, and wisdom.

ThePrintAM: Why is AAP targeting the Congress ahead of Delhi polls?

 Why is AAP targeting the Congress ahead of Delhi polls?

CutTheClutter: BJP’s 4-pronged attack on Brand Kejriwal, AAP-Congress tussle in Delhi & implications for INDIA bloc

Delhi’s political landscape is heating up ahead of the assembly elections, with the BJP launching a full-fledged campaign to challenge the AAP. The AAP-BJP contest is intertwined with the broader dynamics of national politics, particularly the INDIA bloc. The Congress party and AAP have a fraught relationship, with Congress accusing AAP of eroding its base in Delhi, Punjab, and other states. Watch Episode 1580 of #CutTheClutter, where ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about BJP’s anti-incumbency strategy, attack on Brand Kejriwal and implications of fraught AAP-Congress relations for the INDIA bloc.

ThePrintPod: General’s letter on women officers was flawed, not ‘patriarchal’. There was truth to it

Current problems stem from a hastily executed policy and the inadequate grooming of women officers for higher ranks. They will, in future, be groomed and trained at par with male counterparts.
 

ThePrintPod: How Seeman’s ‘autocratic’ rule has fuelled NTK exodus, and why he’s unfazed by mass resignations

Over the past month, NTK has seen at least 100 members from various district units stepping down each week. Seeman, however, calls those who left 'weeds hindering the party's growth'.
 

SharpEdge: Modi brighter than his supporters. His Muslim outreach is calculated, Hindu oppression is rhetoric

PM Narendra Modi's Kuwait and UAE visit highlight how his outreach to the Muslim countries are of geopolitical strategic importance. Modi is often viewed as a Hindu nationalist, with his supporters espousing extremist views against Muslims, particularly in India. However, when Modi engages with Muslim leaders in the Middle East, his supporters praise the warmth and friendship, showing a stark contrast between their rhetoric and actions. This suggests a strategic political approach, where Modi's image is not as negatively impacted by his outreach to Muslim-majority countries as one might expect. Watch author & columnist Vir Sanghvi, explain in this edition of ThePrint SharpEdge, the reasons behind this.

ThePrintAM: What could be behind Centre's choice of Ajay Bhalla as Manipur governor?