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There are 3 perfectly timed triggers for this week's column: old, povertarian instincts are back; steel industry lobbying for more import duties; absence of reformers like AD Shroff. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Surjit S Bhalla and Karan Bhasin Article: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/when-dreams-of-viksit-bharat-stumble-over-nehruvian-impulses-9709073/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read this week's National Interest Article: https://theprint.in/national-interest/indias-backsliding-on-hard-won-economic-freedoms-of-1991-with-no-reformers-to-protect-them-today/2392015/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  @arvindmenswear66  This Season, Embrace Royalty & Legacy with our New Season Launch of Luxury Primante Collection Fabrics. Discover our latest showcase featuring the esteemed People's Prince, Dr. Lakshyaraj Singh Mewar. Own your day, visit your nearest Arvind Store and craft your perfect look. #TheArvindStore #OwnYourLegacy #OwnTheMoment https://tinyurl.com/3wa2zatn

More than 30 years ago, killer whales were spotted wearing a single dead salmon as a hat. Now, one was spotted doing the same thing in the same place again. Is the trend back? In ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains. Sources and further reading: - The Law of the Tongue: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/08/12/old-tom-the-killer-whale/ Subscribe to the Pure Science Telegram Channel https://t.me/PureScienceWithSandhyaRamesh

WHAT'S THE CONTROVERSY OVER CASH IN PARLIAMENT?

#CutTheClutter With Delhi Assembly elections likely to be held early next year, in Episode 1568 of CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta dissects parliamentary and assembly voting patterns and looks at rise and fall of political parties in the city-state, while also reading straws in the wind to predict what the future holds. The polls are also expected to play out as a test of the popularity of two mass leaders: PM Narendra Modi and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

'Were Indian Muslims right to reject Babri compromise? Sambhal, Ajmer is what they said would happen. As we all know, even though some Muslims I knew believed that a compromise was worth the effort, the Babri Masjid Action Committee, which claimed to speak for India’s Muslims, refused to consider any compromise. It was a game of dominoes, they said. Advani would accept this compromise, make them shift the mosque, and then, two years later, he would lay claim to Kashi and Mathura, and it would all start over again', says Author & Columnist Vir Sanghvi. To read this week's column: https://theprint.in/opinion/sharp-edge/its-too-much-to-hope-for-bjp-to-give-up-mandir-masjid-or-for-indians-to-say-enough-is-enough/2387823/

Media animosity is impacting ordinary folk. The hostility is prompting hotel owners, hospitals and other service providers in border towns to shut their doors on visitors from Bangladesh.
 

Bhutanese king’s 2-day India trip comes as Thimphu & New Delhi look to boost their energy partnership. India had announced it would double its financial support to Bhutan over the next 5 yrs.
 

Samajwadi Party leaders have decided not to speak against Congress but to distance themselves from it. SP leaders are also annoyed with the continued protest on only the Adani issue.
 

China has initiated a 'zero tolerance' crackdown on corruption since 2012. To date, 14 generals, 22 lieutenant generals, and 85 major generals have been investigated and penalised.The ongoing purges are unlikely to profoundly influence China’s foreign or military policies, as decisions are made by Xi, and the country operates under a top-down approach. While Xi’s anti-corruption campaign continues to target the military, discussions circulating on Chinese internet platforms suggest that its implications may extend far beyond the armed forces and are primarily focused on eradicating corruption.The critical question remains: how long can Xi maintain centralised control without provoking growing instability within the ranks of the CCP? Sana Hashmi explains, in #ThePrint #EyeOnChina:

'Instead of harping on the stale narrative of EVM tampering, the Congress should concentrate on finding a way to hack into the minds of the people—which the BJP has done'-- Watch BJP leader & lawyer Meenakashi Lekhi explaines how the BJP seems to have perfected the art of hacking the hearts and minds of the Indian people.