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How IAF, Army are moving towards jointness with integration of air defence systems

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Pannun assassination 'plot': What action has Indian panel recommended in its report?

CutTheClutter: Indian panel recommends action against R&AW official: Abridged Ep explaining US indictment in Pannun 'plot'

#cuttheclutter An enquiry panel set up by Indian govt submitted its report Wednesday, recommending legal action against former R&AW official indicted in the US in the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Watch Episode 1358 of Cut The Clutter, where ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looked at claims made & evidence presented by US intelligence agencies probing Pannun ‘assassination plot’. Originally published on 30 November, 2023. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:25 - Trudeau's allegations spurred diplomatic row between India & Canada 6:45 - PM Modi addressed joint session of US Congress during state visit in June 10:35 - Defence is yet to present its case before court in New York 13:47 - Nikhil Gupta is only accused identified by name in indictment 16:40 - Indictment cites conversion from 'encrypted messaging application' 20:30 - As per indictment, 'CC-1 assured Gupta his Gujarat [case] was all clear' 24:45 - Indictment cites message by Gupta saying there will be 'more jobs' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/...

ThePrintPod: Homo sapiens and Neanderthals didn’t just share space and time. They interbred, exchanged ideas

Homo erectus, not content with being confined to their African homeland, ventured into the vast landscapes of Europe and Asia. They were the first hominid species to leave Africa, setting the stage for a transformative chapter in evolutionary history. But the story takes an intriguing turn: the branch of Homo erectus that remained in Africa eventually gave rise to Homo sapiens—our own species.

What is jailed MP Amritpal Singh's new party?

ThePrintAM: What is jailed MP Amritpal Singh's new party?

CutTheClutter: China’s $1 trillion surplus—weaponisation of trade & threat for India, US & the world

#cuttheclutter China’s exports to the world have increased significantly in the last 30 years, with Beijing’s surplus now crossing the $ 1 trillion-mark. In Episode 1588 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how China weaponised trade to use it as an agent of growth, what it means for the world, particularly India and the US ahead of Trump inauguration. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Keith Bradsher's report in the New York Times 'China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion': https://nytimes.com/2025/01/12/business/china-trade-surplus.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'China’s trade surplus hits annual record of almost $1tn' by Joe Leahy and Arjun Neil Alim in Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/f71a3570-020f-4c43-a0ab-7143f5f9fd98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Robert D. Atkinson's opinion 'We Are in an Industrial War. China Is Starting to Win': https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/opinion/china-industrial-war-power-trader.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read FT's 'Will China’s manufacturing juggernaut run out of road?' by Joe Leahy, Tina Hu, and Chan Ho-him: https://www.ft.com/content/9aca35b4-b698-41ed-857d-ccb327abce94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'The looming trade tensions over China’s subsidies' by FT's Joe Leahy, James Kynge, and Sun Yu: https://www.ft.com/content/a5101a0d-a1bf-4591-82f1-4fd9a5fadbec --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'China's Flood of Cheap Goods Is Angering Its Allies, Too' by Jason Douglas, Jon Emont and Samantha Pearson in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-flood-of-cheap-goods-is-angering-its-allies-too-51284954 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'Made in China 2025' thrives with subsidies for tech, EV makers' by Kenji Kawase: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/Made-in-China-2025-thrives-with-subsidies-for-tech-EV-makers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to EU's data on trade with China: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/SEPDF/cache/55157.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Rush Doshi's book 'The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order': https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52617647-the-long-game --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Brad Setser's X account: https://twitter.com/Brad_Setser?t=BdRRVS-785oSJeeqs487Mw&s=09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Trinomics' X handle: https://x.com/Trinhnomics?t=3vNueYPIcSdMqOQTMlBCyg&s=09 (edited)

ThePrintPod: Politics doesn’t put off young Indians. They are driving Viksit Bharat 2047

The Indian economy, once reliant on a few conglomerates and the public sector, is now being transformed by the energy and innovation of young Indians.
 

ThePrintPod: How UGC’s new rating system for higher institutions sets stage for flashpoint with non-NDA states

If implemented, institutions’ commitment to NEP will become main factor in securing benefits along with NAAC accreditation. In the past, states like Tamil Nadu have opposed NEP.
 

PoliticallyCorrect: 4 revenue secretaries in 4 weeks-- how FM Sitharaman has caused a mini storm in IAS circles

Who is PM Modi—the one using bureaucrats to fulfil his political and governance agenda or the one cutting at the very roots of the IAS’ powers? ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh addresses the question in this episode of Politically Correct.

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