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SecurityCode: Govt resumption of bus services across ethnic boundaries in Manipur is play-acting at peacemaking

20 years ago, ethnic chauvinists burned down a library in Imphal, in an effort to erase the state’s centuries-old multicultural heritage. The government has encouraged toxic identity politics to harden in the years since. Today, it is still failing to encourage genuine engagement between Manipur’s ethnic communities

NationalInterest: Thank you Trump for putting tariff gun to India’s head. That’s the only way we’d be forced to reform

Trump threatening to pull the trigger might be just what is needed to wake up India’s self-congratulatory establishment from its headline-managing fantasies. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with @ShekharGupta

ThePrintAM: WHAT WAS DISCUSSED IN YUNUS-XI MEET IN CHINA?

CutTheClutter: 'Trump Effect’ is working against the Right. How it’s helping Liberals make a comeback

CutTheClutter: 'Trump Effect’ is working against the Right. How it’s helping Liberals make a comeback

Centre might need to do business with J&K’s mainstream parties. Even if it’s painful for Modi

Centre might need to do business with J&K’s mainstream parties. Even if it’s painful for Modi

ThePrintAM: What's behind Stalin-Yogi war of words?

ThePrintAM: What's behind Stalin-Yogi war of words? 

CutTheClutter: Haryana to take over Dhirendra Brahmachari ashram, a look at the ‘Indira-era Rasputin’ & his clout

'Official Yogi of India' in the Indira-Sanjay Gandhi era, Dhirendra Brahmachari built sprawling ashrams from Delhi to Mantalai, and the Haryana govt has passed a Bill to take over his Aparna Ashram in Gurgaon. In Episode 1630 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses Dhirendra among India's other influential gurus, their extra-constitutional powers in the backdrop of the nexus between political & spiritual leaders, and the 'divine fate' of these 'holy men'.

ThePrintAM: What's behind talks of a possible BJP-AIADMK tie-up for 2026 TN polls?

CutTheClutter: Leak of US strikes on Houthis as a ‘screw-up’ signals Trump Admin juvenility & loathing of Europe

White House is in damage control mode after top US security officials inadvertently added The Atlantic Editor-in-Chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat where they discussed upcoming military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. In Episode 1629 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta gives a blow-by-blow account of what Trump has labelled the “only glitch” in the two months of his presidency.

ThePrintPod: South India is the missing link to our Megalithic past. And it shows history isn’t linear

Earlier this month, at the third History Literature Festival held at Christ University, a session titled ‘Stones and Shadows’ traced South India’s journey from prehistoric settlements to Megalithic traditions. The discussion examined the indigenous evolution of cultures in peninsular India, challenging the ‘north-centric gaze’ on its history. While Megaliths – large stones used to construct a structure or monument – are generally associated with the Iron Age, the exact origins of the Megalithic tradition are shrouded in mystery. Senior archaeologist Ravi Korisettar – honorary director at the Robert Bruce Foote Sangankallu Archaeological Museum – hinted during the event that its antecedents could be found in the ‘Southern Neolithic’ period; an era characterised by ash-mounds, grinding and polished tools, and Black and Red Ware pottery.