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SecurityCode: 'India-US relationship has survived darker times. Intelligence ties bind us together'

Less than two years after independence, India found itself battered by Maoist insurgents in Telegana and growing chaos along its borders with Tibet. Even as Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru publicly advocated for staying out of Cold War politics, India’s first intelligence chief, TG Sanjeevi Pillai, was quietly despatched to Washington to expand intelligence cooperation. The pillars built in that time have helped hold up the US-India relationship, and could prove critical again.

CutTheClutter: Nepal PM out, Army in:Lifting layers of Gen Z anger triggered by social media ban & complex politics

CutTheClutter: Nepal PM out, Army in:Lifting layers of Gen Z anger triggered by social media ban & complex politics

Politically Correct: Stalemate over the next BJP president: What makes Nadda’s successor so crucial to RSS and Modi-Shah

What may be upsetting for BJP leaders and the rank and file is how the high command does not seem to consider them stakeholders in the presidential election, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh elaborates in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect

ThePrintAM: What's behind protests & clashes in Nepal?

https://theprint.in/world/at-least-14-killed-in-police-firing-why-youth-of-nepal-are-on-warpath-with-oli-govt/2738607/

ThePrintAM: What is a 'Blood Moon' eclipse & how rare is it?

https://theprint.in/science/blood-moon-sunday-total-lunar-eclipse-set-to-paint-the-moon-red-how-rare-is-the-phenomenon/2737778/#:~:text=When%20the%20moon%20comes%20fully,a%20minimum%20of%20four%20times.

NationalInterest: Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab? The state is fast becoming the new Northeast, with its alienation & rise of radicalism. India can’t afford to repeat the mistake it made in Northeast— Watch this week’s National Interest with ThePrint Editor & Founder Shekhar Gupta.

ThePrintAM: What’s the controversy over Ajit Pawar ‘reprimanding’ an IPS officer?

ThePrintAM: What’s the controversy over Ajit Pawar ‘reprimanding’ an IPS officer? 

CutTheClutter: Weakened Dollar, Trump factor & geopolitics: Why countries are stocking gold, dumping US treasuries

Central banks hold more gold than US treasuries now. Behind the recent increase in gold's purchase by countries' central banks are three factors- a weakened dollar, uncertainty post Trump assumed office & geopolitics. Central banks' purchase of gold is also driving up its price which has increased by 35% this year. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why countries are stocking gold & dumping US treasury bonds, and how geopolitics is driving this.

CutTheClutter: What’s behind extension of SoO pact ahead of PM Modi’s likely Manipur visit

https://theprint.in/india/governance/breakthrough-before-pms-likely-manipur-visit-mha-kuki-zo-groups-renew-arms-down-pact-nh-2-to-reopen/2736065/

ThePrintPod: As Yogi govt blinks amid pressure from Mayawati & Azad, a look at the Shivalaya Park controversy

Kanpur mayor Pramila Pandey cancels initial proposal for ‘Shivalaya Park’ as protests escalate from city to across state. Alternative site to be identified, she says.