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ThePrintPod: ‘Fortress of the Indian rich is collapsing, money saves none’

For years, the country’s wealthy have convinced themselves that money can buy sanctuary from the dysfunction around them. They’ve spent decades building elaborate fortresses to keep the chaos out. This infrastructure is designed to create a parallel India where things actually work. In the midst of urban flooding, heatwaves, and garbage mounds, the dreamy world is collapsing.

ThePrintAM: Who is India’s next High Commissioner to Canada - Dinesh K. Patnaik?

CutTheClutter: Faith & nationalism, Muslims & what ‘Hindu’ means: Mohan Bhagwat presents RSS 2.0 at 100

At a 3-day lecture series marking 100 years of the RSS, its chief Mohan Bhagwat spoke on many different issues, outlining the organisation's outlook -- from minority outreach, saying Hinduism means inclusivity, to 75-yr age limit. Bhagwat also said RSS won’t get involved in Kashi & Mathura temple movements, but swayamsevaks are free to join. In ep. 1721, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Political Editor DK Singh unpack the RSS chief's speech. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Research by: Saksham Thakur ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

‘Indian govt shouldn’t get involved in the case of illegal immigrant Harjinder Singh.He’s no victim'

'We have the case of Harjinder Singh, a 28-year-old Indian who entered the US illegally, who drove a truck that killed three people and who, when arrested, failed tests for understanding English and understanding road signs.There are moves within the Indian origin community in North America to support Singh, using what may be described as the ‘bechaara ladka’ or ‘poor boy’ argument. These moves have found an echo in Punjab, where political leaders have asked the Indian government to intervene to help Singh. Once again, it’s the ‘bechaara ladka’ syndrome. We should let the US courts decide how to handle his case. It really has nothing to do with us.' says Author & ThePrint Columnist Vir Sanghvi. Watch this week's #SharpEdge:

ThePrintAM: What has RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on trade?

ThePrintAM: What has RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat said on trade?

ThePrintPod: CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.
 

WorldViewWithSwasti: Expansion of ‘Rafale Club’, Pakistan’s access to sensitive tech & India’s concerns

In this episode of WorldView with Swasti, Dr Swasti Rao, Consulting Editor and Foreign Policy Expert, speaks with Gregory Priolon, former Intelligence Analyst at the French Air Force and Expert at “Intelligence Online”. The discussion uncovers risks of military technology leakage as global air-to-air warfare evolves. From expansion of the “Rafale Club” to the role of Pakistani pilots accessing Rafale’s EW suite through countries like Qatar, the discussion highlights the dangers of cross-cutting defence value chains. This episode dives deep into the vulnerabilities surrounding the Rafale ecosystem and its electronic warfare suite, Spectra, through sales to countries that are detrimental to India’s interests. The conversation highlights why Rafale exports to certain countries like Qatar and potentially to Bangladesh should raise red flags for India, how Qatari training programmes could expose sensitive systems to Pakistani pilots and the growing challenge posed by Turkey’s expertise in reverse engineering. With Rafale central to both France’s nuclear doctrine and India’s frontline fleet, the episode closes by stressing why New Delhi must demand stronger guarantees in the next Rafale deal (MRFA) and build more sovereign countermeasures to safeguard its technological edge. #rafale #operationsindoor #pakistan #france #china #trump #defense

ThePrintPod: Playing parai, working charkha & learning Jiu-Jitsu. Congress has a new Rahul-inspired training module

Thirty-day programme run by Congress’s training dept, overseen by Rahul’s close aide Sachin Rao, will also include training on election management, including voter list verification.
 

ThePrintPod: ‘Shocking, deeply regrettable’—India condemns killing of journalists in Israel attack on Gaza hospital

The fresh deaths raise number of journalists killed in Gaza in 2 yrs of conflict to 192, says Committee to Protect Journalists. AP, Reuters demand official explanation from Israel.