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ThePrintAM: Political film Adamya thralls Kolkata before West Bengal Assembly polls

The low-budget movie, Adamya (The Unbroken), captures the life of a young Communist who chooses the barrel of the gun over the ballot box. Released on 13 February in limited theatres, the movie, directed by Ranjan Ghosh and presented by veteran director Aparna Sen, has become a regular favourite for the audience. Reviewers have critically acclaimed the movie, and a raging debate has started in West Bengal. Watch Author & ThePrint Columnist Deep Halder explain:
 
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ThePrintAM: Why have Nara Lokesh’s dinner get-togethers with elected NDA leaders earned praise, but also unsettled allies?

SecurityCode: 'Nehru and Modi’s dilemmas are similar, secret documents on 1953 nuclear crisis show'

As critics accuse PM Modi of surrendering national sovereignty and India’s moral compass over Iran crisis, declassified documents show the dilemmas he faces are not new. Watch #ThePrintSecurityCode with Praveen Swami.

Opinion: Iran & Israel used to be allies, what went wrong?

Today’s tensions between Iran and Israel dominate global headlines—but this conflict was not always inevitable. Once strategic partners, the two nations collaborated on intelligence and defence. But revolutions, wars, and shifting alliances transformed cooperation into confrontation. This video explores the deeper geopolitical forces—oil, ideology, and the Palestinian issue—that shaped this rivalry.

NationalInterest: India’s ‘Vishwaguru’ delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

The Iran war is escalating and one side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong. Through its independent history, then (Congress era) and now (under Modi), India has punched according to its weight. It has, however, always had an exaggerated sense of its own power and authority—more moral, philosophical and ideological in the past; more strategic, economic and spiritual now. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta

CutTheClutter: Tiny Kharg island- Iran’s key oil hub at the centre of Gulf war with Trump mulling a takeover

Iran’s Kharg island is at the centre of Gulf war, with Trump reportedly mulling a takeover as tensions escalate. #CutTheClutter Episode 1814 looks at the strategic importance & geography of the tiny island, which is also Iran’s key oil hub. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why the island is crucial to Iran, and how it was at the centre of earlier Gulf war.

ThePrintAM: What has SC squashed the case against Elvish Yadav?

What has SC squashed the case against Elvish Yadav?

CutTheClutter: Iran strikes Gulf states after Israel's South Pars escalation: Why it's a turning point in Gulf war

Iran targeted energy infrastructure across Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia & UAE, after Israel struck South Pars- Iran's biggest natural gas complex. South Pars is part of the world's biggest oil field shared by Iran & Qatar. #CutTheClutter Ep 1813 explains the unique geography & significance of South Pars. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details how the Arab states have reacted, and why this may mark a new phase in the Gulf War.

ThePrintAM: Why did MP Pradyut Bordoloi quit Congress & join BJP ahead of Assam polls?

https://theprint.in/politics/was-insulted-had-difficulty-surviving-assam-mp-pradyut-bordoloi-joins-bjp-after-quitting-congress/2882369/

ThePrintPod: Mamata says ECI transferred officers by breaking convention. What former ECs say on the norm

Soon after announcing assembly poll schedule Sunday, Election Commission transferred 44 IAS, IPS, other civil servants in 4 states, including Bengal, ‘without consulting state govt’.
 
https://theprint.in/india/mamata-says-eci-transferred-officers-by-breaking-convention-what-former-ecs-say-on-the-norm/2882134/