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CutTheClutter: Trump-Saudi fight over forcing open Hormuz & how it’s redrawing Middle East strategic map

The US' 'handling' of war in Iran, and Trump's 'Project Freedom' has sparked a cold war between the allies, the US & Saudi Arabia. According to reports, in May, Saudi Arabia denied US, military access for Project Freedom, the operation to open Strait of Hormuz. However, Saudi Arabia, eventually backed down after US threatened to block delivery of interceptors. But the incident has led to a wider standoff between the two countries. #CutTheClutter Episode XXXX explains what triggered this rift between Trump & Saudi Crown Prince, why it is significant and what's next for US & Saudi Arabia ties. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also details how a new Middle East Security architecture is now taking shape. Read The New York Times report here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/us/politics/trump-saudi-crown-prince-iran.html Read the Wall Street Journal story here: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/saudi-arabia-us-relationship-iran-war-ca0f31a0

#DefenceScope: Gen Dhiraj Seth is the new Army chief: Here is what would be his challenges

#PoliticallyCorrect: PM Modi’s silences are growing louder- Here's why he needs to change in his 3rd term

CutTheClutter: 40 yrs of Mizo accord: How the tiny Northeast state ended insurgency & peacemaking lessons it offers

India’s most successful insurgency settlement- the Mizo peace accord was signed on this day, 40 years back- on 30 June 1986. Watch #CutTheClutter Episode 53 where ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why Mizoram matters, the lessons it holds in peacemaking and how the accord ended 2-decade long insurgency in the state. The episode was first published in December 2018.

Opinion Pod: 'Bangladesh should control the Ram idol row. Ties with India must not deteriorate further'

India-Bangladesh ties had soured under the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government after the fall of the Hasina regime. Both have been trying to normalise ties ever since. Watch more on this with Deep Halder, Author and Columnist at ThePrint:   

ThePrintAM: What's behind RSS Chief Bhagwat’s planned US visit later this year?

ThePrintAM: What's behind RSS Chief Bhagwat’s planned US visit later this year?

CutTheCLutter: How Ram Temple theft case unravelled: Charges, suspects, politics & the debate over temples' control

The Ram Mandir donation theft case has stirred UP politics, and left the VHP embarrassed, with General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Champat Rai, and trustee Anil Mishra, resigning last week. Both have been associated with the VHP for decades. There have been 8 arrests in the case so far, & SIT has submitted a preliminary report last week.

ThePrintAM: How bail plea in IDFC ‘fraud’ case has put Haryana IAS officer in the dock?

https://theprint.in/india/haryana-idfc-fraud-in-anticipatory-bail-plea-suspended-ias-officer-puts-ex-hspcb-chair-in-the-dock/2971880/

NationalInterest: Publisher ban on Sacco’s Muzaffarnagar riot comic a craven joke on India’s freedoms

Joe Sacco’s true focus is in showing how little local disputes led to riots in Muzaffarnagar, sort of leaderless and initially politics-free as the crowds took over. Politics and ideology wade into this opening. For all the global fame he has earned for his unique brand of ‘comics journalism’ Malta-born American Joe Sacco checked one more box on his overloaded CV when Penguin Random House India pulled his latest The Once and Future Riot. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

CutTheClutter: Trump leads US to global trust & confidence collapse. India & Pakistan on opposite ends

A new Pew Research survey covering 36 countries and two territories shows Donald Trump's global ratings have declined sharply, and how confidence in the United States as a reliable partner has also fallen. The survey finds widespread scepticism about Trump's handling of trade, Gaza, Iran and the Ukraine war, with many traditional American allies expressing declining trust in Washington. In #CutTheClutter episode 1855, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta breaks down what the latest Pew data reveals about Trump's standing across the world, America's changing global image, and how India & Pakistan are on opposite ends.