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ThePrintPod: Why affirmative action for Pasmanda Muslims shouldn’t be labelled 'Muslim reservation'

'Muslim' reservation isn't a religious issue. It must be rooted in measurable backwardness. If reservation is about correcting structural injustice, then it should be extended within Muslim and other religious communities on the basis of caste hierarchy and measurable backwardness—not religious identity as a whole. Religion, by itself, is not the marker of deprivation. Social location is. Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Amana Begam Ansari. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Column: https://theprint.in/opinion/why-affirmative-action-for-pasmanda-muslims-shouldnt-be-labelled-muslim-reservation/2858935/

ThePrintAM: What's behind the reshuffle in Bangladesh Army?

https://theprint.in/diplomacy/post-elections-bangladesh-army-shuffles-top-military-intel-posts-defence-adviser-in-india-recalled/2861547/

CutTheClutter: Data & 5 charts show how Kargil, Galwan, Op Sindoor shaped India's defence budget & actual spending

#cuttheclutter How have Kargil war with Pakistan, Galwan standoff with China & Op Sindoor shaped India's defence budget & expenditure? ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta traces India's defence capital budget since 1999, how much of it was actually spent and the three phases that define the real story. Consulting Editor (Economics) Bidisha Bhattacharya and Editor (Defence & Diplomacy) Snehesh Alex Philip join in. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/

ThePrintPod: ‘Multiple plots to overthrow me’: Bangladesh president says Yunus tried creating ‘constitutional vacuum’

In interview to Bangla paper, Shahabuddin slams previous Yunus administration, including student leaders who led July Uprising, alleges ‘conspiracies’ to remove him, thanks BNP & army.

DefenceScope: Beyond Rafale, why India is eyeing sixth generation fighter aircraft programme FCAS with France

In what could be a major collaboration in the aviation sector, India is exploring the possibility of teaming up with France for co-development and co-manufacture of a futuristic sixth-generation fighter under the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme. ThePrint’s Editor – Defence and Diplomacy Snehesh Alex Philip explains in #DefenceScope.

ThePrintPod: ABVP, Left groups trade charges after midnight scuffle at JNU. Campus tense, no complaint filed yet

Scuffle broke out amid protest called by JNUSU over V-C remarks in a podcast. Administration says action to be taken after protesters 'reportedly intimidated unwilling students to join protest'.

Opinion: Won’t be easy to return to ‘Good old days of bonhomie’ between New Delhi and Dhaka

Tarique Rahman's swearing-in as Bangladesh's Prime Minister, ending Sheikh Hasina's 17-year rule, marks a new chapter. India aims to reset bilateral ties. India and Bangladesh should remain alert and remember that Turkey’s increasing role in Dhaka’s defence capabilities goes against India’s security and strategic interests. Watch Seshadri Chari, former editor of ‘Organiser,’ explain.

NationalInterest: No country is ever fully sovereign, not even US or China. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset. Today we live in a globalised world of inter-dependencies and the idea of sovereignty needs greater flexibility. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

ThePrintAM: What's the controversy over Youth Congress' shirtless protest?

FirstPersonSecondDraft: Story behind Vajpayee's bus ride to Lahore & Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's interview to Shekhar Gupta