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Episodes
Episodes
Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
28 min
CutTheClutter: Surprising findings of reality check on India’s defence budget under Modi & UPA,& Naravane book row
Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
6 min
Sitharaman in the 2026-27 Budget has shifted focus away from Amaravati and Polavaram. But TDP is confident about leveraging allocations to accelerate Andhra’s 'next phase of growth'.
Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
6 min
https://theprint.in/politics/high-speed-rail-coconut-push-a-kanjeevaram-nod-nirmalas-budget-pot-for-poll-bound-states/2842522/
Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
3 min
MEA spokesperson says Islamabad should address domestic grievances, instead of blaming New Delhi.
Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
25 min
यूनियन बजट 2026-27 की हाइलाइट्स से लेकर रक्षा बजट और राज्यों के लिए नियुक्ति तक -- दिप्रिंट के शो #ShekharSeSawaal में दिप्रिंट के एडिटर-इन-चीफ शेखर गुप्ता दे रहे हैं आपके सवालों का जवाब अपूर्वा मंधानी के साथ.
3:44 - क्या आपको लगता है कि सरकार अब अपने चुनावी समर्थन को लेकर पूरी तरह कॉन्फिडेंट है? क्या आप इस बजट की कुछ कमियों के बारे में भी बता सकते हैं?
5:48 - शेखर जी कहते रहे हैं कि भारत को अपने डिफेंस बजट खर्च का बढ़ाना चाहिए. इस बजट वृद्धि से कितना फायदा होगा?
12:18 - क्या पुरानी पेंशन स्कीम के दोबारा शुरू होने की कोई संभावना है?
14:00 - फिस्कल डेफिसिट टारगेट के अलावा, क्या आपको लेटेस्ट नेशनल बजट में फिस्कल समझदारी के लिए कोई भरोसेमंद रोडमैप दिखता है?
17:24 - क्या इस बजट से देश पर मौजूद कर्ज बढ़ेगा या घटेगा? क्या हमें अपने मौजूदा कर्ज को लेकर चिंतित होना चाहिए?
18:55 - सरकार FII की परेशानी कम करने के लिए कुछ सक्रिय कदम क्यों नहीं उठा सकती?
21:05 - भारत में R&D पर खर्च इतना कम क्यों है?
22:47 - क्या आपको लगता है कि सरकार को हर साल बजट भाषण के इस एनुअल फैन्फेयर को बंद कर देना चाहिए?
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Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
8 min
The Finance Minister presented the Union Budget 2026-27 today. In #CutTheClutter Ep 1789, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how, of Nirmala Sitharaman’s 9 budgets so far, this shows the least political anxiety and yet, it is a budget designed for geopolitically anxious times.
Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
9 min
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveils her budget, ThePrint's Editor - Defence and Diplomacy Snehesh Alex Philip takes a granular look at the numbers in the #DefenceScope.
Feb 1, 2026
Feb 1, 2026
10 min
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget in the Parliament. Bidisha Bhattacharya, Associate Fellow, Chintan Research Foundation, explains what the Budget really says about India's economy with 12 big takeaways.
Jan 31, 2026
Jan 31, 2026
6 min
This week, President Trump warned Iran that US warships were inching closer to the country and military action was on the table if Tehran didn’t stop its nuclear programme and the crackdown on protesters. In Asia, China executed 11 people allegedly linked to scam and criminal networks in Myanmar. And Beijing hosted UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer as geopolitical lines redraw to account for Trump’s turbulence. Catch this week’s World 360 with Varnika Dhawan.
Jan 31, 2026
Jan 31, 2026
38 min
ThePrintPOD: India-EU FTA & Turkey, Jamaat's rise in Bangladesh & why Iranian regime has run its course| Ep39