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ThePrintPod: Pakistan NSA briefs US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after India carries out Operation Sindoor

Discussion focused on regional stability, according to reports. Rubio had also spoken to the Indian NSA following the calibrated attack on terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
 

ThePrintAM: Why did govt say that Baisaran opened without its knowledge?

CutTheClutter: When Lashkar, Jaish brought India and Pakistan to brink of war & how Pahalgam standoff is different

The ongoing standoff between India and Pakistan triggered by the Pahalgam terror attack is unlike any in the past. This time, ‘non-state actors’ like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are on the same page ideologically as Pakistan’s Islamist Army Chief Asim Munir. In Episode 1654 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at how both countries resolved past standoffs, why the 2001 Parliament attack marked a turning point, and what makes the post Pahalgam standoff more serious.

ThePrintPod: Asim Malik is a fitting NSA for Pakistan—neither army nor civilian govt will challenge him

Asim Malik belongs to a blue-blooded army family. His father was a three-star general whose generation saw both military action and career advancement under Zia-ul-Haq.
 

ThePrintPod: Naidu govt backs bigger families to maintain demographic dividend, lifts 2-child cap on maternity leave

Naidu has been vocal advocate for population growth. Last yr, his govt scrapped a 3-decade-old rule that barred individuals with over 2 children from contesting panchayat & municipal polls.
 

ThePrintAM: Why is India flushing the Baglihar and Salal reservoirs?

CutTheClutter: Why is India flushing the Baglihar and Salal reservoirs?

FirstPersonSecondDraft: Remembering Zail Singh: Indira loyalist who caused trouble for Rajiv, left behind chequered legacy

On the 107th birth anniversary of India's 10th President, the late Giani Zail Singh, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses his humour, bungling of issues & loyalty towards Indira Gandhi in contrast with his smart politics, troublesome equation with Rajiv Gandhi & tough decisions, in this edition of FirstPersonSecondDraft.

ThePrintPod: Pakistanis have forgotten Palestine, KFC McNuggets. Their target is Modi and WW3 now

A PPP senator suggested sending Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asim Munir to recite the first azaan at Babri Masjid. Of course, that’s a regular line in any army chief’s job description.
 

ThePrint POD: Cyber probe picks apart Pakistan military PR’s terror claims against India, says ‘evidence manufactured’

ThePrint POD: Cyber probe picks apart Pakistan military PR’s terror claims against India, says ‘evidence manufactured’

ThePrintAM: What is the ‘anti-communal force’ that Karnataka is planning to set up?