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

Minerals deal shows Trump is learning to cooperate with Ukraine

While Trump’s unpredictability has created widespread uncertainty, India still stands to gain from a renewed American engagement in Ukraine. A stronger US presence could open up opportunities for Indian businesses to participate in Ukraine’s reconstruction. This involvement would allow India to collaborate with European and American partners in rebuilding efforts, aligning economic interests with diplomatic gains—Consulting editor and foreign policy expert Swasti Rao's latest column.

OPINION: Goa didn’t choose to become a casino city—now it’s a state-sponsored moral gamble

What unfolds nightly in Goa’s capital is a microcosm of the state’s uneasy relationship with its casino industry. And the only people who feel unwelcome at this unwarranted party are the residents of this tiny city, trapped in a geography transformed against their will, victims of a state-sanctioned gamble. The latest flashpoint in this ongoing struggle is a public parking facility near the Ferry Wharf—built with Rs 20-22 crore of taxpayer funds—allegedly transferred to a casino operator without transparency or due process. Here's this week's column for ThePrint by Karanjeet Kaur, former editor of Arré.

NationalInterest: Caste Census is a bad idea & shows Rahul dragging Modi away from Nagpur, to Lohia. Worse lies ahead

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‘The announcement of caste census has come in the build-up to the Bihar elections. The census may conclude just ahead of the Uttar Pradesh elections. The reason we call this move a bad idea is because nobody has figured out what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi’— Watch this week's #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta
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Security Code: Kashmir’s Leepa Valley is on fire. Is a new war brewing on the Line of Control?

Almost as an afterthought, India grabbed several key peaks along the northern stretches of the Line of Control in 1971. Those stretches have long been used to launch punitive raids across the LoC, notably in 2016, and many Indian planners are wondering if seizing some heights would send a strong strategic message to Pakistan. 

ThePrintAM: WHAT IS THE NANGAL WATER SHARING DISPUTE BETWEEN PUNJAB & HARYANA?

CutTheClutter: Bilawal Bhutto’s interview signals Pakistan Army wants politicians to lead charge on Pahalgam

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Pakistan has put forward its political faces to present its case after India’s punitive measures in wake of Pahalgam attack. Defence Minister Khawaja Asif was the first, then came PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. In Episode 1653 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the reasons behind this approach and looks at the storied Bhutto-Zardari clan.
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ThePrintPod: Use PMLA judiciously, don’t lose leverage by making early arrests—ASG Raju advises ED officers

Speaking on the occasion of ED's foundation day, the additional solicitor general also said officers should should take their time, get the evidence, take the statement & then arrest.
 

ThePrintPod: The Centre must use the caste census wisely

The caste census will also reveal the status of disadvantaged groups within Muslims and Christians, sparking a new debate.
 

Writings on The Wall: Pakistan, a National Security State, that suspects all, most of all its own | Writings on the Wall

Pakistan, a National Security State, that suspects all, most of all its own | Writings on the Wall