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ThePrintPod: Emergency showed extent of executive power. 50 years on, it’s still embedded in Constitution

Indira Gandhi did not need to introduce new laws to give the Emergency teeth; such provisions already existed.
 

ThePrintPod: Lancet report highlights gaps in immunisation—no routine vaccine for 14.4 lakh Indian kids in 2023

India after Nigeria recorded highest number of zero-dose children in 2023. The lack of immunisation against deadly diseases puts children at risk of life-threatening diseases.
 

ThePrintAM: What's behind the growing dissent in Karnataka Congress?

CutTheClutter: Changing Middle East: Israel wipes out Iran proxies, Tehran’s missing air power & 'peacemaker' Trump

#cuttheclutter The 21 months between October 2023 Hamas attack and the Iran-Israel war today tell the story of changing Middle East, shift in US-Israel power dynamics and role of 'peacemaker' Trump. In episode 1687, Shekhar Gupta analyses the key takeaways from this period.
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To Watch Cut The Clutter episodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Mp9TWiIrTqQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nqmTrno_2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj6EfaK4mMw
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To listen Audio Recording in Washington Post : https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/listen/2025/06/23/a386a6da-1174-498f-ba09-bedc86d9f038_video.html
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To read The Wall Street Journal article: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-takes-control-of-irans-skiesa-feat-that-still-eludes-russia-in-ukraine-846ccb95
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Produced By: Mahira Khan

ThePrintPod: Iran is learning the hard way that being a nuclear threshold state isn’t safe anymore

Iran’s nuclear journey has been long and tortuous. It began under the Shah’s regime in the 1950s to become a symbol of scientific progress and a source of nationalist pride.
 

ThePrintPod: Why Ajit Pawar returned to cooperative politics, making a routine sugar mill poll a high-stakes battle

The poll this time was a high-decibel, high stakes quadrangular contest, between two panels backed by two Pawars, their traditional rival Taware and a panel of Independents.
 

ThePrintPod: What the US Constitution says about president’s powers over the military & declaration of war

US lawmakers across the spectrum have opposed Trump's move to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, with some calling the military action an 'impeachable offence'.
 

ThePrintAM: What is US embassy’s new advisory to student visa applicants?

CutTheClutter: Madman or sharp?Unpredictable Trump drags US to war after peace talk & how he deals with Iran,Russia

#cuttheclutter From 'I will stop all wars' to dragging US into the war with Iran, President Trump has gone through several flip-flops in first 5 months of his second term. In episode 1686 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains the Madman Theory and how Trump has used unpredictability in his foreign policy towards allies & adversaries alike.
 
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To read The Economist article: https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2025/06/23/hr-mcmaster-on-how-to-play-the-inconsistencies-in-trumps-worldview
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To check out article in The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/06/trump-interview-iran-israel/683192/
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To read article in Foreign Affairs: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/limits-madman-theory
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Produced By: Mahira Khan

ThePrintPod: India must be ‘circumspect’, rules-based order has collapsed—Manish Tewari on Iran conflict

Tewari, who is gen secy of Congress’s foreign affairs dept, says US violated Iranian sovereignty and there is no evidence to substantiate Tehran was close to acquiring nuclear bomb.