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Latest episodes
May 29, 2025 • 22min
CutTheClutter: IAF’s chief’s plain-speak on Op Sindoor lessons, delays in defence projects & pvt player entry
The discussion delves into the ongoing Operation Sindhu and its political implications, emphasizing India’s firm stance against terrorism. Insights are shared on the government's push for private sector involvement in defense manufacturing. A call for reclaiming Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is made, reflecting historical ties. Perspectives on improving India-Pakistan relations highlight the potential benefits of India's growth. The importance of indigenous weapon systems and collaboration between the armed forces and private sector for a stronger defense future is underscored.
May 29, 2025 • 9min
ThePrintPod: India isn’t using Indus water—it can solve irrigation problems, generate hydropower
India isn’t using all the water it is entitled to under IWT. Every year, Pakistan gets about 3.3 billion cubic metres of water from eastern rivers—those allocated to India.
May 29, 2025 • 6min
ThePrintPod: Launched by Khattar, how Haryana’s Rs 700-cr tablet scheme for govt school students has fallen apart
Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.
May 29, 2025 • 5min
ThePrintPod: ‘Everything at stake’ for Indian students as US pauses visa interviews amid social media vetting plan
After a judge blocked Trump's move to ban foreign students at Harvard, Marco Rubio's diplomatic cable to embassies comes as the latest shocker for Indians set for studies in the US.
May 29, 2025 • 12min
'India needs to focus on winning in Kashmir, not fighting Pakistan'
This month’s precision strikes in Pakistan have shown India has the will, and resources, to punish Pakistan for backing terrorist groups. Experience shows, though, India’s past punitive operations have brought it only short-lived tactical pauses in Kashmir. The real challenge is to build a durable political order in Kashmir, that can secure the polity from jihadist ideology and terrorism.
May 29, 2025 • 4min
ThePrintAM: WHY HAS THAROOR'S PRAISE FOR OP SINDOOR DRAWN CRITICISM FROM CONGRESS?
Tharoor faces Congress leadership’s ire for breaking from party line on Op Sindoor, Trump’s claims
https://theprint.in/politics/tharoor-faces-congress-leaderships-ire-for-breaking-from-party-line-on-op-sindoor-trumps-claims/2626080/
May 28, 2025 • 19min
CutTheClutter: 30 yrs since Vajpayee 1.0: His Raj Dharma legacy, formidable as Nehru’s liberalism, Rao’s pragmatism
CutTheClutter: 30 yrs since Vajpayee 1.0: His Raj Dharma legacy, formidable as Nehru’s liberalism, Rao’s pragmatism
May 28, 2025 • 6min
ThePrintPod: To use or not, is no longer the question. From IITs to DU, universities are fighting unethical AI use
IIT-Delhi panel has recommended AI-assisted content be clearly cited in captions, footnotes, or main text. Director says these were just ‘first tranche’ of recommendations.
May 28, 2025 • 5min
ThePrintAM: Does India need booster shots as COVID-19 cases rise?
May 27, 2025 • 20min
CutTheClutter: Modi govt push for Made-in-India 5th gen fighter after Pakistan conflict puts air dominance in focus
Defence ministry’s approval for Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) execution model comes close on the heels of the India-Pakistan flare-up which reinforced centrality of air superiority in conflicts. In Episode 1670 of #CutTheClutter ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains what’s new in the push for an indigenous 5th-generation stealth fighter, why it’s important & what it means for the future of India’s airpower.----more----Watch CutTheClutter with Snehesh Alex Philip 'CCS Approves 5th gen AMCA for IAF' here : https://youtu.be/Nm0N52D7M54
