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Latest episodes
May 7, 2025 • 3min
ThePrintPod: Modi’s tri-nation visit to Croatia, Norway & Netherlands postponed after Operation Sindoor
PM was set to land in Croatia for a bilateral visit, while he was due to attend India-Nordic Summit in Oslo and then visit the Netherlands.
May 7, 2025 • 5min
ThePrintPod: Operation Sindoor strikes aren’t the ‘end’. It’s the first salvo of a long-drawn-out battle
As a nation, India needs to be prepared for a tit-for-tat response from Pakistan. Civil defence drills all across the country will sensitise the population to the possibility of danger.
May 7, 2025 • 4min
ThePrintPod: Pakistan military vows ‘full force retaliation’ against India’s ‘naked act of aggression’
Eight civilians were killed in the strikes that primarily hit civilian infrastructure, including mosques & residential quarters, according to ISPR Director General.
May 7, 2025 • 3min
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.
May 7, 2025 • 8min
ThePrintAM: Why did govt say that Baisaran opened without its knowledge?
May 6, 2025 • 22min
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.
May 6, 2025 • 9min
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.
May 6, 2025 • 6min
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.
May 6, 2025 • 4min
ThePrintAM: Why is India flushing the Baglihar and Salal reservoirs?
CutTheClutter: Why is India flushing the Baglihar and Salal reservoirs?
May 5, 2025 • 22min
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.
