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Eleven years have passed since Narendra Modi first took oath as Prime Minister. In episode 1669 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta analyses the 11 key takeaways from this period. He is joined by Political Editor D.K. Singh to gauge the impact of BJP’s reforms, hardening stance on terror, and outreach to minority communities.

Trump administration feels that, once put into motion, this plan could throw up a win-win scenario for both countries and bolster people-to-people ties at this critical juncture. ----more---- https://theprint.in/opinion/the-multibillion-dollar-question-what-does-president-trump-want-from-india/2636883/

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#NationalInterest There’s much frustration in India over the global ‘narrative’ on Pahalgam and Op Sindoor. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must drop all ego and bluster and engage with their media, think tanks, and civil society. Sending MPs on a globetrotting boondoggle won’t help. Watch this week's #NationalInterest with @ShekharGupta----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/theres-an-all-new-n-word-now-and-indias-soft-power-is-its-hard-reality/2635652/----more----Read The New York times article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/asia/india-antiwar-dissent-mahmudabad.html

CutTheClutter: Showdown buzz in Bangladesh as Army Chief rejects Rakhine corridor, presses Yunus for early polls

Shashi Tharoor’s equation with Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar is a strained one. He also isn’t known for hurling personal barbs at his opponents, which BJP expects out of turncoats.

In this edition of #FirstPersonSecondDraft (final in a 3-part series) ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta narrates a chapter from his reporting assignment to Sri Lanka during the summers of 1989 and 1999. He shares detailed accounts of his interactions with ministers, lawyers, activists, and ‘peacemakers’ who were at the heart of the violence that erupted in South Asia’s Lebanon.

Playing with Indians’ blood will cost Pakistan, sindoor boils in my veins—Modi’s 1st rally post Op Sindoor     https://theprint.in/politics/playing-with-indians-blood-will-cost-pakistan-sindoor-boils-in-my-veins-modis-1st-rally-post-op-sindoor/2633939/

#cuttheclutter Security forces Wednesday dealt a massive blow to Left Wing Extremism (LWE) by eliminating Basavaraju, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), in an operation in Chhattisgarh’s Abujhmad. In Episode 1667 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the roots of the Maoist movement, how it is structured, and efforts over the years to rid India’s central east region of Left Wing Extremism. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read reports by Ananya Bhardwaj & Mayank Kumar: https://theprint.in/india/basavaraju-tech-grad-to-maoist-commander-in-chief-who-scripted-deadliest-massacres-including-dantewada/2632948/ https://theprint.in/india/top-maoist-leader-basavraj-likely-among-27-killed-by-security-forces-in-chhattisgarhs-abujhmad/2632851/ https://theprint.in/india/over-200-maoists-eliminated-since-2021-on-path-to-naxal-free-india-top-commanders-prove-elusive/2410102/ https://theprint.in/india/forces-dealt-a-big-blow-to-maoist-top-rung-with-chalapathi-killing-but-many-big-guns-still-at-large/2460700/ https://theprint.in/politics/blowing-up-police-stations-to-murders-of-mlas-the-life-of-slain-maoist-commander-chalapathi/2455759/ https://theprint.in/india/wanted-in-37-cases-maoist-prayag-manjhi-killed-in-jharkhand-was-big-headache-for-security-forces/2597702/ https://theprint.in/india/bastar-armed-with-new-weapons-to-end-maoism-once-for-all-roads-ration-cards-crpf-gurukul/2488114/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Produced By: Mahira Khan