'In her four-minute address, Meloni unleashed her charm offensive on Trump—delivering a mix of what he wanted to hear (anti-immigration remarks, promises of more Italian investments in the US) and what he didn’t (a call to make the West, not just America, great again—implying a revival of Transatlanticism). She also delivered remarkable clarity on the need to defend Ukraine for a just and lasting peace. Whatever followed in the Q&A was inconsequential. She had done her job well', says ThePrint Consulting Editor Swasti Rao in her latest column.

To read column: https://theprint.in/opinion/trump-tariff-pause-chaos/2596639/

Terrorists opened fire on civilians at a tourist spot in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on Tuesday afternoon, with at least 28 confirmed dead and several others injured. In Episode 1644 of #CutTheClutter Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Senior Associate Editor Ananya Bhardwaj and Consulting Editor Praveen Swami discuss the timing of the attack—which coincided with US Vice President JD Vance’s ongoing visit—and how India could respond.

From the Late Arun Jaitley’s ‘tyranny of the unelected’ jibe to Nishikant Dubey holding CJI Khanna responsible for ‘civil wars’- how and why the Supreme Court has been in the BJP’s crosshairs, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/nishikant-dubey-jp-nadda-attack-cji-sanjiv-khanna/2597624/

The chief adviser met China’s envoy to Bangladesh Saturday to review outcomes of the former’s visit to China last month. Ties between India & Bangladesh cratered sharply over last week.----more----https://theprint.in/diplomacy/yunus-initiates-mango-diplomacy-in-bid-to-strengthen-ties-with-china-50-yr-water-sharing-plan-soon/2596931/

How has the legal community reacted to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey’s remarks on SC & CJI? 

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https://theprint.in/judiciary/legal-community-says-nishikants-remarks-border-on-contempt-backs-scs-approach-to-waqf-law-matter/2596260/

Are freebies the way forward for the Opposition? Anything they promise, Modi will improve on the offer. And since he has the power of the incumbent, his promise will be taken more seriously.----more----

https://theprint.in/national-interest/abki-baar-75-paar-modi-isnt-going-anywhere-the-opposition-is-all-out-of-ideas/2594910/