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#cuttheclutter US President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs unleashed against trading partners barely a week ago, marking a sharp U-turn from his earlier hardline stance. In just 48 hours, the message has flipped from “no negotiations” to “everyone wants a deal”. From accusing both allies and foes of looting America to now calling global markets important, what prompted this sudden change of heart? In episode 1638 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recounts events from the last two days, tracks market reactions, and how rising bond yields and crashing stocks may have promoted this reversal. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read FT newsletter by Robert Armstrong: https://www.ft.com/content/c521be94-81b4-4807-94ba-9f0fa422eb6d --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read Washington Post piece 'MAGA Maoism is spreading through the populist right': https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/08/maga-maoism-tariffs-trump/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To read NYT article on 'From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’: Inside Trump’s Reversal on Tariffs': https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/us/politics/trump-tariff-pause-be-cool.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To visit ThePrint Store: https://store.theprint.in/

Ever since 2021, when India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire on the Line of Control, levels of violence in Kashmir have declined steadily. Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, though, has taken a hawkish line on Kashmir, infiltration has resumed The LoC recently saw the most serious fighting in years—a sign that the two countries could be headed into a period of crisis again.

Having exhausted all legal remedies available to him in the US, 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana is being extradited to India. His extradition is likely to rake up old wounds inflicted on India by non-state actors who enjoy patronage of the Pakistani establishment. In this edition of National Interest, originally published in text form on 3 April 2016, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about the 1,000-year war with India that Pakistan once famously promised to fight.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/sg-national-interest/pakistans-real-1000-year-war/544429/----more----Read Khaled Ahmed's obituary here: https://theprint.in/opinion/khaled-ahmed-was-the-only-pakistani-i-knew-who-didnt-say-but-what-about-kashmir/2364653/