Russian Embassy in Pakistan posts article by retd Russian ambassador extraordinary calling Islamabad an 'effective player in resolving external problems not directly related to its interests'.----more----https://theprint.in/world/after-us-china-russia-praises-pakistans-effective-role-as-peace-broker-in-west-asia-war/2906138/

Concerns around law and order or anxieties over religious conversion must be weighed against the developmental reality that the State cannot, on its own, meet the scale of India’s needs - Explains Bhargavi Zaveri-Shah in this week's column for #ThePrint----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/indias-non-profits-are-in-a-regulatory-hell-state-surveillance-to-confiscation-of-assets/2903159/

Recent evidence from Mohenjo Daro does not suggest that urbanisation at the site is dated to 3300 BCE. Rather, it indicates that the site is rooted in a much earlier, pre-urban phase. Some media outlets also claimed that the city of Mohenjo-daro is the earliest in the world—older than the Egyptian cities—which is a misleading, wrong claim. Watch this week's column for ThePrint by Archaeologist Disha Ahluwalia:----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/mohenjo-daro-city-antiquity-pakistan-excavation/2903195/

This special edition of #CutTheClutter from Siliguri corridor details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to rest of India. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why Siliguri Corridor has dominated West Bengal election campaign, & what India is doing to secure it.