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Megalithic structures in India are often overlooked. There is so much waiting to be explored between these stones and their shadows. Over 3,000 megalithic sites have been documented across the Indian subcontinent—from Jammu and Kashmir to Kerala and from Nagaland to Tamil Nadu—with a heavy concentration in Central and Peninsular India.

The INDIA bloc’s unity is not based on a common ideology but the shared goal of opposing the BJP. This has historically been the formula for alliances, with temporary unity emerging to counter dominant parties, but these coalitions have often been short-lived. As Congress seeks to assert itself in this context, the bloc’s survival depends on whether it can remain cohesive through 2029. In Episode 1605 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Political Editor DK Singh discuss the future of a fraught INDIA bloc in the aftermath of the Delhi elections. Read 3 blunders by Indira, Rajiv, Vajpayee, Advani that changed Indian politics & here’s the worst here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/3-blunders-by-indira-rajiv-vajpayee-advani-that-changed-indian-politics-heres-the-worst/1961181/

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Two years after ethnic clashes first broke out between Kukis and Meiteis, N. Biren Singh has stepped down as chief minister of Manipur—a move long contemplated. With ruling BJP unable to find a solution to the violence, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Moushumi Das Gupta discuss what led to Singh’s fall, BJP’s future in the state, and the threats Manipur still faces from within and neighbouring Myanmar. Watch Episode 1604 of #cuttheclutter Read 'How threat of revolt from own MLAs & his precarious position led BJP to drop Biren Singh as Manipur CM:' https://theprint.in/politics/how-threat-of-revolt-from-own-mlas-his-precarious-position-led-bjp-to-drop-biren-singh-as-manipur-cm/2486837/ Read our coverage of Manipur here: https://theprint.in/tag/manipur/

'Vulnerability of critical infrastructure, China’s destabilising activities, and unregulated AI use make it clear that waiting for a full-fledged conflict to address security concerns is not an option,' says Swasti Rao, ThePrint Consulting Editor & Foreign Policy Expert Swasti Rao explains

Arvind Kejriwal put together his ‘revolutionary’ thoughts on what is wrong with India and how to fix it, in a tiny book of no more than 35,000 words or so, called Swaraj, published by HarperCollins in 2012. The impressive thing is how brilliantly he diagnosed India’s problems. Then you come to his solutions. And the problems begin. Watch this #NationalInterest by @ShekharGupta from February 2014.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/arvind-chitra-katha/42584/

The most important outcome of the Delhi Assembly elections is that the era of ideology-free politics is now over. For almost 15 years, Arvind Kejriwal built a politics without any ideological pillar or foundation. And it was deliberate. His was an insurgent party that grew from street protests and urban middle-class anger. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with @ShekharGupta----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/era-of-kejriwals-no-ideology-politics-is-over-his-image-of-unfocused-cynical-politician-cost-him-delhi/2485885/----more----Read Writings on the wall article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/writings-on-the-wall/varanasi-2014-why-id-said-the-secular-dip-hold-your-nose/228551/----more----Read Sourav Roy Barman's article here: https://theprint.in/politics/with-congress-behind-aap-losses-in-13-delhi-seats-allies-question-future-of-india-bloc/2485774/

Delhi poll outcome is a reminder to the Opposition that waiting out for PM Modi to hang up his boots is a self-defeating strategy, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of #PoliticallyCorrect