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Exploring the background of fraud, manipulated data and reactions that led to vaccine skepticism and its mainstreaming, in ThePrint #̦PureScience. Sandhya Ramesh explains.

The outgoing Joe Biden administration has been unusually active in recent weeks, making significant decisions with long-term implications. These include lifting certain restrictions on Ukraine and imposing stricter trade measures on China. The structural effects of these moves will become evident in 2025 and beyond. Watch foreign policy expert Swasti Rao explain.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/india-should-do-more-than-just-watch-us-china-chip-war-its-a-strategic-opening/2421181/

That India had to warm up to the West is an idea that had been brewing since Indira Gandhi’s return in 1980. Singh’s success lay in making the same shift much more decisively at the head of a Congress government. It was also audacious, in my book even more so than the 1991 reform, given how little support this had within his party and among the UPA partners. Watch this week's National Interest with ThePrint Editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta.----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/manmohan-singh-has-a-legacy-beyond-1991-nuclear-deal-with-us-shows-his-strategic-vision/2422496/

Anna University sexual assault sparks political slugfest. BJP's Annamalai whips himself in protest

Manmohan Singh was an appointed Prime Minister, not an elected one. A wise economist, he was aware of his limitations. Notwithstanding, his tenure in public office was eventful: liberalisation of the Indian economy, Indo-US nuclear deal, devaluation of Indian rupee, and conversations with Pakistan’s Musharraf. In Episode 1581 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recalls his interactions with Dr Singh—filled with candor, intellect, and wisdom.----more----Watch Walk the Talk with Dr Manmohan Singh's here: https://www.ndtv.com/video/walk-the-talk-with-dr-manmohan-singh-aired-february-2004-360298----more----Read Walk the Talk with Dr Manmohan Singh's transcript here: https://theprint.in/walk-the-talk/bjp-never-believed-in-reform-what-ex-pm-manmohan-singh-said-in-2004/2285419/----more----Watch Walk the Talk with PV Narsimha Rao's here: https://www.ndtv.com/video/walk-the-talk-p-v-narasimha-rao-296375----more----Read Walk the Talk with PV Narsimha Rao's transcript here: https://theprint.in/walk-the-talk/this-secret-will-perish-with-me-when-narasimha-rao-was-asked-if-india-delayed-nuclear-test/1961746/

 Why is AAP targeting the Congress ahead of Delhi polls?

Delhi’s political landscape is heating up ahead of the assembly elections, with the BJP launching a full-fledged campaign to challenge the AAP. The AAP-BJP contest is intertwined with the broader dynamics of national politics, particularly the INDIA bloc. The Congress party and AAP have a fraught relationship, with Congress accusing AAP of eroding its base in Delhi, Punjab, and other states. Watch Episode 1580 of #CutTheClutter, where ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about BJP’s anti-incumbency strategy, attack on Brand Kejriwal and implications of fraught AAP-Congress relations for the INDIA bloc.----more----Watch 'Congress-AAP challenge to BJP CutTheClutter' here: https://youtu.be/DnA3oHdzTCM----more----Watch 'Future of INDIA bloc CutTheClutter' here: https://youtu.be/8ajBW8p1Wm0