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As attacks in the western region of Pakistan increasingly lead to casualties, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at the tricky relationship of Pakistani establishment with groups like the Taliban and Baloch Liberation Army. He explores the issues and groups causing such attacks and the role of the country's government and army in curbing violence in episode 1558 of Cut The Clutter. Watch Pakistani & Afghan Taliban ‘bhai-bhai’ reality emerges as month-long ceasefire unravels here: https://youtu.be/iXBCLRHGSt0?si=HZ6neD6ZniSCSAep Watch Off the Cuff with ex-VP of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh here: https://youtu.be/aimRk73trX8 Read 'To Deal with TTP, Pakistan Must Inflict Pain on TTA' here: https://thefridaytimes.com/18-Mar-2024/to-deal-with-ttp-pakistan-must-inflict-pain-on-tta Read ' At war with itself: herehttps://www.dawn.com/news/1873588/at-war-with-itself

India’s exports jumped in October, providing a fillip to the year’s tepid exports numbers. What drove this surge, is it sustainable, and what are the challenges ahead? Watch Economist Radhika Pandey and Deputy Editor TCA Sharad Raghavan decode India’s exports story in #MacroSutra

WHY HAS GAUTAM ADANI BEEN INDICTED IN THE US?

 A US court Wednesday indicted Gautam Adani and six others in the Adani Group for allegedly ‘offering’ bribes to several Indian state govt officials for electricity sales. In Episode 1557 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor (Economy) Sharad Raghavan discuss why the allegations and what it means for the conglomerate going forward.    

Read the indictment here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/media/1377806/dl?inline

https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2024/comp-pr2024-181.pdf

In 'The Kaurs of 1984', Sanam Sutirath Wazir uncovers stories of survival that have been carried quietly by India's Sikh community for decades. Wazir noticed a void in the official narratives of 1984 – the voices of women who had survived the carnage. The book is a reminder of how decisively the ground beneath your home can shift, how neighbours can turn into vultures, and how a city built on the love, labour, and enterprise of a post-Partition refugee community can firmly turn against them. In a country where forgetting is prescribed as a cure for trauma, remembering becomes an act of resistance. The Kaurs of 1984 didn’t just lose people and possessions during the second “ujaada” – they continued to lose in the years of silence that followed. Their stories remind us that a country’s amnesia isn’t natural. It’s a privilege reserved for those who never had to learn the art of survival.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/1984-sikh-riots-india-amnesia-women-survivors/2362273/

As the war crosses the 1,000-day threshold, use of ATACMS by Ukraine and Putin’s sanction to revised nuclear doctrine for Russia mark major escalation ahead of Trump return to White House. In Episode 1556 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why this chapter in Russia-Ukraine war has Europe on tenterhooks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Russia's new nuclear doctrine here: https://nuclearrussiaukraine.csis.org/#about Watch Off The Cuff with Gideon Rachman here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpLZZj-O4ko ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------