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It's always challenging to uncover facts from claims during a war or conflict, just as one saw during Op Sindoor. In this edition of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip are joined by PVS Jagan Mohan, co-author of 2 seminal books detailing aviation warfare between India and Pakistan in 1965, 1971. He takes us through the journey of getting to the truth through the foggy and dusty environment of claims & counter-claims. The episode also details the changing role of the Indian Air Force, especially in the light of Kargil & Op Sindoor.

The SCO summit ended Monday with the Tianjin declaration which condemned Pahalgam & Jaffar express terror attacks. During his visit to China, PM Modi held crucial bilateral meetings with Xi Jinping & Putin. The bonhomie between Putin-Xi-Modi was on display with leaders holding hands, and the Russian President’s car ride with PM Modi. Just hours after the meetings in China, Trump termed US-India trade a ‘one-sided disaster’, and said that India has now offered to cut the tariffs to ‘nothing’. Tonight’s #CutTheClutter with Shekhar Gupta untangles the geopolitical games— from China to Moscow, and explains where India stands.

In this edition of Geopolitics with Swasti, ThePrint Consulting Editor Swasti Rao discusses whether strained India-US ties will affect engine procurements. She also discusses the significance of India-Isreal relations & details of Trump's fight against drug cartels in Venezuela

In her latest weekly column, Dr. Swasti Rao, Geopolitical Expert and Consulting Editor for International and Strategic Affairs, delves deep into the new phase of India-Japan partnership amidst turbulent global geopolitics. As Prime Minister Modi wraps up his visit to Japan and heads to China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the video column outlines why the takeaways from Japan are far more significant for India’s strategic future. Despite the “natural” nature of the relationship, India-Japan ties have historically underperformed, but this visit marks a crucial turning point. Swasti explores how India’s longstanding relationship with Japan, grounded in shared values and mutual interests, has been overshadowed by historical frameworks and missed opportunities. From semiconductor investments to defense cooperation as latest developments , the potential for deeper collaboration is vast. Read the column here: https://theprint.in/opinion/india-must-move-japan-from-old-friend-trap-to-real-partners/2731559/

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What exactly does Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir mean with his imagery of Pakistan as a dumper truck ramming into India, the shining Mercedes zooming on a highway? From his point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a blunt ‘hard state’ weapon. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with ThePrint Founder & Editor Shekhar Gupta.

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