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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: CutTheClutter

How Rafale tips balance in the air and why Oxford vaccine news shouldn’t dishearten anyone

In episode 564 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about importance of Rafale in IAF, recalls 2019 Balakot strike & explains why what happened with Oxford vaccine trial is not unusual.

Media trial of Rhea Chakraborty by TV channels is a potboiler based on conspiracy theories

In episode 561 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about the different conspiracies that have surfaced in the Sushant Singh Rajput case & why media trials are dangerous.

India’s economic growth has seen a consistent fall, Gods cannot be blamed for everything

In episode 560 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why the Indian economy's contraction by a record 23.9% is part of a larger pattern.

What declassified audio tapes reveal about Nixon’s deep-seated racism, especially towards India

In episode 559 of Cut The Clutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about the latest explosive revelations about Nixon's racism and sexual hatred towards Indians.

Putin critic Alexei Navalny is latest Russian dissident to be poisoned & why Belarus on fire

In episode 558 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta talks about Russia's history with dissenters that often ends in poisonings, and the role of Belarus in all this.

Sonia Gandhi continuing is no surprise, Congress high command culture goes back over 50 yrs

In episode 557 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta discusses how Congress has shown a lack of internal democracy repeatedly since Indira Gandhi in the 1960s.

It’s not personal, just business — Facebook-WSJ controversy isn’t unique to India, BJP

In episode 552 of ThePrint's Cut the Clutter, Shekhar Gupta explains that for a mega company like FB, policy isn't driven by an individual but a collective goal of profit maximisation.

Kargil War a lesson in understanding how human body’s immune system responds to ‘invaders’

Just like military strategy, the body has three lines of defence against foreign bodies. Using Kargil as an analogy, Shekhar Gupta explains the science of immunology in ep 551 of Cut The Clutter.

Why the Gunjan Saxena film is not just bad but a national embarrassment

In episode 550 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains why Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is an example of atrocious film-making.

Justice for ISRO’s Nambi Narayanan — how fake ‘spy scandal’ ruined India’s interest

In episode 548 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta elaborates on the ISRO ‘spy scandal’ of the 1990s, a fake plot concocted by IB & Kerala Police.

On Camera

India’s gallantry awards system needs reform in standoff era. Operation Sindoor shows why

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.