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Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicINDIA bloc

Topic: INDIA bloc

Cat-and-mouse game on pay-per-view & will the real MAGA fountainhead please stand up

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Watch CutTheClutter: Why Congress in the lead will be crucial for INDIA bloc’s survival through 2029

In Episode 1605 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Political Editor D.K. Singh discuss the future of a fraught INDIA bloc in the aftermath of the Delhi elections.

With Congress behind AAP losses in 13 Delhi seats, allies question future of INDIA bloc

While Congress’s high command initially intervened to get its Delhi leaders to tone down their attacks on AAP, by the end, even Rahul Gandhi ran an aggressive campaign against Kejriwal.

Message to fans at Kotla watching Ranji match: Come for Kohli, stay for the game

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Cracks widen in INDIA bloc as allies isolate Congress, back AAP for Delhi polls & question coalition

Non-Congress parties of national-level alliance have been cornering the principal opposition party, most have also announced support for Team Kejriwal & flagged lack of cohesion in bloc.

Gloves off ahead of Delhi elections, why AAP is on the warpath against Congress

AAP has called on Congress leadership to take action against party leader Ajay Maken for calling Delhi ex-CM Arvind Kejriwal ‘anti-national’.

After Omar, TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee trashes INDIA bloc ally Congress’s charge of EVM hacking

Abhishek Banerjee's remarks mark departure from TMC’s stand on the issue. After 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Mamata had voiced support for return to paper ballots to ‘save democracy’.

Can’t just blame EVMs when poll results aren’t what you want them to be—Omar on Congress’s EVM stand

The J&K CM, whose National Conference is an INDIA bloc ally of Congress, said parties should not contest polls if they do not trust voting mechanism, and praised Central Vista project.

Oppn outrage over Justice Shekhar Yadav’s remarks: 55 MPs submitted notice for impeachment

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

On Camera

Critical minerals are the new oil. India can’t afford to depend on China

Mineral security is no longer just an economic concern but a national security imperative, underpinning the country’s ambitions in clean energy, defence self-reliance, and advanced manufacturing.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.