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Friday, March 13, 2026
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Topic: MFN

Don’t let border tensions hamper trade: UN & World Bank economists to India, Pakistan

Himani Chandna -
India's decision to withdraw the MFN status from Pakistan would boost informal trade, that is, smuggling & corruption, UN & World Bank experts said.

India-Pakistan trade war expected to push smuggling & business through Dubai

Nayanima Basu -
India’s withdrawal of MFN status and hike in import duties could increase smuggling & informal trade through Dubai may also jump.

India’s withdrawal of MFN status for Pakistan has more to do with diplomacy than trade

Mahua Venkatesh -
India withdrew the MFN status from Pakistan a day after the Pulwama attack in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

‘Self drawn lines’ of terror and a prodigal father’s push for Narendra Modi

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

China stand on Masood Azhar risks undoing post-Doklam reconciliation with India

ThePrint Team -
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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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