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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
TopicOff The Cuff

Topic: Off The Cuff

‘China only understands strength… India showed it in August 2020’: ex-DIA Lt Gen Dhillon

In an episode of ThePrint’s ‘Off The Cuff’, former Defence Intelligence Agency chief Lt Gen K.J.S. Dhillon (retd) spoke in detail about his new book ‘Kitne Ghazi Aaye, Kitne Ghazi Gaye’.

‘Straight shooter’ Nadav Lapid is outspoken critic of Israel as well, says envoy Naor Gilon

In a chat with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Principal Correspondent Pia Krishnankutty in ‘Off The Cuff’, Gilon spoke about the ‘Kashmir Files’ controversy and India-Israel relations.

‘Less likely’ Putin would’ve struck Ukraine if Trump was Prez, says political scientist Bremmer

In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Shekhar Gupta, political scientist Ian Bremmer discusses trends in global leadership, the Russia-Ukraine war & major crises facing the world.

‘Can’t outsource good governance only to govt. Onus on citizens too,’ says Rohini Nilekani

In an 'Off The Cuff' conversation with Shekhar Gupta & Sandhya Ramesh, Nilekani talks about the role of youth in politics, climate change and its impact, and gender inequality.

Today, RSS cadres available to be Modi-Shah instruments, says former BJP minister Arun Shourie

Discussing his new book at ThePrint's Off the Cuff, Shourie spoke to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta about importance of studying RSS & his great 'errors of judgement' on PM Modi & V.P. Singh.

It’s a lie if someone ‘likes playing’ pace bowling, says Indian cricket legend GR Vishwanath

At ThePrint's Off the Cuff, Gundappa Vishwanath talks to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta about his own career, Virat Kohli's form, Pakistan's Babar Azam, and the innings he loved playing the most.

Imagine if Partition had never happened, India lost whenever it was divided: Chetan Bhagat

In conversation with Shekhar Gupta at ThePrint's 'Off The Cuff', Chetan Bhagat speaks about secularism, his upcoming book, and literature festivals.

Congress tried to push me out in ‘ignoble way’, don’t want to go as a failure: Amarinder Singh

In a conversation at ThePrint’s 'Off The Cuff'', Capt. Amarinder Singh says 'I have done everything in my power for 52 years for my country, I am not ready to go to pasture'.

Kishore da, Pancham, Sanjeev Kumar were mad, it’s the madness that lives with genius: Gulzar

In a conversation with Shekhar Gupta at 'Off The Cuff', Gulzar speaks about Bengali influence in his life & work, & how his interaction with entertainment industry stars shaped his writing.

Vicky Kaushal on Udham Singh biopic: ‘Main challenge was to internalise his state of mind’

Actor Vicky Kaushal, filmmaker Shoojit Sircar & producer Ronnie Lahiri spoke about their upcoming biopic 'Sardar Udham' in a conversation with Shekhar Gupta at ThePrint's 'Off The Cuff'.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?