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TopicOff The Cuff

Topic: Off The Cuff

If you don’t have core beliefs, you shouldn’t be a citizen, let alone a journalist: Vir Sanghvi

Journalist-author Vir Sanghvi discusses his memoirs 'A Rude Life', post-1991 India, and Modi in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on Off The Cuff.

Savarkar wouldn’t have found a place in today’s politics: Historian Vikram Sampath

Speaking at 'Off The Cuff', historian and author Vikram Sampath says Savarkar had differences of opinion with the RSS and its second Sanghsarchalak, MS Golwalkar.

Working for the people, not interested in pandemic politics: Youth Congress chief Srinivas BV

Praised for helping people amid the Covid surge in Delhi-NCR, Srinivas says instructions for relief work came from Rahul Gandhi, asks Modi govt to listen to experts.

Rahul Gandhi does not know about BJP, he talks non-serious stuff, Nitin Gadkari says

Speaking at ThePrint's 'Off the Cuff', Union minister Nitin Gadkari said BJP is the same as it was in the past, it is running the way it should & won't change in future too.

Countries need to work out a way to deal with China’s rising power — US envoy Kenneth Juster

At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, Kenneth Juster says the geopolitical situation today, especially, is 'very different' from the Cold War era.

Best for India to vaccinate health staff first to beat Covid, health expert Devi Sridhar says

In ThePrint’s Off The Cuff, Devi Sridhar says vaccines are not the ‘the fairytale ending’ to this pandemic, but it’s only a part of the strategy to fight the virus.

Xi Jinping made 3 big errors, best thing for China now is if he resigns, says Fareed Zakaria

Speaking on ThePrint's 'Off the Cuff', international relations scholar Fareed Zakaria said these strategic miscalculations by Xi Jinping have worked against China.

India needs clear foreign policy as world heads to US-China bipolar order, Fareed Zakaria says

At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, scholar and Washington Post columnist Fareed Zakaria said India turning into an 'illiberal democracy', and explained why Xi Jinping is bad for China.

Lockdown, despite lapses, curbed Covid from spreading fast: Apollo chairman Dr Prathap Reddy

Speaking to ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Prathap Reddy advised people to refrain from panicking as stress lowers immunity, and makes people more vulnerable to Covid.

This is a China that seems to care less about what the world thinks of it: Richard Haass

At ThePrint's digital Off the Cuff, Richard Haass, president, Council on Foreign Relations, discusses India and China, the upcoming US elections, politics post Donald Trump and more. Read the full conversation here.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.