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TopicQatar World Cup

Topic: Qatar World Cup

‘I am a dual national’: Moroccan coach on divided loyalties between France and Morocco

Layli Foroudi -
As Wednesday's match brings up multiple identities & sporting allegiances, Moroccan coach Walid Regragui is only interested in winning against France in the semi finals.

‘Representing my country is an emotional thing,’ says Argentina coach after win against Croatia

Fernando Kallas -
Coach Lionel Scaloni on Tuesday dedicated the team's recent success to their fans from the country who gave them support & strength despite their loss against Saudi Arabia in their first game.

Morocco’s rise in Qatar is knocking at the doors of football history. This time for Africa

Raghav Bikhchandani -
Morocco defeated heavyweights Belgium, Canada, and Spain to book a quarterfinal slot against Portugal at the 2022 Qatar World Cup. But how did it do it?

Qatar accused of ‘sportswashing’ at FIFA World Cup 2022. But fans don’t really care

Argyro Elisavet Manoli -
There was similar criticism of major boxing events in Saudi Arabia and the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. But fans don't focus on it too much.

Thacke-ray of hope for Bihari manoos & the real takeaway from ‘Satyendar cam’

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

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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