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Monday, April 7, 2025
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Topic: Trump

India must balance Trump’s America First policy with Delhi’s Neighbourhood First

India must eschew the temptation of military solutions to regional problems, instead focus on economic agreements, diplomatic engagements and our soft power to advance our interests.

Trump’s cutting aid to prisons housing Islamic State cadres. Thousands have already escaped

Failure by nation-states to implement policies that include and empower vulnerable young people lies at the heart of why organisations like the Islamic State are succeeding.

Trump should withdraw USCIRF’s authorisation. It’s interfering in India’s domestic governance

USCIRF should be labelled an ‘outfit of particular concern’. It's covertly helping terrorists

Diplomatic discussions are best held in camera. For Trump, it’s all for good TV

Trump's style is different from earlier US diplomatic practice. But substance is the same.

Sharifullah, ISIS-K leader arrested by US for Abbey Gate bombing, also behind attacks in Kabul & Moscow

Unsealed US indictment says Sharifullah had confessed he was also behind 2016 bombing outside Canadian embassy in Kabul and 2024 bombing of a concert hall near Russia's Moscow. 

For Trump, Ukraine and Russia are side battles. China is the endgame

On Weibo, debates over Taiwan were prominent, with many questioning whether it could be the next to face abandonment if Trump withdraws support from Ukraine.

Job-hunting experience required & the White House runway

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

A 6.4% growth estimate shows India needs deeper reform. No more self-congratulations

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

On Camera

From Pamban bridge to Ram Setu, India’s revolution in regional integration is underway

A rail-road bridge connecting Dhanushkodi in India to Talaimannar in Sri Lanka will serve as a strategic pivot for both nations—for trade, tourism, and economic and geopolitical interests.

Why Trump’s tariffs are unlikely to severely impact the Indian economy

The jitters in Indian markets are likely ‘short-term’. Experts say this could serve as a key growth opportunity & that India must accelerate FTA talks with major countries, including US.

Meet Sardar Swaran Singh, 82-yr-old tailor who stitched uniforms for Sam Manekshaw, SRK in Fauji

Sardar Swaran Singh stitched uniforms for Army chiefs, supplied to UN missions, and catered to Shah Rukh Khan during Fauji. He has been stitching uniforms since he was 15.

Manoj ‘Bharat’ Kumar sang so Sunny Deol could yell—journey of Bollywood patriotism

This isn’t an obituary of Manoj Kumar. It's about the influence he had in defining patriotism for two generations of Indians across our most perilous decade, say from 1962 until the run-up to the Emergency.