 | Thursday, 31 October 2024 | TheFinePrint By Ananya Bhardwaj, Senior Associate Editor |  | |
| In what could further worsen the already strained India-Canada ties, the Canadian government has accused India’s Home Minister Amit Shah of being behind the authorisation of surveillance and violence against Sikh separatists in the country. It has also asked India to restrain jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi from carrying out further activities in Canada. Read this report by Keshav Padmanabhan to know more.
The ambitious ‘Bharatiya Khel’ initiative aimed at promoting indigenous sports in schools, especially in rural areas, has got a rather cold response. In the two years since its launch, only 1,500 schools having registered so far. Home Minister Amit Shah had launched the programme on 29 July 2022, the second anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, as part of the government’s Indian Knowledge System (IKS) initiative. Read this report by Fareeha Iftikhar to know more.
India and China have completed disengagement from the two face-off points of Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh, pulling back troops to the pre-2020 positions and also dismantling all check posts, defensive positions, housing and shelters created in the last four and a half years. Army sources told ThePrint that ground commanders (brigadiers and below) from both sides would meet Thursday on Diwali to exchange sweets at all border personnel meeting (BPM) points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Read this report by Snehesh Alex Philip to get better insights. | | | | Opinion
This isn’t just about ANI’s allegation that Wikipedia, a non-profit organisation, allows negative and defamatory edits, but the Rs 2 crore lawsuit strikes at the heart of a promised information democracy where knowledge was collectively but freely constructed. It was a heady era back then. But in the fraught times of fake news, misinformation and propaganda, that promise has been contested not just in India but also in France, Germany and the US, writes ThePrint's Apoorva Mandhani.
Lewd demagoguery of the kind delivered by Trump might not seem to qualify him as a skilled orator, but there’s little doubt it resonates with his audience. The former president, linguist George Laskoff, has observed that he uses a large number of common salespersons’ confidence-building tricks. This playbook was also used by media magnate Silvio Berlusconi, the politician who brought Right-wing populism to centre stage in the West, writes Praveen Swami, contributing editor at ThePrint. | | Video
Is a 'strong' rupee necessarily good for India? Watch this episode of 'Cut The Clutter', Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism'.
Setback in Lok Sabha election is changing BJP’s poll strategy. How it’s compromising Brand Modi, the differentiator, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh explains in this episode of 'Politically Correct'. | From Today's Newspapers 5 reports you should read: As elephant death toll climbs to 8 and mystery shrouds cause, over 100 wildlife staff try to crack case, The Indian Express
Locals must have first right on land, employment, resources: Omar Abdullah, The Hindu
US, India discuss key security initiatives, roadmap for clean energy partnership, Hindustan Times
DoT seeks security compliance from Starlink and Amazon as they seek satellite service approval, The Economic Times
Pharma and health care funds: Defensive bets amid growing volatility, Business Standard
5 opinions of the day: Win or lose, it’s Trump’s world now by C Raja Mohan in The Indian Express
The politics of data-based policymaking by Pariroo Rattany in The Hindu
How India can fight rising hybrid threats by Arjun Subramaniam in Hindustan Times
As a toxic campaign nears its end, Don ‘Trump-eone’ gains ground, while Citizen Kamala hangs on by Seema Sirohi in The Economic Times
India must infuse flexibility in policy amid shifting global trade dynamics by Amita Batra in Business Standard | | | | We hope you enjoyed our newsletter. If you have questions or feedback, please do contact us. | |
