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  • 17 minutes 55 seconds
    ThePrintPod: Homo sapiens and Neanderthals didn’t just share space and time. They interbred, exchanged ideas

    Homo erectus, not content with being confined to their African homeland, ventured into the vast landscapes of Europe and Asia. They were the first hominid species to leave Africa, setting the stage for a transformative chapter in evolutionary history. But the story takes an intriguing turn: the branch of Homo erectus that remained in Africa eventually gave rise to Homo sapiens—our own species.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/homo-sapiens-neanderthals-didnt-share-space-time-interbred-exchanged-ideas/2442119/

    15 January 2025, 5:57 am
  • 6 minutes 27 seconds
    What is jailed MP Amritpal Singh's new party?

    ThePrintAM: What is jailed MP Amritpal Singh's new party?

    15 January 2025, 1:00 am
  • 31 minutes 48 seconds
    CutTheClutter: China’s $1 trillion surplus—weaponisation of trade & threat for India, US & the world

    #cuttheclutter China’s exports to the world have increased significantly in the last 30 years, with Beijing’s surplus now crossing the $ 1 trillion-mark. In Episode 1588 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains how China weaponised trade to use it as an agent of growth, what it means for the world, particularly India and the US ahead of Trump inauguration. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Keith Bradsher's report in the New York Times 'China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion': https://nytimes.com/2025/01/12/business/china-trade-surplus.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'China’s trade surplus hits annual record of almost $1tn' by Joe Leahy and Arjun Neil Alim in Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/f71a3570-020f-4c43-a0ab-7143f5f9fd98 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Robert D. Atkinson's opinion 'We Are in an Industrial War. China Is Starting to Win': https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/opinion/china-industrial-war-power-trader.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read FT's 'Will China’s manufacturing juggernaut run out of road?' by Joe Leahy, Tina Hu, and Chan Ho-him: https://www.ft.com/content/9aca35b4-b698-41ed-857d-ccb327abce94 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'The looming trade tensions over China’s subsidies' by FT's Joe Leahy, James Kynge, and Sun Yu: https://www.ft.com/content/a5101a0d-a1bf-4591-82f1-4fd9a5fadbec --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'China's Flood of Cheap Goods Is Angering Its Allies, Too' by Jason Douglas, Jon Emont and Samantha Pearson in the Wall Street Journal: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/chinas-flood-of-cheap-goods-is-angering-its-allies-too-51284954 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read 'Made in China 2025' thrives with subsidies for tech, EV makers' by Kenji Kawase: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-Spotlight/Made-in-China-2025-thrives-with-subsidies-for-tech-EV-makers --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to EU's data on trade with China: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/SEPDF/cache/55157.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Rush Doshi's book 'The Long Game: China's Grand Strategy to Displace American Order': https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/52617647-the-long-game --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Brad Setser's X account: https://twitter.com/Brad_Setser?t=BdRRVS-785oSJeeqs487Mw&s=09 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Link to Trinomics' X handle: https://x.com/Trinhnomics?t=3vNueYPIcSdMqOQTMlBCyg&s=09 (edited)

    14 January 2025, 7:16 pm
  • 6 minutes 52 seconds
    ThePrintPod: Politics doesn’t put off young Indians. They are driving Viksit Bharat 2047
    The Indian economy, once reliant on a few conglomerates and the public sector, is now being transformed by the energy and innovation of young Indians.  
    14 January 2025, 4:32 pm
  • 5 minutes 47 seconds
    ThePrintPod: How UGC’s new rating system for higher institutions sets stage for flashpoint with non-NDA states
    If implemented, institutions’ commitment to NEP will become main factor in securing benefits along with NAAC accreditation. In the past, states like Tamil Nadu have opposed NEP.  
    14 January 2025, 4:23 pm
  • 11 minutes 8 seconds
    PoliticallyCorrect: 4 revenue secretaries in 4 weeks-- how FM Sitharaman has caused a mini storm in IAS circles

    Who is PM Modi—the one using bureaucrats to fulfil his political and governance agenda or the one cutting at the very roots of the IAS’ powers? ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh addresses the question in this episode of Politically Correct.----more----Read this week's Politically Correct here: https://theprint.in/opinion/politically-correct/4-revenue-secretaries-4-weeks-modi-govts-quest-committed-bureaucracy-continues/2442481/

    14 January 2025, 6:10 am
  • 2 minutes 35 seconds
    ThePrintAM: WHAT'S THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF Z-MORH TUNNEL, INAUGURATED BY PM MODI?
    14 January 2025, 1:00 am
  • 30 minutes 15 seconds
    CutTheClutter: Understanding nuances as Rupee falls past 86 to $. Why it keeps finding its 'lifetime low' so often

    #cuttheclutter As the Indian Rupee touches its lowest (86/USD), ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why its fall is a predictable economic trend and why 3.5% annual depreciation is not as alarming as headlines suggest. From the 1991 devaluation to today, he looks at global markets, and economic reforms that shaped the Indian Rupee.

    13 January 2025, 7:43 pm
  • 5 minutes 26 seconds
    How is Yunus distracting Bangladesh from holding elections? By trying to rewrite constitution

    Almost every political party in Bangladesh is getting impatient for the next national elections, as also the people of the country. But Yunus keeps delaying. A bigger question looms, Will Yunus try to change the constitution to delay polls indefinitely? Watch this week's column by Author and Journalist Deep Halder.

    13 January 2025, 4:35 pm
  • 4 minutes 51 seconds
    Pannun murder plot accused Nikhil Gupta ‘puts on brave face’ on Skype calls with kids, family in debt
    13 January 2025, 2:19 pm
  • 6 minutes 20 seconds
    Why avoiding police, hospitals, and courts feels like a blessing in India
    13 January 2025, 1:59 pm
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