A US court Wednesday indicted Gautam Adani and six others in the Adani Group for allegedly ‘offering’ bribes to several Indian state govt officials for electricity sales. In Episode 1557 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor (Economy) Sharad Raghavan discuss why the allegations and what it means for the conglomerate going forward.    

Read the indictment here: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/media/1377806/dl?inline

https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/complaints/2024/comp-pr2024-181.pdf

In 'The Kaurs of 1984', Sanam Sutirath Wazir uncovers stories of survival that have been carried quietly by India's Sikh community for decades. Wazir noticed a void in the official narratives of 1984 – the voices of women who had survived the carnage. The book is a reminder of how decisively the ground beneath your home can shift, how neighbours can turn into vultures, and how a city built on the love, labour, and enterprise of a post-Partition refugee community can firmly turn against them. In a country where forgetting is prescribed as a cure for trauma, remembering becomes an act of resistance. The Kaurs of 1984 didn’t just lose people and possessions during the second “ujaada” – they continued to lose in the years of silence that followed. Their stories remind us that a country’s amnesia isn’t natural. It’s a privilege reserved for those who never had to learn the art of survival.----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/1984-sikh-riots-india-amnesia-women-survivors/2362273/

As the war crosses the 1,000-day threshold, use of ATACMS by Ukraine and Putin’s sanction to revised nuclear doctrine for Russia mark major escalation ahead of Trump return to White House. In Episode 1556 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why this chapter in Russia-Ukraine war has Europe on tenterhooks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read Russia's new nuclear doctrine here: https://nuclearrussiaukraine.csis.org/#about Watch Off The Cuff with Gideon Rachman here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpLZZj-O4ko ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It’s possible that fiscal constraints due to the freebies being offered by the Punjab government are hindering it from funding policies against stubble burning.

Himachal Pradesh HC directed closure of the properties effective 25 November, noting that ongoing operations were financially unviable & HPTDC's financial health showed no improvement.----more----https://theprint.in/judiciary/18-govt-run-hotels-in-himachal-to-be-shut-for-being-burden-on-state-exchequer-what-hc-order-said/2364994/

Khaled Ahmed, Pakistani editor who foresaw rise of Lashkars & never asked ‘but what about Kashmir?’

 As Narendra Modi becomes the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Guyana in over 51 years, understand Guyana's strategic importance in the oil market, issues with Venezuela, and the South American nation's India connection.  Watch episode 1369 of CutTheClutter with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, originally published on 18 December 2023.

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