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#NationalInterest Indira Gandhi had two spells in power, yet she was not one prime minister, but three. Each tenure, it was the same personality in office but a different Prime Minister. She changed and evolved, sometimes for the better, sometimes not quite so. Her first tenure reflected some under-preparedness and diffidence. Her second tenure was so forgettable, yet she redeemed herself to some extent towards the end. History will take an unkind view of the third, but it marked the return of the Iron Lady. Watch ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta decode Indira Gandhi in this #NationalInterest, originally published in November 2017, ahead of her 42nd death anniversary.----more----Reed full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/100-years-idea-indira/16784/

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay has written to the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs seeking approval to impose stockholding limits on rice, pulses, edible oils and onions.

Infections have spread to 66 health zones across eight provinces—from just three when the outbreak was first declared—and reached five countries, including Kenya and Nigeria.

The Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 10,000-crore shipping container manufacturing scheme, with the idea to increase India’s container building capacity 10 times from the current 70,000-odd. In episode 1928 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta explains why this humble steel box is essential to global trade and India’s economic ambitions. With China controlling over 90% of the global container market, the episode also looks at the strategic risks of this dependence and India’s efforts to build domestic capacity and strengthen supply-chain resilience. It talks of the specialised steel & precision engineering required to build containers, & the incentives being offered to manufacturers.

Israel's election -- seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu's national security strategy -- appears to have thrown up a hung verdict with neither Bibi nor his challenger Gadi Eisenkot securing a clear majority. In this situation, the Arab parties have emerged as potential kingmakers. However, their role in government formation remains uncertain. In episode 1927 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta examines the results, the coalition arithmetic and what the outcome could mean for Israel’s wars and future. ThePrint Editor (Operations) Janki Dave joins from Jerusalem.