Is there a version of belonging to Goa that is not predicated on consumption and extraction? 'Appetite'- a new anthology of 36 stories, poems, essays—and even a graphic piece—is interested in capturing what happens to a place when everyone’s busy wanting it. Published by Penguin Random House earlier this year and edited by Shivranjana Rathore and Tino de Sa, the collection brings together original pieces from members of the Goa Writers Group, a community of over a hundred writers based in the state or connected to it by ancestry. Watch this week's column by Karanjeet Kaur----more----Read full article here: https://theprint.in/opinion/can-an-outsider-ever-truly-belong-in-goa-new-book-grapples-with-this-question/2898021/

The world is distracted with multiple wars, shifting and fraying alliances and the return of hard power is only a greater reason for India to refocus within. It’s another crisis not to be wasted. We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun. Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta.----more----Read this week's National Interest here: https://theprint.in/national-interest/india-crisis-pakistan-trump-china/2901858/

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As Islamabad hosts Iran-US ceasefire talks, #CutTheClutter looks at the bumpy & transactional alliance between Pakistan and America over the years, from 1950s to now. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains how & why Pakistan manages to take centre stage despite setbacks.

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he will hold direct talks with Lebanon. His statement comes a day after Israel launched the largest wave of airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah. #CutTheClutter Episode 1824 looks at the origins and rise of Iranian proxy Hezbollah & its conflict with Israel. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains why Lebanon has become the hurdle in Iran-US ceasefire, and how the country's Litani river has been a witness to conflicts for decades. Watch Cut The Clutter Episode on Lebanon here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmv9PGv3rho