Debdutta Chakraborty
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Principal correspondent @ThePrintIndia | Diplomacy, South Asia | Tweets are personal | [email protected]
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A Lahore-based engineer-turned-sociologist has done something Pakistan hasn’t seen since Partition — he’s brought Sanskrit back into the classroom. For Shahid Rasheed, it is “a moral project.”
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Exactly. The irony is delicious: tech bros prove the value of the academic approach they insisted was without value.
Tech Bro's Sense of Smell: A Short Story in Three Acts Act I A woman posts a photo holding her English PhD thesis on the politics of smell (or the relationship between smell and power). Tech bros left, right, and center troll her, trash her. Thousands of hateful, sexist
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Having read/ heard so many reviews of Dhurandar, here is one from @mohammedhanif, easily the best satirist of the sub-continent, that stands out for its zero rancour. In Punjabi, so even more of a delight! Source: YouTube
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For the first time since Partition, a university in Pakistan is teaching Sanskrit. It started as sociology professor Shahid Rasheed’s passion project—‘languages build bridges’. Watch ThePrint #GoToPakistan with @debdutta_c
https://t.co/ArMaRxGomi
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For Europe, Trump administration’s MAGA worldview has come home to roost. A classified draft of 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) outlines plans for a new global bloc, called ‘Core 5’. It includes India with the United States, China, Russia, & Japan.
G7 out, C5 in: Trump’s parallel diplomacy, with India–China spin & divide-and-Make Europe Great Again Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c reports #ThePrintForeignAffairs
https://t.co/EZgrq2xZOU
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A day after election dates are declared, independent candidate Osman Hadi shot at, critically. Sharif is a spokesperson of Inquilab Moncho and a prospective independent candidate for Dhaka-8. https://t.co/Y5uAPWuRhG
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Chief adviser condemns shooting of Osman Hadi
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Bangladesh goes to polls on 12 Feb but there is a huge political void at the Centre & a key party is missing. Polls, according to Asif, are not inclusive & Awami League's absence will create pressure, but it is also the need of the hour. Watch the full interview.
Jamaat in control of narrative & Awami league banned—As Bangladesh announces February 2026 polls, first after Hasina's outser, @debdutta_c speaks to geopolitical analyst Asif Bin Ali on its significance & implications. Watch #ThePrintUninterrupted: https://t.co/1UkkndRdWn
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Rasheed's long term goal is to write the first comprehensive Sanskrit grammar in Urdu—three volumes. He has already begun drafting the first one. He calls it his "life’s project." Read the full story here: https://t.co/tu9edezA38
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For the first time since Partition, a university in Pakistan is teaching Sanskrit. It started as sociology professor Shahid Rasheed’s passion project—‘languages build bridges’
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At the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature at LUMS, he first ran a Hindi workshop, then a 4 month Sanskrit programme & this year a full university-level introductory course. @AU_Qasmi, head of the centre, says it "will dispel misconceptions in India about Pakistan.
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He traces his ancestry back to a village in Karnal, and one of his grandmothers came from Sheikhpura in Uttar Pradesh. These links, for him, are reminders of a shared civilisational landscape fractured by borders, politics, and history. He calls language ‘a bridge’.
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Jamaat in control of narrative & Awami league banned—As Bangladesh announces February 2026 polls, first after Hasina's outser, @debdutta_c speaks to geopolitical analyst Asif Bin Ali on its significance & implications. Watch #ThePrintUninterrupted: https://t.co/1UkkndRdWn
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Bangladesh to hold ‘July Charter’ referendum, 1st election since Hasina’s ouster on 12 Feb Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c reports for ThePrint https://t.co/R2a4GCymJJ
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Since Hasina’s ouster, Bangladesh has been governed by Yunus-led interim administration which has pledged to stabilise country & overhaul state institutions.
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What's the significance of Bangladesh elections in February 2026 Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c has more on this in #ThePrintAM Spotify: https://t.co/eBfJ69co1Y Apple: https://t.co/mfFuNnyRR0 JioSaavn: https://t.co/hjrJ4M5ATY Amazon: https://t.co/Dkjk5uCSUF
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Bangladesh goes to polls on 12 Feb. But there is a political void. Hasina is out of the poll fray, BNP's Tarique Rahman sits in London & Jamaat is actively wooing the floating voters. The newer parties lack trust. How can the void be filled before elections? I report.
4/4: Without Tarique’s physical return, distrust is growing among floating voters. Can the BNP hold the centre, or will Jamaat fill the void? Read the full story by Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c
https://t.co/30yTgYcpyt
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4/4: Without Tarique’s physical return, distrust is growing among floating voters. Can the BNP hold the centre, or will Jamaat fill the void? Read the full story by Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c
https://t.co/30yTgYcpyt
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Ahead of 2026 polls, BNP struggles to fill leadership void amid Tarique Rahman’s continued exile & Jamaat aims to reshape narratives while Awami League has lost public credibility.
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Spymaster to convict—Pakistan army court sentences ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to 14 yrs in jail Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c reports for ThePrint https://t.co/gtYt4j6n4h
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Seen as a close aide of jailed former PM Imran Khan, Faiz Hameed has been in custody since 2024. He is also the first former ISI chief in Pakistan to be court-martialled.
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‘व्यापार को विविध बनाने का यह सही समय’ —ओमान के दूत ने मोदी की यात्रा को ‘अहम और रणनीतिक’ बताया दिप्रिंट की देबदत्ता चक्रबर्ती @debdutta_c की रिपोर्ट https://t.co/sFVIKgMAa9
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PM मोदी और वाणिज्य मंत्री पीयूष गोयल अगले हफ़्ते FTA पर साइन करने के लिए मस्कट जा सकते हैं. यह यात्रा भारत द्वारा अपने जगुआर फ्लीट के लिए स्पेयर पार्ट्स खरीदने पर चल रही बातचीत के साथ हो रही है.
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As PM Modi gets set to visit #Oman, @debdutta_c speaks to the country’s ambassador here to find out what is pla. Ed ‘Right time to diversify trade beyond oil & gas’ https://t.co/UrUcQ0SiCk
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PM Modi & Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are expected to visit Muscat next week for signing of FTA. Trip coincides with discussions on India purchasing spare parts for its Jaguar fleet.
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Modi visit 'important, strategic', says Oman envoy. ‘Right time to diversify trade beyond oil & gas’ Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c reports #ThePrintForeignAffairs
https://t.co/jSMsgXSlS5
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PM Modi & Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal are expected to visit Muscat next week for signing of FTA. Trip coincides with discussions on India purchasing spare parts for its Jaguar fleet.
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How are Pakistanis viewing Dhurandhar? I ask Balochis, Karachiites and esp those in Lyari. Read
Dhurandhar opens Pakistan vs Pakistan debate. Baloch are split, Karachi journalists divided Debdutta Chakraborty @debdutta_c reports ThePrint #GoToPakistan
https://t.co/baWOQt9LUq
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