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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by policy researcher Yamini Aiyar and senior journalist Rasheed Kidwai.
On the challenges facing think tanks in India, Yamini says working in policy has âmoved from jholawala inputs to suit-boot inputsâ over the years, referring to the increased corporatisation.
The panel then discusses the Congress manifesto, and the partyâs relevance in the upcoming elections. Abhinandan asks, âIs the Congress inevitable?â Rasheed says the grand old party is ânot a dead body. It is very much alive and kicking.â
The conversation then moves on to the controversy around Ramayana fame actor Arun Govil campaigning in Meerut with a photograph of the deity Ram. On the use of religion for votes, Rasheed says itâs ânot an issueâ for voters in India.
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00:07:09 - Policy research in India
00: 17:41 - Headlines
00:27:09 - Think tanks in India
00:38:13 - Is the Congress inevitable?
00:59:50 - Use of religion in election campaign
01:22:31 - Letters
01:55:19 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pande are joined by ex-Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi, and academic Professor R Manivannan.
Dr Quraishi says that ensuring a level-playing field is the Election Commissionâs âdharmaâ. He says it is necessary for conducting free and fair elections which are âa basic structure of the Constitutionâ. He adds that the EC follows the principle of âwhat can wait must waitâ, and asks whether the arrest of opposition leaders could have waited.
On the Katchatheevu island issue, Prof. Manivannan says the island was historically âwithin the revenue region of the king of Ramanathapuramâ, adding that by 1976, the fishing rights of Tamil fishermen had been taken away in the region. âWhat happens to the population that relies on fishing in the region?â he asks.
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00: 02:41 - Headlines
00:10:53 - Role of Election Commission
41:01:30- Katchatheevu
01:22:01 - Letters
01:46:48 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardan are joined by music producer and public health consultant Dr Aiswarya Rao.
On the controversy around TM Krishna being conferred the Sangita Kalanidhi award by the Madras Music Academy and the Carnatic music fraternityâs response, Rao says it is an âintra-Brahmin musician disputeâ. One faction wants to âtake Carnatic music to the massesâ, while the other wants to maintain its âhegemonyâ.
On Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwalâs arrest, Manisha says the PMLA Act is âscaryâ. âYou cannot get bail in PMLA till the court is satisfied that there is prima facie no case.â
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00:05:40 - Headlines
00:12:20 - TM Krishnaâs Sangita Kalanidhi award controversy
00:31:32 - Arvind Kejriwal arrest
00:59:57 - Letters
01:16:13 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardan are joined by Dhanya Rajendran, co-founder of The News Minute.
On electoral bonds, and the Trinamool Congress being its second-largest recipient, Anand says, âOne factor [which determines this] is which party is seen as remaining in power for more time. Power magnets in a region.â
The conversation moves on to the seat-sharing arrangements for the Lok Sabha polls. Talking about Tamil Nadu, Dhanya says the BJP has âalmost sidelined the AIADMKâ and has become âconfident of forming an alliance in Tamil Nadu without the party, which was not possible five or 10 years agoâ.
On the Adani group funding the Ramnath Goenka Awards, Abhinandan says, âItâs complicated. For new journalists, it is a motivating factor, it builds morale.â Raman says itâs okay to receive awards funded by conglomerates as long as they do not interfere in the outletâs coverage. He adds that The Indian Expressâs coverage of the Hindenburg Research report accusing Adani group of stock manipulation was ârelentlessâ.
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00:05:20 - Headlines
00:17:02 - Electoral bonds
00:38:28 - Tamil Nadu, Bihar seat-sharing
00:53:15 - Adani sponsoring Ramnath Goenka Awards
01:13:55 - Letters
01:35:11 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Shardool Katyayan and JayashreeArunachalam are joined by Jagdeep Chhokar, founder and member of the Association for Democratic Reforms.
On electoral bonds, Jagdeep says the exercise of matching the bonds data can never be conclusive, but âwe should remember that the window between a bond being purchased and it being redeemed is 15 daysâ.
The panel then discusses the BJPâs second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Abhinandan asks if the party is trying to change its image by dropping names of sitting MPs with a history of hate speech. Jayashree says it is fielding new faces only to strengthen the central leadershipâs grip on state units.
On the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act, Shardool says the law is âpractically uselessâ. He explains that the naturalisation process requires 11 years of residency in the country, whereas the deadline for granting citizenship under the CAA is December 2014, and the law is being notified almost after a decade.
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00:02:31 - Headlines
00:19:19 - Electoral bonds
00:38:15 - BJPâs second list of candidates
00:48:33 - Notifying of CAA rules
01:02:49 - Letters
01:34:48 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalist Radhika Ramaseshan.
On the BJPâs first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, Anand says the party has announced candidates for its âweak seatsâ first. Radhika points out that Uttar Pradesh will be a tough battle for the Opposition despite the Congress-SP alliance.
The panel then discusses the arrest of TMC strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, the main accused in the Sandeshkhali case, and why the West Bengal police did not hand him over to the CBI. âThe BJP is making an all-out effort,â says Radhika, adding that it was time for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to deliver on her promises, especially to women voters.
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00:04:43 - Headlines
00:42:11 - BJPâs first list of candidates
01:01:35 - CBI custody to Sheikh Shahjahan
01:08:17 - Letters
01:30:11 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by The News Minuteâs executive editor Sudipto Mondal.
On the cross-voting during Rajya Sabha polls in Karnataka, Sudipto points to the similarity in ideological stance of the stateâs three major political parties. âThere is no difference between the average BJP guy, the average JDS guy and the average Congress guy,â he says. Raman adds that in Himachal Pradeshâs RS polls, some members of the Congress knew beforehand that MLAs of their party would vote for the BJP.
DiscussingDilip Mandalâs article responding to Dhruv Ratheeâs video on India taking a turn towards dictatorship, Abhinandan says itâs a weak critique since debunking an idea with âwhatabouteryâ is a nihilistic argument. Sudipto believes that nihilism is an important form of critique for the oppressed classes who have been kept out of power systems for centuries.
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00:06:13 - Headlines
00:31:44 - Rajya Sabha polls
00:39:41 - Discussing Dilip Mandalâs article
01:06:06 - Letters
01:32:07 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist Monideepa Banerjie and agricultural policy expert Devinder Sharma.
On the situation in West Bengalâs Sandeshkhali, Monideepa gives a timeline of what happened. She explains that after being accused of exploiting local women, TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh has been absconding for the last 50 days and hasnât returned to the village. Shardool says, âIt is the BJP that has shown why it is important to have a strong opposition.â
The panel then discusses the farmersâ demand for a minimum support price guarantee for agricultural produce. Citing data, Devinder says farmers are facing the âcrisis of survivalâ as the average income from farming in India is Rs 27 per day. Abhinandan says many well-to-do farmers in Punjab support their lifestyle from other businesses as farming remains unprofitable.
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00:05:20 - Headlines
00:19:00 - Sandeshkhali
00:48:15 - Farmersâ protests
01:32:44 - Letters
01:57:42 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Association of Democratic Reforms chief Anil Verma, The Hinduâs deputy editor AM Jigeesh and Newslaundry reporter Sumedha Mittal.
Anil, one of the litigants who moved the Supreme Court against the electoral bonds scheme, delves into the significance of the top courtâs verdict declaring it âunconstitutionalâ, and the political partiesâ take on it. He says the bonds were a âwin-win situationâ for all political parties, but the Supreme Court has âupheld the right to information.â
âThere is a connection between electoral bonds and farmersâ protests,â says Jigeesh, adding that a âdeep structural crisisâ is plaguing India. On the farmersâ protest, Manisha says agrarian distress is written all over it.
The panel also discusses the violence in Uttarakhandâs Haldwani as Sumedha recounts how the media was âcut offâ from the site of demolition of the mosque and madrasa. âNo story you see is coming from inside the curfew area⊠cops are also stationed outside the houses of the deceased.â
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00:02:58 - Headlines
00:15:46 - Electoral bonds verdict
00:35:55 - Farmersâ protests
01:10:29 - Jigeesh AMâs recommendations
01:13:31 - Haldwani violence
01:29:11 - Letters
01:44:39 - Recommendations
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This week, Newslaundryâs Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by journalist Nirupama Subramanian and Supreme Court advocate-on-record Anas Tanwir.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Prateek Goyal are joined by cultural studies professor Ravikant Kisana aka Buffalo Intellectual.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Shardool Katyayan and Anand Vardhan are joined by senior journalist Saeed Naqvi.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author, translator and journalist Sugata Srinivasaraju and journalist Rishika Pardikar.
We have a new Sena project on Ram Mandirâs impact on Ayodhyaâs residents. Contribute today.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Sanjay Hegde, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Business Standard consulting editor Radhika Ramaseshan.
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This week, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal are joined by Dhanya Rajendran, editor-in-chief of The News Minute.
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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalist Neerja Chowdhury, author of the book How Prime Ministers Decide.
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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by Centre for Policy Research fellow Rahul Verma, and journalist and researcher Aruna Chandrashekhar.
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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by journalists Ashutosh Bhardwaj and Samrat X.
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This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundryâs Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by anthropologist and activist Lokesh Ohri and digital content creator Meghnad.
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