This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior advocate Indira Jaising and independent journalist Saurabh Sharma. The discussion starts with tax authorities axing The Reporters’ Collective’s non-profit status. Indira says the I-T department’s action against the investigative news outlet is part of a “strategic and calculated crackdown by the government on independent media and journalism”. She says everyone should stand...
Feb 01, 2025•1 hr 52 min
This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by author and political analyst Sanjaya Baru. The discussion begins with Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America. The panel analyses the fears of a second Trump presidency. “He will do a lot of damage, yes, but the fear of Trump is greatly exaggerated,” Sanjaya says, adding that India, and the world, historically, has shown the ability t...
Jan 25, 2025•2 hr 12 min
This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist Nidhi Razdan and economist and writer Vivek Kaul. The panel begins with the Delhi polls, and Abhinandan says the BJP’s USP is primarily centred around portraying Kejriwal as a horrible politician. Shardool points out that the BJP is “organisationally strong” but doesn’t have a face in Delhi. Nidhi talks about the AAP’s shortcomings and Kejriwal’s struggle to hold onto his im...
Jan 18, 2025•2 hr 7 min
This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Manisha Pande are joined by author Amitava Kumar and academic Joyojeet Pal. The panel discusses Amitava’s new book The Green Book: An Observer’s Notebook , and Amitava explains the role that journaling plays in his life. “Journaling is a means of self-discovery and a tool to document our times. Personal narratives can preserve truths and challenge erasures of history,” he says. He also says journaling helps countera...
Jan 11, 2025•1 hr 50 min
This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by The News Minute ’s Pooja Prasanna. The panel begins with protests in Bihar against a ‘paper leak’ in the Bihar Public Service Commission preliminary exam. Jayashree explains, “The normalisation process for exams has been rejected outright by the BPSC, but it’s a standard procedure in other competitive exams.” Shardool emphasises systemic delays and negligence, stating, “S...
Jan 04, 2025•1 hr 36 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Raman Kirpal were joined by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur and political journalist Neerja Choudhury. Neerja describes Dr Manmohan Singh, who died this week, as a “gentleman politician and a unifying figure” who will be remembered for his “decency in politics” and landmark contributions such as the RTI Act, MGNREGA, and the Indo-US nuclear deal. Justice Lokur says, “He was a great man and a great loss for the country....
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr 28 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pandey, and Jayashree Arunachalam were joined by parliamentary affairs expert and journalist Meghnad S. On the debate on the One Nation, One Election bill, Jayashree says that “the proposal reflects a strong anti-federalism stance.” She pointed out that while the bill may reduce costs, “it could strip states of their power”. Manisha says, “In terms of organising this it could be a mammoth task, especially with the inclusion of panchayat electi...
Dec 21, 2024•2 hr 2 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Manisha Pandey were joined by journalist Faye D’Souza. On the BJP’s narrative against George Soros, Abhinandan says, “Adani money is good, Soros money bad? No sensible discussion has happened around it.” Faye says, “We are living in a post-truth world where ridiculous claims take root and attention spans have shrunk too much for nuanced conversations.” On the Congress’s response to allegations about links with Soros, Manisha says, “T...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 46 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author Chetan Bhagat, academic Sarthak Bagchi, and journalist Dhiren A Sadokpam to discuss the Maharashtra government formation, the increased violence in Manipur, and the ‘foreign hand’ allegations against OCCRP. On BJP’s campaign in Maharashtra, Chetan says, “A little bit of humility has come to the BJP. The whole talk of building a larger than life image – the party feels that the voters don’t ne...
Dec 07, 2024•2 hr 15 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan to discuss the violence in Sambhal and the Maharashtra-Jharkhand assembly election results. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 30, 2024•15 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Raman Kirpal are joined by environment and air pollution expert Sunil Dahiya. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 30, 2024•14 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Newslaundry reporter Prateek Goyal. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 16, 2024•14 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Raman Kirpal are joined by Supreme Court advocate Shahrukh Alam and senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 09, 2024•17 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Raman Kirpal are joined by Washington-based columnist Seema Sirohi. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 02, 2024•13 min
Donald Trump has threatened to scrap America’s Constitution, has denied the results of the last election, and has been charged with inciting a riot. His rival, Kamala Harris, is none of those things. Yet, after a high-voltage entry into the US presidential race, Harris seems to be losing momentum and is deadlocked at the polls. This is despite the Harris campaign raising a staggering 1 billion dollars, more than half of what the Trump campaign has raised. In the second episode of the three-part ...
Oct 30, 2024•27 min
The US election – a high-stakes battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – is being perceived as critical for the future of democracy in America. The fear is that if Trump wins, he will undermine key tenets of American democracy, like using government agencies to settle scores with his rivals. Despite this, he remains a formidable contender. In the first episode of the three-part mini-series Mandate 2024: US Edition Sreenivasan Jain reports from a Trump rally in Arizona – a crucial swing st...
Oct 30, 2024•22 min
After last year’s October 7 attack, the Israeli army has justified its brutal offensive in Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas. But the aftermath of October 7 witnessed an escalation of violence in the West Bank, the Palestinian territory not controlled by Hamas. In the final episode of our three-part mini-series Gaza: One Year Later , Sreenivasan Jain investigates fears that the West Bank is emerging as the new Gaza. Jain reports from Qusra, a village in Nablus, in the West Bank, which witnessed...
Oct 30, 2024•23 min
On October 7th last year, Israel experienced a traumatic attack by Hamas: over a 1,000 killed, 250 taken hostage. The world mourned with Israel. But a year later, Israel’s devastating response has raised questions within Israeli society itself, whether the country is at risk of losing its moral compass. In the second episode of our three-part mini-series Gaza: One Year Later , Sreenivasan Jain examines Israel’s crisis of conscience through its treatment of Palestinian prisoners after the Hamas a...
Oct 30, 2024•21 min
The Gaza war that erupted last year after the October 7 attack by Hamas – which left over 1,000 dead and 250 hostage – has left a trail of carnage in its wake. Israel has killed more than 40,000 Gazans. Large swathes of Gaza have been reduced to rubble. And the shortages of food and water amid Israeli army restrictions are so severe that the UN has said that Israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. But the Israeli government and its army have claimed that they are fighting a moral war....
Oct 30, 2024•25 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by The Hindu ’s international affairs editor Stanly Johny and journalist and defence expert Colonel Ajai Shukla. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 26, 2024•16 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Anand Vardhan are joined by financial crimes and corporate governance lawyer Sherbir Panag. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 19, 2024•15 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachal are joined by senior journalist Sreenivasan Jain and Lokniti - CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 12, 2024•15 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by freelance journalist Hridayesh Joshi and The Hindu ’s senior assistant editor Kallol Bhattacharjee. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 05, 2024•14 min
In this week’s special free episode, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam, are joined by The News Minute ’s Pooja Prasanna and University of Michigan associate professor and author Joyojeet Pal. The conversation begins with discussions on the Tirupati laddu controversy and the Karnataka High Court setback for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysore Urban Development Authority case. Pooja delves into how life has come full circle for Siddarami...
Sep 28, 2024•2 hr 7 min
This week, we have an in-house panel, with Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Anand Vardhan. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 21, 2024•16 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Shardool Katyayan, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by EastMojo executive editor Amit Kumar. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 14, 2024•17 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan discuss the controversy around Netflix’s new show IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack , Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film Emergency , and subscriber letters. We’re also joined by our subscriber Kanwal Narula, who presents a special gift to the team of Newslaundry . Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
Sep 07, 2024•14 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by The News Minute’ s Dhanya Rajendran and digital creator Akash Banerjee aka TheDeshbhakt. On sustainable and profitable revenue models for news, Anand says that the subscription model might be prone to the problem of becoming “a groupspeak”, where “financial influences have been insulated, but the editorial leadership has a view” that becomes the identity of the platform. Abhinandan responds t...
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 57 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalists Monideepa Banerjie and Nidhi Suresh. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 24, 2024•17 min
This week, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by award-winning business journalist and author Sucheta Dalal. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 17, 2024•19 min
