Hafta 188: #Section377, Rafale deal, Lois Sofia’s arrest and more
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In this issue of NL Hafta, Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang of Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Vardhan, Manisha Pande and Raman Kirpal. They discuss The Caravan’s cover story on Anil Ambani and the Rafale deal.
Manisha tells us about the reading down of Section 377, and how it is major a civil rights victory in India. The unanimous decision by the Supreme Court was met with much elation, we hear more about the sequence of events that led to this historic win.
Abhinandan then brings up the report on Kanhaiya Kumar contesting in Begusarai on a CPI seat. Anand Vardhan talks about Begusarai, a region prominently known for Left politics.
The conversation then moves on to Myanmar where two Reuters journalists were arrested under the Official Secrets Act after their report on the killing of 10 Rohingya men and boys. Madhu Trehan compares Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela, and talks about Kyi’s perception as a humanitarian, during the current civil crisis in Myanmar.
The team also discusses NBSA asking Arnab Goswami and Republic TV to apologise and the arrest of Lois Sofia for shouting slogans on board a plane. Listen up.
References:
Why Did Facebook Stop The Promotion Of The Caravan’s Story On Amit Shah And Jay Shah?
Why Lois Sofia’s detractors must look closely at what aviation law states
Telescope: Finger on our lips
The Open Future Festival and Steve Bannon
A statement from David Remnick
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This podcast has been produced by Kartik Nijhawan, recorded by Anil Kumar and audio editing was done by Satish Kumar.
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