This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Sanjay Hegde, a senior advocate at the Supreme Court. 

The panel discusses the top court’s verdict scrapping the early release of Bilkis Bano’s gangrape convicts. Sanjay explains the legal technicalities that allowed the earlier remission order. Manisha points out the “heinous” manner in which the case was used for politics, and how the accused were garlanded after their release. 

On the outrage against the Maldives, the panel dissects the media coverage and its foreign policy implications. Anand discusses the Modi government’s reaction to the diplomatic issue and its potential ramifications with the current Maldivian government’s pro-China and anti-India rhetoric. 

This and a lot more. Do tune in!