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Erdogan visits Malaysia, Indonesia & Pakistan under Türkiye's ‘Asia Anew Initiative' "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on an official visit to Malaysia, Indonesia and Pakistan as part of Türkiye's Asia Anew initiative, aimed at deepening economic, political, and strategic ties in the region. Discussions focused on cooperation in trade, defence, technology, education, disaster management, media, and post-conflict rehabilitation. The Asia Anew policy, launched in 2019, seeks to expand Ankara's engagement across Asia." Gaza rebuild plan without expelling residents in place — Jordan "Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi announced a joint Arab, Egyptian, and Palestinian plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its residents. Speaking to Al Mamlaka TV, he emphasized the need to maintain aid flow and uphold the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Safadi did not share specific details on the reconstruction plan but reaffirmed Jordan's stance: ""Jordan is for Jordanians, and Palestine is for Palestinians.""" At least 118 Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza since ceasefire: official "At least 118 Palestinians have been killed and 822 wounded in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect on Jan. 19, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave. Director-General Munir al-Bursh said that the toll includes those killed in direct Israeli attacks, those who succumbed to injuries, and victims of unexploded ordnance. Of the total deaths, 92 resulted from direct Israeli assaults." Ukraine ready to offer territory swap with Russia — Zelenskyy "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested offering a territorial swap with Russia in any future peace negotiations to end their nearly three-year war. Speaking to the UK's Guardian, Zelenskyy said Ukraine could propose exchanging land, including territory seized in Russia's Kursk region six months ago. However, he emphasised that ""all our territories are important, there is no priority.""" Modi's BJP fuels extremism as anti-Muslim speech surges in India - report "Hate speech targeting religious minorities in India saw a ""staggering"" rise in 2024, according to a report by US-based think tank India Hate Lab. The report links the surge to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the broader Hindu nationalist movement. Critics and civil rights groups have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP of escalating anti-Muslim rhetoric during last year's national elections to mobilise the Hindu majority."

pWotD Episode 2839: 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 311,571 views on Saturday, 8 February 2025 our article of the day is 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.The 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections were held in Delhi on 5 February 2025 to elect all 70 members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes and declaration of result took place on 8 February 2025.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won in 48 out of 70 seats, thus winning the Delhi assembly elections after 32 years. The incumbent Aam Aadmi Party, which was in power for the previous ten years, lost the election, with several prominent leaders and cabinet ministers including national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Somnath Bharti, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Durgesh Pathak losing their seats. The Indian National Congress did not win any seats for the third straight election, although it increased its vote share compared to the last election.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:29 UTC on Sunday, 9 February 2025.For the full current version of the article, see 2025 Delhi Legislative Assembly election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Aditi.

Welcome to Top of the Morning by Mint, your weekday newscast that brings you five major stories from the world of business. It's Tuesday, February 4, 2025. This is Nelson John, let's get started. The Budget has introduced several agricultural schemes to boost crop productivity and improve credit access, particularly in 100 underperforming districts. However, its real impact may be limited, as many initiatives are underfunded and rely on existing programmes. For instance, despite growing climate risks, funding for the crucial crop insurance scheme has been slashed by ₹3,600 crore, while research funding has seen only a marginal increase. The budget's approach could yield mixed results for farm incomes. While the government has promised to procure pulses at minimum support price, the effectiveness of this measure remains uncertain, given only a modest rise in the PM-AASHA scheme's budget, which ensures farm-gate prices. At the same time, rising agricultural employment has put pressure on farm wages and productivity, adding to income stress. Sayantan Bera examines whether the Budget's proposals can truly uplift rural India in today's Primer. The Indian government is considering scrapping the requirement for National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approval in mergers of local listed companies, aiming to streamline the process and ease the judiciary's burden. The move, currently under discussion among multiple ministries, could significantly reshape India's mergers and acquisitions landscape by reducing bureaucratic delays, Anirudh Laskar reports. Introduced in 2016, fast-track mergers allowed certain companies to bypass lengthy NCLT approvals, which can take up to 10 months. The proposed change would extend this streamlined approach, enabling more mergers to proceed with just regulatory and shareholder consent, eliminating the need for court intervention. While the NCLT ensures fairness in mergers, experts argue that its involvement often causes unnecessary delays, exposing companies to market volatility and potential manipulation. Removing this step could accelerate deal-making and allow the NCLT to focus on critical cases like insolvency. India is moving to initiate formal trade discussions with the United States to secure protection against potential future tariffs. While the country avoided the initial round of tariffs imposed on Canada, Mexico, and China, Indian officials are keen on negotiating a formal exemption with the US Trade Representative, Dhirendra Kumar reports. These talks will emphasize India's role as a key trade partner, particularly in sectors like pharmaceuticals, IT services, and leather, which are integral to US supply chains. The decision to engage follows President Donald Trump's recent tariff moves, which have heightened global trade concerns. With a $35-billion trade surplus with the US, India managed to steer clear of the first wave of tariffs, aided by its diversified export portfolio, which includes engineering goods, jewellery, and textiles. These exports are not only critical to India's economy but also to US businesses, reinforcing the mutual benefits of their trade relationship. Small-town restaurants in India are undergoing a digital transformation as food delivery giants like Zomato and Swiggy expand their reach. To stay competitive, these eateries are adopting restaurant management software such as DotPe, UrbanPiper, and PetPooja to streamline billing, inventory, customer relations, and payroll. India's food services market—including online orders and dining out—is poised to nearly double to $152 billion by 2030. This surge is driven by the growing popularity of food and grocery delivery platforms, which are reshaping consumption patterns in tier-II and III cities to resemble those of larger metros. Sowmya Ramasubramanian explores how the rise of food delivery services is accelerating the modernization of small-town restaurants. Delhi's political landscape is heating up as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seeks a return to state power after 27 years. Despite its dominance in Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has struggled in state polls, where Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) remains a formidable force. Without a chief ministerial face, the BJP is relying on Narendra Modi's appeal, framing the contest as a direct face-off between Modi and Kejriwal. For the AAP, this election is a fight for survival. Despite corruption scandals and key leaders behind bars, its voter base remains loyal, drawn to its free public services and infrastructure improvements in healthcare, education, and electricity. Meanwhile, Congress, once Delhi's dominant force, is a distant third, attempting to revive its relevance with promises mirroring AAP's welfare model. Ruhi Tewari explores the high-stakes political battle in poll-bound Delhi in today's Long Story.

Bienvenidos una vez más a un Spaces en directo desde Twitter, el lugar donde paso mas horas y donde encontraran gran parte de mi trabajo. El tema de hoy va a generar antipatías entre el sector entrecomillas “despierto” que considera que ya vienen “los sombreros blancos” a salvarnos y que Q aparecerá de un momento a otro a lomos de un caballo blanco con los papeles de la muerte de Kennedy en la boca. Estamos viviendo una etapa de cambio político a nivel global. Durante años, el discurso "woke" y progresista ha dominado gran parte de la narrativa en Occidente, promoviendo políticas globalistas, económicas intervencionistas y una agenda social de corte liberal. Sin embargo, en respuesta a este fenómeno, ha surgido una nueva generación de líderes que han capitalizado el descontento de amplios sectores de la sociedad, ofreciendo una alternativa basada en el nacionalismo, el liberalismo económico y la defensa de los valores tradicionales. Estos políticos, a menudo etiquetados como populistas de derecha, han conseguido un respaldo masivo y están redefiniendo el panorama político actual. Uno de los ejemplos más representativos es Javier Milei, el presidente de Argentina, quien ha irrumpido en la política con un discurso ultraliberal y antiestatista. Su estilo confrontativo y su promesa de acabar con la "casta" política lo han convertido en un fenómeno internacional. Donald Trump, en Estados Unidos, es otro de los grandes referentes de esta corriente, desafiando el establishment y manteniendo un liderazgo firme dentro del Partido Republicano. En Italia, Giorgia Meloni ha logrado consolidar su poder con un discurso soberanista y conservador, liderando con mano firme el gobierno de su país. En América Latina, Nayib Bukele ha demostrado cómo un líder con una postura dura contra el crimen y una estrategia de comunicación directa puede obtener un respaldo popular sin precedentes. Por su parte, Santiago Peña, en Paraguay, mantiene una línea política que combina el liberalismo económico con el conservadurismo social, logrando estabilidad en su gobierno. En Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou ha llevado a cabo una gestión marcada por políticas de libre mercado y una visión pragmática que lo han convertido en uno de los presidentes más valorados de la región. En Europa del Este, Viktor Orbán en Hungría y Andrzej Duda en Polonia han consolidado modelos de gobierno basados en la defensa de la soberanía nacional, el control migratorio y la protección de valores tradicionales frente a las imposiciones de la Unión Europea. Mientras tanto, en India, Narendra Modi ha logrado mantenerse en el poder con un discurso nacionalista y una ambiciosa agenda de desarrollo económico. Este giro político no es una casualidad, sino el resultado de una reacción social ante las políticas progresistas que han dominado las últimas décadas. El ciudadano común, cansado de la corrección política, del wokismo y de la intervención estatal excesiva, está optando por líderes que ofrecen soluciones pragmáticas, firmeza y una visión clara del futuro. La batalla entre estos dos modelos sigue abierta, pero el auge del nacionalismo y el populismo de derecha es ya una realidad que está moldeando el mundo de hoy. Desgraciadamente tan solo estamos viendo como el péndulo vuelve a ser energizado, esta vez hacia la derecha, para volver a aprovechar las energías de las personas que consideran a todos estos políticos que hemos nombrado como nuevos héroes. En política, la falsa dualidad crea la ilusión de que existen dos bandos opuestos luchando por visiones completamente distintas del mundo, cuando en realidad ambos operan dentro de un mismo sistema que se autorregula. Muchas personas depositan su fe en los políticos, viéndolos como nuevos héroes capaces de salvarlos de la corrupción, la decadencia o el autoritarismo del bando contrario. Sin embargo, lo que a menudo sucede es que, independientemente de quién gobierne, se aplican políticas de "ecualizador", donde cada partido sube o baja ciertos aspectos según su ideología, pero sin desmantelar por completo lo que dejó su predecesor. Así, lo que un gobierno progresista avanza en términos de control estatal o ingeniería social, un gobierno de derecha apenas lo ralentiza o lo equilibra con políticas económicas liberales o mayor seguridad, y viceversa. Con el tiempo, todo acaba implementándose de forma paulatina, mientras la población sigue atrapada en la ilusión de que un cambio de gobierno traerá consigo una transformación radical que nunca termina de materializarse. Esto lo vemos claramente con el apoyo que el gobierno de Donald Trump, con figuras como Elon Musk a la cabeza, ha dado a la implementación de la moneda digital, el avance de la inteligencia artificial, el control biométrico y otros objetivos globalistas que ya se estaban ejecutando bajo administraciones progresistas. Aunque muchos ven a Trump como un defensor del libre mercado y un opositor al globalismo, su gobierno no ha frenado estos desarrollos, sino que los ha impulsado desde otra óptica, priorizando la seguridad nacional y el liderazgo tecnológico estadounidense. Un claro ejemplo de esta dinámica de "ecualizador" se da en Canadá, donde el gobierno de Justin Trudeau ha promovido de manera agresiva la digitalización del dinero, el uso del identificador biométrico y la expansión de las herramientas de vigilancia con el argumento de mejorar la seguridad y la eficiencia gubernamental. A pesar de las diferencias ideológicas entre Trudeau y Trump, ambos han avanzado en la misma dirección en temas clave, lo que demuestra que ciertas políticas, independientemente del partido en el poder, siguen un curso predefinido. Lo mismo ocurre en Europa, donde gobiernos tanto progresistas como conservadores han trabajado en la implantación de la identidad digital y la regulación de la inteligencia artificial. En Francia, por ejemplo, el presidente Emmanuel Macron ha impulsado el desarrollo de un sistema de reconocimiento facial y control digital bajo la justificación de la seguridad y la lucha contra el terrorismo. En Reino Unido, el gobierno conservador ha avanzado en políticas similares con el mismo pretexto. Esto evidencia que, más allá de la narrativa política de cada líder, hay agendas que continúan implementándose sin importar el color del gobierno. Mientras la población sigue atrapada en la ilusión de una lucha entre izquierda y derecha, los grandes cambios estructurales avanzan de manera silenciosa y progresiva, sin encontrar una verdadera resistencia. El abuelo Trump ha sido aupado mientras dejaban que el abuelito Biden hiciera de las suyas a sabiendas que eso daría alas al partido Republicano como asi ha sido. Eso y una campaña plagada de actos heroicos esquivando balas fantasma que rozaban la oreja sin dejar un solo rasguño y donde no quedaba vivo ni el apuntador. Cuando Donald Trump asumió la presidencia en 2017, una imagen llamó especialmente la atención: los principales magnates de la tecnología, supuestamente enfrentados a su visión política, se reunieron con él y posaron juntos en la misma fotografía. La historia parece repetirse. En la toma de posesión de Donald Trump en 2025, al igual que en 2017, los titanes de la tecnología han vuelto a mostrarse cercanos a su administración, dejando en evidencia que, más allá de las diferencias ideológicas aparentes, existen intereses compartidos entre el poder político y el tecnológico. Una vez más, en las imágenes del evento se pudo ver a figuras como Elon Musk (X, Tesla, SpaceX), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Sundar Pichai (Google), Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Jeff Bezos (Amazon) y otros gigantes del sector digital respaldando de cerca al nuevo gobierno. A pesar de la retórica de confrontación que Trump ha utilizado en ocasiones contra Silicon Valley, lo cierto es que su regreso a la Casa Blanca no ha impedido que estos mismos actores continúen impulsando sus agendas en torno a la inteligencia artificial, la identidad digital, el control biométrico y el avance de la moneda digital, elementos que gobiernos anteriores, tanto progresistas como conservadores, han promovido con distintos matices. Esto confirma una vez más que, independientemente del bando político en el poder, los grandes cambios tecnológicos y de control digital siguen su curso, impulsados por las mismas élites que manejan el destino de la sociedad. En los últimos años, varios de los líderes que han emergido con una retórica populista y nacionalista han comenzado a hablar abiertamente de la llegada de un "Nuevo Orden Mundial", pero no desde la perspectiva globalista tradicional, sino como un cambio de paradigma donde el poder regresa a los Estados nación y a los ciudadanos. Donald Trump, en su retorno a la presidencia en 2025, ha enfatizado que con su llegada comienza una nueva era en la que Estados Unidos recuperará su soberanía total, enfrentando las estructuras supranacionales que han dominado la política mundial en las últimas décadas. Su discurso, alineado con otros líderes como Javier Milei en Argentina, Giorgia Meloni en Italia o Viktor Orbán en Hungría, promete el fin del globalismo tal como se conocía y el inicio de un orden basado en el nacionalismo económico, el proteccionismo y la autonomía política de cada país. Sin embargo, esta idea de un "Nuevo Orden Mundial" no es exclusiva de estos nuevos líderes. Los mismos sectores globalistas que han promovido una agenda centralizadora durante décadas también han utilizado este término para referirse a la transformación tecnológica, financiera y social que está ocurriendo a nivel planetario. La digitalización de la economía con la moneda digital, el avance del control biométrico, la inteligencia artificial y la redefinición de las fronteras políticas y económicas forman parte de este cambio de era. Lo interesante es que, aunque en teoría los nuevos líderes de derecha combaten estas agendas, en la práctica muchos de ellos las están implementando, pero con un discurso distinto. La clave está en entender si este "Nuevo Orden Mundial" realmente representa una ruptura con el sistema anterior o si es simplemente una reconfiguración donde los mismos actores y estructuras de poder continúan operando bajo nuevas narrativas. Mientras tanto, la población sigue dividida entre aquellos que ven en estos nuevos líderes la esperanza de una verdadera transformación y aquellos que sospechan que, más allá de las diferencias ideológicas, el rumbo ya está marcado y el destino será el mismo, solo que con una apariencia distinta. El viejo orden mundial tan solo ha cambiado de lideres, pero su perniciosa presencia es cada dia mas clara y solo nuestra posición vigilante garantizará nuestra seguridad ante estos nuevos falsos héroes, esto puede inclinar la balanza hacia el lado de la humanidad. Ellos son poderosos, sí, pero nosotros somos muchos mas. …………………………………………………………………………………………. Javier Milei: Fue elegido presidente de Argentina en 2023 con el 55% de los votos en la segunda vuelta. Donald Trump: En las elecciones de 2016 en Estados Unidos, obtuvo el 46,1% del voto popular, pero ganó en el Colegio Electoral con 304 votos frente a los 227 de su oponente. Donald Trump fue elegido presidente de Estados Unidos en las elecciones de noviembre de 2024, obteniendo 312 votos electorales frente a los 226 de su oponente, la demócrata Kamala Harris. En términos de voto popular, Trump logró el 49,8% de los votos, mientras que Harris obtuvo el 48,3%. Nayib Bukele: En su reelección de 2024 en El Salvador, alcanzó el 84% de los votos. time.com Luis Lacalle Pou: Fue elegido presidente de Uruguay en 2019 con el 48,7% de los votos en la segunda vuelta. Santiago Peña: Ganó las elecciones presidenciales de Paraguay en 2023 con aproximadamente el 43% de los votos. Viktor Orbán: En las elecciones de 2022 en Hungría, su partido, Fidesz, obtuvo alrededor del 54% de los votos, asegurando su reelección. Andrzej Duda: Reelegido presidente de Polonia en 2020 con el 51% de los votos en la segunda vuelta. Narendra Modi: En las elecciones generales de India de 2019, su partido, el Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), obtuvo el 37,4% de los votos, pero logró una mayoría absoluta en el parlamento debido al sistema electoral. Giorgia Meloni: En las elecciones generales de Italia de 2022, su partido, Hermanos de Italia, obtuvo alrededor del 26% de los votos, liderando una coalición de derecha que alcanzó la mayoría parlamentaria. ………………………………………………………………………………………. Conductor del programa UTP Ramón Valero @tecn_preocupado Un técnico Preocupado un FP2 IVOOX UTP http://cutt.ly/dzhhGrf BLOG http://cutt.ly/dzhh2LX Ayúdame desde mi Crowfunding aquí https://cutt.ly/W0DsPVq Invitados Dra Yane #JusticiaParaUTP @ayec98_2 Médico y Buscadora de la verdad. Con Dios siempre! No permito q me dividan c/izq -derecha, raza, religión ni nada de la Creación. https://youtu.be/TXEEZUYd4c0 …. G O I G @jmgoig Creador independiente pero no neutral. Critico a la izquierda y a la derecha. 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The INDIA bloc managed to prevent the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from reaching the majority mark in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, it went on to lose the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. In the ongoing campaign to the Delhi Assembly elections, the INDIA bloc appears fragmented as certain constituents of the coalition, such as the Samajwadi Party and the Trinamool Congress, are supporting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), leaving the Congress to fight on its own. Has the INDIA bloc lost its vitality after the Lok Sabha polls? Here we discuss the question. Guests: K.K. Kailash, Professor, Department of Political Sciences, Hyderabad University; Hilal Ahmed, Associate Professor, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies Host: Sobhana K. Nair Edited by Jude Francis Weston

Subramanian Swamy is an Indian politician and economist and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard and was a former professor at IIT Delhi. He is a six-term MP and was a member of the Planning Commission of India as well as a former Minister of Law and Justice of India. He has written extensively on India's foreign affairs, dealing largely with China, Pakistan, and Israel, and is known for his outspoken views on various political and economic issues. Follow Subramanian Swamy on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drswamy39/ Twitter - https://x.com/Swamy39 In this episode, Vinamre and Dr. Swamy discuss: - His experiences during the Emergency and the time of independence. - Why the Prime Minister was not invited to Trump's inauguration and the reality of India-US relations. - What Hindutva is and the allegations regarding the role of the RSS in Gandhi's assassination. - Abolishing income tax if he becomes the Prime Minister. - How China is ahead of India and how it captured Indian land. - The reality of high dollar prices and how they can be controlled. - What has changed in PM Modi from the time Dr. Swamy first met him to his tenure as Prime Minister? Watch this episode to explore Dr. Swamy's take on Hindutva, PM Modi, and other key topics. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:10 - How did his political journey start? 5:24 - Giving a speech in Parliament during the Emergency 8:09 - His experience in India during Independence 12:20 - How is he so fearless? 13:50 - How he critiques PM Modi without hesitation 16:27 - Why Trump did not invite Modi to his inauguration 20:45 - The reality of India- US Relations 25:06 - What is Hindutva? 32:20 - Muslims in India and the Ram Mandir petition 36:48 - Revoking "secular" and "socialist" from the Constitution's Preamble 40:45 - Is there genuine intellectual combativeness in India? 42:40 - When Rajiv Gandhi wanted to make him PM 46:05 - He would abolish income tax if he became PM 52:52 - How he would change India's foreign policy 56:00 - Strengths of China against India 1:01:00 - Why the dollar price is so high? 1:04:14 - Signs of a bad economy 1:07:01 - Views on political leaders 1:10:22 - Allegations on RSS for killing Gandhi 1:14:30 - Views on famous personalities 1:19:08 - Indian politicians he admires 1:20:31 - Why he dislikes Atal Bihari Vajpayee 1:23:15 - "Modi is the most evil man I've ever met" 1:24:44 - His greatest achievements 1:26:26 - How bad is corruption in politics? 1:29:31 - How can young people be incentivized to join politics? 1:32:15- Conclusion ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557567524054 ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

On December 29, 2024, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused each other of manipulating the Delhi electoral rolls in an attempt to win the Delhi Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in February. While the AAP has accused the BJP of submitting applications to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to get the names of voters removed from the list in its strongholds, the BJP has claimed that the AAP government is aiding Rohingya immigrants to settle in the capital so that it can secure their votes. Earlier, the Congress had accused the ECI of arbitrarily deleting or adding voters' names in electoral rolls before the Maharashtra Assembly elections. Should voter IDs be linked to Aadhaar to ensure transparency and put all these political claims and counterclaims to rest? Here we discuss the question. Guests: S.Y. Quraishi, former Chief Election Commissioner of India; R.S. Sharma, former Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and the first Director General of the Unique Identification Authority of India Host: Sreeparna Chakrabarty Edited by Jude Francis Weston

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the Maharaja of Mysore. Born in 1992, he studied in Bengaluru and the United States, earning a degree in Economics and English from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the head of the Wadiyar family and the custodian of Mysore State. In 2024, Yaduveer entered politics and became a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mysore constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is known for his efforts to preserve Mysore's cultural heritage, manage royal traditions, and support charitable trusts associated with the Wadiyar family.In this episode, Vinamre and Yaduveer discuss:- Surprising rituals still practiced and what happens in the Darbar- His life before and after becoming the Maharaja and an MP of Mysore- The role of a Maharaja in modern India and the influence of social media- His vision for his empire as a Maharaja and a political leader- The significance of traditions and culture in today's world- The rich history of Karnataka and the Vijayanagar Empire- If you're curious about what it's like to be a king in India in 2024, don't miss this episode.If you're curious about what it's like to be a king in India in 2024, don't miss this episode. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 02:55 - His approach to political life as a member of a royal family 05:28 - Holding a private darbar: the rituals and traditions they still follow 11:05 - The curse of the old lady and the Doctrine of Lapse 13:39 - Why traditions and culture are most important now 17:37 - Surprising rituals that most people don't know 22:13 - Visiting the royal palace as a child 26:28 - Using social media after ascending the throne 30:43 - Conducting oneself as a politician and maintaining personal space 36:10 - Handling hate and criticism 39:26 - Experience of being an MP at a young age 42:45 - The great history of Karnataka 48:30 - Inspirational Roman Empire 52:39 - What he does for fun 55:17 - The Mysore Pak stereotype 56:30 - Goals as an MP of Mysore 59:21 - The coffee-drinking culture 1:03:35 - Conclusion 1:06:15 - Tour of The Mysore Palace ==================================================================== This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinamre-kasanaa-b8524496/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dostcast Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557567524054 ==================================================================== Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com

In episode 187 of PG Radio, we sit down with Mr. Piyush Goyal  @PiyushGoyalOfficial  , India's Minister of Commerce & Industry, for an engaging and insightful conversation on a range of topics that shape the future of India. Mr. Goyal shares his views on the nation's economic path, the influence of politics on governance, and his experience as a Lok Sabha MP. We also dive into issues like the role of infrastructure in India's growth, the impact of social media on elections, and the challenges posed by caste and religion in the political landscape. Piyush Goyal is an Indian politician, chartered accountant, and prominent member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), currently serving as India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, and Food and Public Distribution. Known for his strategic economic vision, Goyal has held key portfolios, including Railways and Coal, where he played an instrumental role in transforming India's railway infrastructure and fostering renewable energy initiatives 00:00 - Is Piyush a socialist or a capitalist? 5:34 - Globalizing Indian Education System 8:57 - Are policies delivering? 9:52 - Piyush Goyal on Donald Trump winning the US elections 13:50 - India's Biggest Obstacle 19:57 - Influence of Caste and Religion in Elections 21:23 - Is Infrastructure the answer to India's Growth? 28:55 - Is Revenge Politics Undermining India's Growth 30:14 - Experience of becoming a Lok Sabha MP 41:28 - How Social Media is shaping the Elections 43:30 - Piyush Goyal's message for the People of India 45:40 - Piyush's questions for Prakhar 47:13 - Monologue

Aishik Saha is an activist with the All India Students' Association and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist)-Liberation. He is also a researcher on labour and the digital economy. In this interview with Green Left's Peter Boyle, he discusses Indian PM Narendra Modi's doubling down on his Hindu nationalist hate campaigns despite his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) losing ground in the last elections. He also discusses the role of the left in alliances to resist "BJP fascism", the intersection of class and caste, the movements against sexual assault and misogyny and Modi's influence on the Indian diaspora.   We acknowledge that this was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GreenLeftOnline/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@greenleftonline Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Podcast available on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Antennapod, Itunes and PodcastAddict.

pWotD Episode 2716: 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election Welcome to Popular Wiki of the Day, spotlighting Wikipedia's most visited pages, giving you a peek into what the world is curious about today.With 199,549 views on Tuesday, 8 October 2024 our article of the day is 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election.The 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly elections were held in Haryana on 5 October 2024 to elect all 90 members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly.The tenure of the 14th Haryana Assembly was slated to end on 3 November 2024. In the previous Assembly elections held in October 2019, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the single largest party and formed a coalition government with Jannayak Janta Party. Before the elections, Nayab Singh Saini of the BJP was the incumbent Chief Minister.The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 16 August 2024. The ballots were counted and the results were declared on 8 October 2024. A majority of the exit polls predicted a victory for the Indian National Congress-led alliance. However, contrary to the predictions, the BJP again emerged as the single largest party, winning 48 seats, enough for a majority, although the popular vote totals between the two were close, differing by less than one percentage point.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:40 UTC on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.For the full current version of the article, see 2024 Haryana Legislative Assembly election on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Salli.

*) Israel confirms damage to army bases in Iranian missile strikes The Israeli army has confirmed several of its air bases were struck during Iran's massive ballistic missile strikes on the US-backed country. According to Israeli media, authorities confirmed damages to office buildings and maintenance areas. In northern Tel Aviv, warheads reportedly fell close to Mossad headquarters, though they failed to cause significant damage. Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed to have used its Fattah missiles, describing them as capable of reaching Mach 15 and posing a new challenge to Israeli missile defence systems. *) Bloodbath continues in Gaza as Israel kills dozens in overnight carnage Israeli military strikes across Gaza have killed at least 65 Palestinians overnight, including in a school sheltering displaced families One Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced families in Gaza City killed 17 people, while another hit the Amal Orphan Society, killing at least five others. It comes after Iran launched a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's offensives in Gaza, Lebanon and assassinations. *) Hundreds of churches, several mosques and two synagogues desecrated in India in one year — US agency The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended that the US government designate India as a "country of particular concern" (CPC), arguing the religious freedom conditions in the country have continued to deteriorate under the Hindu nationalist government led by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The American federal government commission, citing local NGOs, said that in 2023 alone, 687 incidents of violence were reported targeting Christians, "who continued to be detained under various state-level anti-conversion laws”. The US agency also said Indian Muslims and their places of worship continued to face violations throughout 2023, arguing several mosques were destroyed under police presence and Hindu vigilantes attacked Muslims under the guise of protecting cows from slaughter. *) Lavrov says Russia stands alongside China on Taiwan, other issues Russia has said it stands alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the US drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised Beijing's approach to the war in Ukraine and said both countries wanted to eliminate the problems that Moscow says lie behind the conflict. He said Moscow and Beijing held close positions "in assessing the risks associated with the advance of the West in the Asia-Pacific region". *)Türkiye's new TB3 armed drone makes public debut at Teknofest Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer Baykar's new combat drone Bayraktar TB3 has made its public debut in the country's premier technology event TEKNOFEST. TB3 is the first combat drone capable of taking off and landing from short-runway ships such as the TCG Anadolu. It is equipped with the PD-170 engine developed domestically by Turkish aerospace engine manufacturer Tusas Engine Industries (TEI), and it can fly for more than 24 hours.

It has been more than three months since the conclusion of India's massive 2024 general elections. And it is no exaggeration to say that the results of the election caught many, if not most, election observers by surprise.To many, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appeared invincible in national elections especially given the widespread popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. And yet, the party suffered a significant setback, emerging as the single largest party but well short of a parliamentary majority.So, what actually happened in these elections? How can we understand the BJP's surprising showing? Has the Modi magic dissipated? And is Rahul Gandhi the new standard bearer of change?To discuss these and many other questions, Milan is joined on the show this week by Sanjay Kumar. Sanjay is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in New Delhi and co-director of Lokniti, India's premier public opinion research organization. Since 1996, Lokniti has carried out a National Election Study after every general election, creating a unique repository of knowledge on the political and social attitudes of the Indian citizen.On the show, Milan and Sanjay discuss the key findings from this year's National Election Study. They talk about the resonance of the INDIA alliance's campaign, divergent outcomes in the Hindi belt, Modi's declining popularity, and the emerging realignment in southern politics. Plus, the two discuss the reasons for India's exit poll debacle.Episode notes:1. Suhas Palshikar, Sandeep Shastri, and Sanjay Kumar, “CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey: There is no clear and close challenger to the BJP this time. ‘Ifs and buts' apply,” Hindu, April 13, 2024.2. Sandeep Shastri, Sanjay Kumar, and Suhas Palshikar, “CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: A return to an era of genuine coalitions,” Hindu, June 6, 2024.3. Lokniti Team, “Post-poll survey: Methodology,” Hindu, June 6, 2024.4. Sandeep Shastri, “CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Modi factor seems to have stagnated over a decade,” Hindu, June 6, 2024.5. Sanjay Kumar and Fuhaar Bandhu, “CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP maintains advantage among young voters,” June 7, 2024.6. Lokniti Team, “CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Clearing misconceptions about the post-poll survey,” Hindu, June 9, 2024.7. “Decoding the 2024 Indian General Elections (with Sunetra Choudhury and Rahul Verma),” Grand Tamasha, June 6, 2024.8. “Why India's Modi Underperformed (with Ravi Agrawal, Yamini Aiyar, and Milan Vaishnav),” FP Live, June 7, 2024.9. “India's 2024 Election—and its Aftermath (with Sadanand Dhume and Tanvi Madan),” Grand Tamasha, June 19, 2024.

แม้ผลการเลือกตั้งอินเดียวันที่ 4 มิถุนายน 2567 จะชี้ว่า 'นเรนทรา โมดี' จะดำรงตำแหน่งผู้นำอินเดียเป็นสมัยที่ 3 และกลายเป็นผู้นำที่ทรงอิทธิพลมากที่สุดคนหนึ่งในประวัติศาสตร์การเมืองของอินเดีย แต่นี่เป็นครั้งแรกเช่นกันที่เขาจำเป็นต้องตั้งรัฐบาลผสม เนื่องจากพรรค Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ได้คะแนนเสียงไม่เด็ดขาด ผิดคาดจากที่หลายคนคาดไว้ ในฐานะประเทศประชาธิปไตยที่ใหญ่ที่สุดของโลก และการทะยานขึ้นของอินเดียในเวทีโลก ผลการเลือกตั้งเช่นนี้จึงส่งผลต่อเศรษฐกิจการเมืองโลกอย่างหลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้ 101 ชวนศุภวิชญ์ แก้วคูนอก คอลัมนิสต์ประจำ The101.world และนักวิชาการที่สนใจศึกษาอินเดียในมิติทางการเมือง เศรษฐกิจ สังคมและวัฒนธรรม มาวิเคราะห์อินเดียในสมัยที่ 3 ของโมดี และนัยของการเลือกตั้งครั้งนี้ต่อโลกและต่อไทย ดำเนินรายการโดย กรรณิการ์ กิจติเวชกุล วันจันทร์ที่ 10 มิถุนายน 2567 เวลา 19.00 น. ทุกแพลตฟอร์มของ The101.world

OP Choudhary is a prominent Indian politician and former bureaucrat from Chhattisgarh, currently serving as the Finance Minister of the state. Born and raised in a modest farming family, Choudhary pursued his education with determination, eventually earning a position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). As an IAS officer, he is best known for his transformative work in the educational sector, particularly in the Naxal-affected Dantewada district, where he initiated numerous programs to improve literacy and access to education. His efforts earned him widespread recognition and several accolades, including the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration. In 2018, Choudhary resigned from the IAS to enter politics, joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). His transition into politics was driven by a desire to further contribute to the development of Chhattisgarh on a larger scale. As Finance Minister, he continues to be an influential figure, advocating for education, rural development, and financial stability in the region.

The world's largest democracy, India, has recently concluded its six-week long election, counting 640 million votes. India's incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi was re-elected but his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost their majority and are now in a coalition with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). What does this mean for India, Asia and the world?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world's biggest-ever election took place in India from April 19 to June 1, with Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retaining power amidst a maelstrom of controversies including jailing and repression of political opponents and ramping up racism and bigotry against Muslims.  Isaac Nellist and Chloe DS spoke to Clifton D'Rozario, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, about the election results, what opportunities they present for people's movements and the how the historical connection between Hindutva and Zionism has been brought to the forefront as Modi lends support to Israel's genocide in Gaza. D'Rozario is a featured speaker at Ecosocialism 2024 and will be speaking on the panel: "From Trump to Netanyahu, Modi to Milei — Understanding the rise of the global far right". Get your ticket today at ecosocialism.org.au to join the session either in-person or online.  We acknowledge that this podcast was produced on stolen Aboriginal land. We express solidarity with ongoing struggles for justice for First Nations people and pay our respects to Elders past and present. If you like our work, become a supporter: https://www.greenleft.org.au/support Support Green Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/greenleft Green Left online: https://www.greenleft.org.au/ X: https://twitter.com/greenleftonline YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/greenleftonline TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@greenleftonline Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/greenleftonline/ Podbean: https://greenleftonline.podbean.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/greenleftonline Facebook: https://www.greenleft.org.au/content/beat-facebook-ban-green-left  

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi secured a third term, but his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unexpectedly lost its parliamentary majority after significant losses in key states to opposition parties, particularly the Indian National Congress (INC). For the first time, Modi must rely on his coalition partners to advance his political agenda. Angela Mancini, Partner, speaks with Khalid Shah, Analyst, to discuss what this shift mean for India's growth trajectory, internal inequalities, and the nation's evolving role on the global stage. Read our article on the outlook for a weakened Modi, or subscribe to our India updates to get them straight to your inbox.    

On June 4, results came in from the largest democratic election in history. Over 640 million people voted in India's election, which took place at over one million polling places across the country over the course of six weeks. Many predicted that India's prime minister Nerandra Modi and his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would dominate the election, grow their ranks in Parliament, and further impose their Hindu-nationalist ideology on the country. However, that wasn't what happened. Modi was reelected, but his party lost over 60 seats in the lower house of Parliament. The BJP will have to govern as part of a multi-party coalition, and most likely moderate their Hindu-nationalist aspirations.On this episode, you'll hear from Ashutosh Varshney, a political scientist at Brown University and director of the Watson Institute's Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia, about this historic election: what led to its surprising outcome, what it means for the Hindu-nationalist movement embodied by Prime Minister Nerandra Modi, and what it might tell us about the struggle for democracy occurring in countries around the world. *Trending Globally will be taking a brief summer hiatus, but we'll be back in July with all-new episodes*Learn more about the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia at the Watson InstituteLearn more about the Watson Institute's other podcastsTranscript coming soon to our website

India, the world's largest democracy, recently concluded its 6-week long election and delivered a blow to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) whose leader Narendra Modi has been Prime Minister for the past decade.

On Sunday night, India's new National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government was sworn into office, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at its helm once more.We have a new group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies, a new group of ministers, and a new look in terms of how the Modi government will function in its third term. However, the economic challenges the new government faces are quite old.Many experts believe that concerns about inflation, jobs, and lack of upward mobility dented the BJP's electoral prospects in the recent general election. To talk about the Indian economy and the steps the new government must take, Milan is joined on the show this week by Trinh Nguyen.Trinh is a senior economist covering emerging Asia at Natixis, based in Hong Kong, where she surveys economic trends across Asia, including in India. She previously worked at HSBC as an ASEAN economist from 2011 to 2015. She is also a nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Trinh and Milan discuss the market reaction to the surprise 2024 election result, the key vulnerabilities for the Indian economy, and how India is performing relative to its Asian peers. Plus, the two discuss India's ability to leverage the “China+1” moment, the recent slump in foreign direct investment (FDI), and whether coalition government spells doom for reforms.Episode notes:“Political Earthquakes: Key 2024 Elections in Emerging Markets and What it Means for Growth and Reforms,” Natixis, June 4, 2024.Trinh Nguyen, Kelly Wang, and Diana Zhao, “Lower current account deficit shields India from external shocks and future success hinges on sustaining it,” Natixis, May 29, 2024.Trinh Nyugen and Kelly Wang, “Modi Drove Growth with Public Investment, Supported by Higher Fiscal Revenue; Foreign Inflows Should Help with Funding Pressure,” Natixis, April 12, 2024.Trinh Nguyen and Kelly Wang, “India's Womenomics? Modi's Decade of Formalisation of Jobs Marches Forward,” Natixis, March 8, 2024.“How India's Economy Can Break the Mold (with Rohit Lamba),” Grand Tamasha, May 15, 2024.“The Great Indian Poverty—and Inequality—​Debate (with Maitreesh Ghatak),” Grand Tamasha, April 24, 2024.“Decoding the Indian Economy (with Pranjul Bhandari),” Grand Tamasha, April 3, 2024.

THIS PODCAST analyses the civilisational consequences of the recently concluded 2024 general elections in India. The outcome of this election was a steep decline in the seats won by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a marked increase in those won by the combined INDI alliance led by the Congress party. While Narendra Modi returns to power as Prime Minister in a historical hatrick, there are deeper and significant issues. The political opposition to the BJP has gained in some strength, which poses a renewed threat to the very survival of the Hindu civilisation, which has already been besieged by hostile forces for more than a millennium. What you will listen to in this episode is a unique election analysis since it examines the results from a civilisational and not a purely electoral perspective. The discussion is imbued with rich insights and rare anecdotes drawn from the Sanatana civilisation and how they all connect to current affairs. Join the Conversation! An Appeal from The Dharma PodcastIf you enjoyed this conversation, please consider supporting The Dharma Podcast so we can offer more such interesting, informative and educational content related to Indian History, Sanatana Dharma, Hindu Culture and current affairs. It takes us weeks of focussed research, writing and rigorous editing and significant costs to offer this labour of love. Your support helps us keep our content free! Ways you can Support The Dharma Podcasts:* Click the button below:* Support via UPI: dharmadispatch@axl* Scan the QR Code below Get full access to The Dharma Dispatch Digest at thedharmadispatch.substack.com/subscribe

Narendra Modi's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 240 seats in the 543-member lower house of parliament – not enough to form a government.   National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners won a further 53 seats to drag the coalition over the line.  Modi has kept a dominant presence in Indian politics for the past decade - with outright majorities in previous elections.  Asia Business Correspondent Peter Lewis told Heather du Plessis-Allan “This is not a bad thing at all – despite the panic we saw in the Indian financial markets.”  Lewis said “The government we're getting now, is not going to look that much different from what we saw before the election.”  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've finally come to the end of the 46-day Indian general election. And we have a surprising result which many experts did not see coming. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to secure a single-party majority in the Lok Sabha in what is being interpreted as a major setback.The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) did, however, win a majority and is set to form a new government on June 8th under Modi's leadership. The opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) grouping, in turn, performed much better than expected, winning 233 seats—a massive increase from 2019.On today's podcast, we bring you a conversation that Milan recorded with two of India's leading political experts: Sunetra Choudhury, national political editor of the Hindustan Times, and Rahul Verma, Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi.The trio spend an hour digging into the nitty gritty of these election results. They discuss the BJP's stumbles, the INDIA alliance's keys to success, and what the election tells us about national issues like the economy and Hindu nationalism. Plus, the three discuss what the we can expect from the new NDA government.If you're interested in the video of the conversation, you can find it on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/JfhZEAclHv4Episode notes:1. Milan Vaishnav, “Looking back before looking ahead in 2024,” Hindustan Times, June 5, 2024.2. Sunetra Choudhury, “As Cong nears 100 seats, Kharge makes overtures to NDA parties, works the phone,” Hindustan Times, June 4, 2024.3. Rahul Verma, “Elections that reminded netas, people are the boss,” Times of India, June 5, 2024.4. “India Elects 2024,” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

pWotD Episode 2591: National Democratic Alliance Welcome to popular Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a popular Wikipedia page every day.With 356,392 views on Wednesday, 5 June 2024 our article of the day is National Democratic Alliance.The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) (ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Lokatāṁtrika Gaṭhabaṁdhana) is a right-wing conservative Indian political alliance led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998 and currently controls the government of India as well as the government of 19 Indian states and one Union territory.Its first chairman was then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee. L. K. Advani, the former Deputy Prime Minister, took over as chairman in 2004 and served until 2014, and Amit Shah has been the chairman since 2014. The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the 2014 general elections with a combined vote share of 38.5%. Its leader Narendra Modi was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. In the 2019 general election, the alliance further increased its tally to 353 seats with combined vote share of 45.43%. In the 2024 general election, the alliance lost 60 seats, but the alliance won enough seats to form a coalition government, the first in over 10 years.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:47 UTC on Thursday, 6 June 2024.For the full current version of the article, see National Democratic Alliance on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Arthur Neural.

H κυβερνητική συμμαχία υπό την ηγεσία του Ναρέντρα Μόντι θα σχηματίσει και πάλι κυβέρνηση στην Ινδία. Ωστόσο για πρώτη φορά την τελευταία δεκαετία το κυβερνών Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) του Μόντι, δεν κερδίζει την πλειοψηφία.

*) Israel killed 500+ Gaza medics since Oct 7 — health authorities https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-killed-500-gaza-medics-since-oct-7-health-authorities-18138481 Since October 7 last year, over 500 medical workers in Gaza have been killed by Israel, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave. This grim statistic was highlighted on International Nurses Day, with 138 nurses among those killed. Health Ministry spokesperson Khalil al-Daqran emphasised the challenges faced by these healthcare professionals, including injuries and detentions in Israeli prisons. *) Egypt to join genocide case against Israel at top UN court https://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/egypt-to-join-genocide-case-against-israel-at-top-un-court-18131402 Egypt has announced its decision to support a genocide lawsuit against Israel, filed by South Africa at the International Court of Justice. This move by Egypt is a response to what it calls the "escalating severity and scope" of Israel's offensive in Gaza, including the targeting of civilians and infrastructure. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry's statement condemned these actions as violations of international law, humanitarian law, and the Fourth Geneva Convention. *) Fight between Sudan's army, paramilitaries leave dozens dead in Darfur — UN https://www.trtworld.com/africa/fight-between-sudans-army-paramilitaries-leave-dozens-dead-in-darfur-un-18135457 Clashes between Sudan's army and rival paramilitaries have resulted in at least 27 deaths in the city of El-Fasher in one day, according to the United Nations. Eyewitnesses have described the city being battered by air strikes, artillery fire, and machine gun clashes since Friday, leading to around 850 people being displaced. The UN's ability to verify information is hindered by a communications blackout, leaving medics and human rights defenders struggling to relay news. *) Kashmiris prepare to voice discontent in India's election against Modi https://www.trtworld.com/asia/kashmiris-prepare-to-voice-discontent-in-indias-election-against-modi-18138784 India's national election has resumed, including in New Delhi-administered Kashmir, where voters are expected to express their discontent with significant changes in the disputed region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government remains popular in many parts of India and his Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is anticipated to win the election. However, Modi's decision in 2019 to bring Kashmir under direct and strict rule by New Delhi sparked resentment among Kashmiris. This election marks their first opportunity to vote since these changes were implemented. And finally... *) Turkish archer Mete Gazoz becomes European champion https://www.trtworld.com/turkiye/turkish-archer-mete-gazoz-becomes-european-champion-18131725 Turkish archer Mete Gazoz has won a gold medal in the men's recurve category at the Essen 2024 European Outdoor Championships. Gazoz defeated Slovenian Den Habjan Malavasic 6-0 in the final to become the European champion on Sunday.

The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered this election as the clear favorite with every single pre-election survey pointing a decisive victory. However, the party is leaving no stone unturned in its effort to notch a third consecutive parliamentary majority.To discuss the BJP's campaign, Milan is joined on the show this week by Smriti Kak Ramachandran, a veteran journalist who covers the BJP for the Hindustan Times. Smriti has spent over a decade in journalism combining old fashioned leg work with modern story telling tools.Milan and Smriti discuss how the BJP is responding to lower-than-expected turnout in the first phase of voting, Modi's communally-tinged speech in Rajasthan, and the surprising omission from the BJP's manifesto. Plus, the two discuss the states the BJP is keeping a close eye on, from Odisha in the east to Tamil Nadu in the south.Episode notes:1. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “Lok Sabha polls: BJP announces new candidate for Ladakh,” Hindustan Times, April 23, 2024.2. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “No changes to constitution, assures PM,” Hindustan Times, April 22, 2024.3. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “Odisha gives BJP sleepless nights,” Hindustan Times, April 18, 2024.4. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “Lok Sabha election manifestos: Modi's Guarantee, Congress's NYAY,” Hindustan Times, April 16, 2024.5. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “String of new BJP entrants puts focus on headhunter,” Hindustan Times, April 16, 2024.6. Smriti Kak Ramachandran, “BJP Lok Sabha poll manifesto: A mix of welfare politics, ideological causes,” Hindustan Times, April 14, 2024.7. “Previewing India's 2024 General Election (with Sukumar Ranganathan),” Grand Tamasha, April 17, 2024.8. Pratap Bhanu Mehta, “Why voters' silence is making the BJP nervous,” Indian Express, April 24, 2024.

Today, Jamil, Jess, and Morgan discuss the ongoing Indian general election which began last week and goes through June 1, with over 950 million votes and a million polling places. The ruling party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), seeks to expand its controlling majority from 350 seats to over 400 seats in the Parliament and allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to obtain an unprecedented 3rd term. What role will this election play in U.S.-India relations? Will concerns of democratic backsliding worsen if Prime Minister Modi obtains his 3rd term? How does India's role in the non-aligned movement impact the ongoing great power competition? Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/india/india-general-election-polls-open-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20240413-india-s-mammoth-elections-nearly-a-billion-voters-44-polling-days https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/interactive/india-elects-2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/world/asia/india-2024-election.htmlhttps://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-votes-gigantic-election-modi-seeks-historic-third-term-2024-04-18/ https://apnews.com/article/india-election-voting-begins-7ea0983c9b7bc7506c8457f44afcfd64 Follow our experts on Twitter: @jamil_n_jaffer@NotTVJessJones@morganlroachLike what we're doing here? Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe. And don't forget to follow @masonnatsec on Twitter!We are also on YouTube, and watch today's episode here: https://youtu.be/ZspoS7QWa_4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Concerns grow over the widening Middle East conflict after Iran launches three hundred ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel; European Union (EU) leaders discuss how to bolster aid to Ukraine amid an uptick in Russian attacks and the situation unfolding in the Middle East; India kicks off the world's largest democratic election—spanning more than forty-four days—where the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to win again; and warming water temperatures cause a mass bleaching of coral reefs.   Mentioned on the Podcast   Steven A. Cook, “Iran Attack Means an Even Tougher Balancing Act for the U.S. in the Middle East,” CFR.org   “How India's Imports of Russian Oil Have Lubricated Global Markets,” Economist   Andy Bounds, Laura Dubois, Christopher Miller, “Germany Urges Dozens of Allies to Send Air Defense Systems to Ukraine,” Financial Times   For an episode transcript and show notes, visit The World Next Week at: https://www.cfr.org/podcasts/aftermath-irans-attack-israel-eu-talks-ukraine-indias-massive-election-and-more 

In just a few days, India's eighteenth general elections will get underway with voting in the first phase kicking off on April 19. Between April 19 and June 1, India will have seven separate polling days culminating in a final counting of votes on June 4.Every single pre-election survey to date shows the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi winning a comfortable majority of seats in the Lok Sabha. If these predictions come to fruition, it would be the first time that a party has won three consecutive elections under the same leader since Congress during the Nehru period.To preview these elections—and what they mean for India's future—Milan is joined on the show this week by Sukumar Ranganathan, editor-in-chief of the Hindustan Times. Few people in India have observed and analyzed politics, economics, and social change as comprehensively as Sukumar.Milan and Sukumar discuss the issues animating voters this election, the state of the economy, and the significant expansion of the BJP coalition. Plus, the two discuss the opposition's struggles, the BJP's big push in the southern states, and what we know about the agenda for Modi 3.0.Episode notes:1. Milan Vaishnav, “On electoral bonds, a short-lived celebration,” Hindustan Times, February 17, 2024.2. “Decoding the Indian Economy (with Pranjul Bhandari)” Grand Tamasha, April 3, 2024.3. Sukumar Ranganathan, “Five Things with @HT_Ed,” Hindustan Times (newsletter).4. Hindustan Times, General Elections Retrospective (accessed via the HT app).

En Inde, des élections législatives importantes, vues comme un scrutin XXL, vont se dérouler du 19 avril au 4 juin. Près d'un milliard d'Indiens sont invités à glisser dans les urnes leurs bulletins indiquant leurs choix. Le Premier ministre sortant Narendra Modi et sa formation, le Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), au pouvoir depuis 10 ans, sont les principaux favoris. Qui est Narendra Modi ? Fossoyeur de la démocratie indienne, comme le disent ses détracteurs, ou grand modernisateur, si l'on croit ses partisans ? Réponses dans Dans la tête de Narendra Modi, ouvrage entre biographie et analyse que consacrent au Premier ministre indien deux journalistes du Monde.En quelque 270 pages, le livre brosse le portrait de ce véritable animal politique qu'on connaît mal en Occident. Mêlant récit et analyse, les auteurs racontent son parcours personnel, dressent le bilan de son action politique et s'attachent à pointer du doigt, derrière ses bravades sur l'Inde superpuissance en devenir, le vrai dessein idéologique de Modi visant à asseoir la suprématie des hindous et à perpétuer la domination des hautes castes dans la société indienne. Rencontre avec le co-auteur Guillaume Delacroix.RFI : Une étude psychologique ? Une biographie ? Comment peut-on qualifier votre livre, Guillaume Delacroix ?Guillaume Delacroix : C'est un livre d'enquête journalistique. Nous sommes deux à l'avoir écrit : Sophie Landrin, correspondante du Monde à Delhi, et moi-même, qui ai passé huit ans en Inde, à Bombay, pour Le Monde également. Ce dont on s'était rendu compte, c'est que le personnage de Modi est porteur d'une idéologie très ancienne, qui a bientôt 100 ans. Ce qui est en train de se passer en Inde vient de très très loin. Pour nous, c'est un tournant dans le régime politique et dans la vie démocratique de ce grand pays.Ça vient d'une structuration de la pensée nationaliste hindoue qui remonte à 1925. Et il nous semblait intéressant de justement remonter aux racines de cette idéologie pour comprendre pourquoi Modi est arrivé au pouvoir et « pour quoi ? », en deux mots, c'est-à-dire : Quel est le dessein ? Quel objectif poursuit-il ? On a proposé nos services à Actes Sud, qui avait justement une série correspondant exactement à cette approche, qui s'appelait Dans la tête de…. Actes Sud avait déjà publié un certain nombre de Dans la tête de… consacrés aux dirigeants politiques mondiaux et il manquait Narendra Modi sur l'étagère. Dans les librairies en Europe, il y a extrêmement peu de livres sur l'Inde et encore moins sur Narendra Modi, presque rien. Donc, notre livre est venu combler en quelque sorte un vide.Votre essai s'ouvre sur l'anecdote de la pose de la première pierre du temple d'Ayodhya. Qu'est-ce qu'elle symbolise, cette anecdote ?Ce temple d'Ayodhya, en fait, tout passe par lui. C'est un instrument politique. Ce temple a été construit sur les ruines d'une mosquée, elle-même démolie par des fanatiques en 1992 sous la baguette de Narendra Modi qui était, à l'époque, un jeune cacique de son parti. Il avait organisé avec le président du parti de l'époque cette démolition. C'est l'achèvement du rêve dominateur de l'hindouisme. C'était l'une des trois priorités que s'était fixées la mouvance nationaliste hindoue il y a un siècle, il y a même plus d'un siècle, à savoir : asseoir la suprématie de la majorité hindoue sur le reste de la population, les musulmans et les chrétiens.On connaît mal en Occident Narendra Modi. Qui est-il ? D'où vient-il ? Comment est-il devenu Premier ministre de l'Inde ? Il tranche vraiment avec ses prédécesseurs parce que son parcours personnel est atypique. Il n'est pas lettré, il n'est pas éduqué, il n'a pas fait d'études comme beaucoup de Premiers ministres indiens avant lui. On pense tous à Nehru ou à Indira Gandhi, mais pas seulement. Son dernier prédécesseur, du parti du Congrès, Manmohan Singh, était un grand économiste. Vajpayee qui, lui, était du parti de Modi et qui a occupé le poste de Premier ministre il y a une vingtaine d'années, était un brahmane lettré. On pense que Narendra Modi n'a même pas le bac… Enfin, il y a un flou artistique qui entoure tout cela. Une légende s'est construite autour de l'homme, le self-made man, l'autodidacte…Ce qui est certain, c'est que Narendra Modi est un apparatchik. Il a été formé dès son plus jeune âge, dès l'âge de huit ans, dans la nébuleuse nationaliste hindoue, incarnée par une organisation paramilitaire, l'Association des volontaires de la nation (le RSS). Il a gravi les échelons progressivement au sein de cette organisation et a été porté au pouvoir sans être candidat à des élections. En 2001, ses supérieurs l'ont nommé à la tête de l'État du Gujarat, dont il est originaire, qui se trouve être aussi l'État natal du Mahatma Gandhi. C'est seulement en 2002 qu'il a été élu par un électorat majoritairement hindou. Il est populaire au Gujarat, sans doute parce qu'il avait « laissé faire » – c'est l'expression usitée en Inde – des pogroms anti-musulmans qui ont marqué l'histoire de l'Inde contemporaine. Les pogroms ont lancé en quelque sorte la carrière politique de Narendra Modi !Vous racontez dans votre livre – et c'est passionnant – comment, malgré sa contribution à la cause du nationalisme hindou, il n'a pas été le premier choix des hiérarques de son organisation lorsqu'il a fallu choisir une tête de liste « premier ministrable » avant les élections législatives de 2014…Narendra Modi dérangeait en fait au sein de sa propre famille politique parce qu'il était atypique, et surtout parce qu'il ne venait pas des hautes castes. L'Inde est connue pour son système de castes très rigide, qui divise la société en quelque 25 000 castes. Le mouvement hindouiste est dirigé par des hommes de haute caste et pour ces dirigeants, Modi, qui est issu d'une classe sociale modeste, ne pouvait pas être leur candidat à la primature. Finalement, parce que Modi est un homme talentueux, charismatique, qui sait manier la carotte et le bâton, il a réussi à emporter le choix des autorités du RSS comme candidat de son parti pour le poste de Premier ministre. C'était finalement un bon choix puisqu'il a gagné l'élection.Il s'est aussi révélé être un bon soldat, qui porte avec conviction et fidélité le message de son mouvement, l'hindutva. Or, qu'est-ce que l'hindutva ?Tout cela vient de loin. Narendra Modi est l'aboutissement du cheminement lent, progressif de l'idée du suprémacisme hindou, qui débouche aujourd'hui sur une polarisation extrême. L'hindutva, c'est l'idée que la majorité a des droits supérieurs aux minorités, et c'est pour cela qu'on adopte des lois stigmatisantes et qu'on établit une forme d'apartheid rampant. C'est un peu ce qui est en train de se passer aujourd'hui. On assiste à une institutionnalisation de la ségrégation entre les hindous d'une part, et d'autre part, ceux qui appartiennent à des religions différentes, celles des « envahisseurs » en fait. Modi parle beaucoup d'esclavage, c'est-à-dire en gros 1 000 ans d'occupation musulmane, puis 200 ans d'occupation britannique. Cela se traduit aujourd'hui par des mosquées que l'on détruit, comme cela s'est passé à Ayodhya avec la destruction de la mosquée Babri en 1992.L'hindutva, c'est ça, c'est dominer et faire croire à une masse solidaire d'hindous que leur religion est supérieure aux autres religions. C'est bien sûr une fiction, mais pendant ce temps-là, alors qu'on unifie les hindous contre les musulmans et les chrétiens, on ne parle pas des fractures qui divisent la société indienne, où le pouvoir est entre les mains de la plus haute caste, les brahmanes. Obnubilée par la question musulmane, la population hindoue vit dans l'ignorance de cette situation.Si je vous comprends bien, Guillaume Delacroix, le véritable objectif de Narendra Modi n'est pas la marginalisation des minorités, mais la perpétuation de la hiérarchie des castes. C'est ça, le dessein caché ?C'est vraiment le cœur de notre livre avec Sophie Landrin. L'objectif de ce gouvernement n'est pas tant l'hindouisme que le castéisme, c'est-à-dire la domination de la société indienne avec le maintien du pouvoir entre les mains d'une oligarchie de hautes castes. Alors après, on peut gloser sur la définition de ce qu'est l'Inde aujourd'hui. On l'appelle encore « la plus grande démocratie du monde ». Nous, on pense que ce n'est plus le cas. Elle a peut-être encore quelques traits de démocratie parce qu'il y a des élections, et même des alternances, sur le plan de la gouvernance régionale. Mais force est de constater que l'État de droit en Inde est battu en brèche tous les jours. Le pouvoir aujourd'hui est maintenant entre les mains d'une oligarchie, avec un mélange de genres absolument inédit entre le politique et le religieux.Narendra Modi se pose en grand prêtre, en gourou, quand il préside à des cérémonies, comme il l'a fait à Ayodhya où il a présidé, fin janvier, l'inauguration du temple bâti sur les ruines de la mosquée abattue. Ce mélange du politique et religieux est totalement en décalage avec le rôle imputé au Premier ministre de l'Inde dans la Constitution, qui est égalitaire et séculariste. Selon la Constitution de 1950 toujours en vigueur, l'Inde doit accueillir toutes les religions et ne doit en privilégier aucune.C'est en fait le contraire qui se passe depuis dix ans, en toute impunité, en attendant le changement de la Constitution...C'est un peu, si vous voulez, le souhait des nationalistes hindous et des plus radicaux de cette frange politique. Elle veut prendre sa revanche sur la partition de 1947, lorsque l'Inde est devenue indépendante. Le pays a été divisé en deux, avec d'un côté le Pakistan qui s'est défini comme une république islamique, et de l'autre, l'Inde qui a souhaité, sous la férule de Gandhi et de Nehru, demeurer laïque. Aujourd'hui, la droite hindouiste veut revenir là-dessus et réclame que, puisque les musulmans ont eu leur État avec le Pakistan, l'Inde doit être un État hindou. Nous expliquons dans notre livre que ce débat va au-delà du religieux pour rappeler que, pour une frange de la droite hindouiste, l'hindouisme est dans l'ADN, dans le sang des gens.L'hindouisation du pays semble être allée de pair avec une véritable dérive autoritaire. Dressant le bilan des dix années de Narendra Modi à la tête du pays, vous évoquez dans votre livre un « gouvernement par la peur » qui touche les minorités, mais aussi les médias, les intellectuels, les universitaires, les étudiants. On assiste à un sérieux rétrécissement des libertés. Comment est-on passé de la démocratie bureaucratique et chaotique de l'Inde d'antan à cet État quasi orwellien ?Il ne faut pas penser que tout s'est fait en un jour et que, lorsque Narendra Modi a pris les rênes de l'Inde en mai 2014, tout a basculé. Tout cela était en germe en fait dans l'histoire politique de l'Inde. C'est simplement qu'avec le BJP au pouvoir, tout a été démultiplié. Le braconnage des élus, par exemple, existait avant, mais le phénomène a été démultiplié par 100, peut-être par 1 000. L'Inde a toujours été un pays inégalitaire. La peur du plus fort, du plus puissant touche aujourd'hui la gouvernance, même les gens à la tête du pays. Les témoignages que nous avons recueillis auprès des personnes participant aux réunions décisionnaires dans le bureau du Premier ministre nous ont laissés entendre que tout le monde a le doigt sur la couture du pantalon, si je puis m'exprimer ainsi, parce qu'ils ont tous peur. D'ailleurs, c'est dans le bureau du Premier ministre que toutes les décisions sont prises, car il y a aujourd'hui une concentration absolument inédite du pouvoir entre les mains d'un seul homme. Les ministres sont tous des fantoches et ils ont tous peur de parler, de déplaire au chef. Et cette peur se dissémine, se répand à travers le pays.À lire aussiInde: le BJP de Narendra Modi en campagne pour conserver New Delhi aux élections généralesLes gens ont peur parce que le Parlement a voté de nouvelles lois liberticides qui réduisent la liberté d'expression des citoyens. Le gouvernement a autorisé les agences au sein des services secrets, tout comme le fisc, à poursuivre systématiquement les opposants politiques et la société civile. On a fait fermer 20 000 ONG sous prétexte qu'elles touchaient des financements venant de l'étranger ou bien d'être des agents de l'étranger, et donc de promouvoir la sédition et la désagrégation de l'Inde. On a politisé la justice et on a fait peur aux juges en les nommant dans des bleds éloignés s'ils passent des jugements considérés comme étant critiques du gouvernement. Encore tout récemment, deux étudiants ont été suspendus d'une grande université parce qu'ils avaient osé lancer un débat sur le temple d'Ayodhya dans l'amphithéâtre. Les Indiens vivent aujourd'hui dans un régime de peur généralisée, dans lequel les victimes sont transformées en coupables et les coupables en innocents.  La presse aussi a fait les frais de ce raidissement du pouvoir qui n'a pas épargné la presse internationale, comme en témoigne l'affaire de la journaliste française Vanessa Dougnac, obligée de quitter l'Inde en février dernier, après avoir été en poste dans ce pays depuis 20 ans. Diriez-vous que cette affaire est révélatrice d'un changement de régime en Inde ?Pour les journalistes exerçant leur métier en Inde, cette affaire a été un électrochoc. C'est la première fois qu'un correspondant étranger est chassé de ce pays. Vanessa Dougnac était correspondante de l'hebdomadaire Le Point, puis du quotidien La Croix. Elle vivait depuis 23 ans en Inde et s'était mariée avec un Indien, avec qui elle a eu un enfant. Les autorités indiennes lui ont reproché d'avoir écrit des reportages « malveillants » et « biaisés » sur l'Inde, alors qu'elle était considérée par ses confrères comme l'une des meilleures spécialistes du pays dans la presse française. Cette affaire est préoccupante, car elle révèle en effet le rétrécissement de la liberté de la presse en Inde.Éclatant dans la foulée d'autres affaires de censure visant la presse indienne et la presse étrangère, cette affaire a valu à l'Inde d'avoir perdu 21 places dans le classement mondial sur la liberté de la presse, où elle se situe, derrière l'Afghanistan, au 161e rang de l'index qui compte 180 pays. Pour ma co-autrice Sophie Landrin et moi, l'affaire de la journaliste française chassée d'Inde était le signe que ce pays est en train de quitter le camp des démocraties pour basculer dans celui des théocraties. La mutation de la démocratie indienne versant dans la dictature est le fil conducteur de notre livre.La démocratie indienne versant dans la dictature, telle n'est apparemment pas l'opinion des partenaires de l'Inde, qui mettent en avant son statut démocratique et continuent de la célébrer et de dialoguer avec elle. Quels sont les ressorts du succès international de Narendra Modi, celui que vous appelez le « Erdogan hindou » ?Oui, nous le comparons au président turc parce qu'il y a beaucoup de similarités entre la trajectoire politique de ces deux leaders. Ils sont à la tête de deux États au départ laïcs, mais issus de partis religieux. Ces deux hommes forts sont en train de conduire leur pays vers le fondamentalisme religieux. Or, si les relations entre Erdogan et ses partenaires occidentaux se sont compliquées, Modi continue d'être reçu avec tous les égards dans les capitales occidentales. C'est sans doute parce que Narendra Modi a eu la chance d'arriver au moment où l'Occident avait besoin d'un contrepoids face à l'expansionnisme chinois dans ce qu'on appelle en géopolitique la « zone indo-pacifique ». Les Occidentaux ont trouvé dans l'Inde, pays aujourd'hui puissamment armé, le candidat idéal pour contenir les routes de la soie de Xi Jinping. Cela s'est traduit par le renforcement des partenariats stratégiques entre l'Inde et ses partenaires occidentaux.Les honneurs pleuvent sur le leader indien. En France, il a été reçu, le 14 juillet 2023, sur les Champs-Élysées. Invité d'honneur, il a reçu des mains du président français la grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur. Avec ma co-autrice, on voit dans cette démarche un énorme paradoxe et on s'est demandé : s'il est vrai qu'on n'est pas obligé d'être regardant pour faire du commerce avec un pays, est-ce que la patrie des droits de l'homme est obligée de récompenser un homme qui coupe les libertés de ses concitoyens, et cela précisément le jour où elle célèbre à travers sa Révolution l'arrivée des libertés ? Les symboles ont leur importance.À écouter aussiNarendra Modi en France: « Aucune politique étrangère ne se fait sur la seule question des valeurs »Nous sommes à quelques jours des législatives indiennes. Narendra Modi demeure très populaire dans son pays. Selon les sondages, son parti le BJP pourrait remporter les élections avec une majorité absolue. Croyez-vous que les jeux soient d'ores et déjà faits ?Pas nécessairement. D'abord, je pense qu'en politique, les jeux ne sont jamais faits d'avance et il peut toujours se passer quelque chose. Il peut y avoir des surprises de dernière minute, un coup de théâtre qui fasse que finalement, les pronostics soient déjoués. Pour l'instant, en effet, Narendra Modi apparaît comme archi favori, parce qu'il dispose d'une machine électorale absolument énorme : de l'argent, des outils de propagande phénoménaux qui sont dus notamment au fait qu'il est au pouvoir depuis 10 ans et qu'il se présente pour la troisième fois successive au scrutin des électeurs. Il domine la scène politique, car en face de lui, l'opposition est complètement déstructurée, atomisée.Finalement, le sortant a un désert en face de lui, ce qui pourrait lui être favorable. Mais on n'est pas à abri d'un grain de sable. Tout récemment, la Cour suprême a, par exemple, annulé le dispositif de financement de la vie politique qui profitait très largement, très majoritairement au parti au pouvoir, le BJP de Narendra Modi. Cette décision remet un peu en cause un certain nombre de choses, car on s'est aperçu que le parti de Modi est financé par de grands milliardaires et de grandes entreprises. Ces découvertes peuvent intervenir dans les calculs des électeurs. Je resterai donc encore prudent.Dans la tête de Narendra Modi, par Sophie Landrin et Guillaume Delacroix. Solin/Actes Sud, 271 pages, 21 euros.

How has the participation of women in Hindu nationalist politics in India changed over time? More broadly, what has their changing participation meant for women, Hindu nationalism, and Indian democracy?  In Marginalized, Mobilized, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy (Oxford UP, 2023), Rina Verma Williams places women's participation in religious politics in India into historical and comparative perspective through a focus on the most important Hindu nationalist political parties in modern Indian history: the All-India Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She compares three critical periods to show the increasing involvement of women in Hindu nationalist politics over time. In its formative years in the early 1900s, the HMS marginalized women; in the 1980s, the BJP began to mobilize them; and in the contemporary period, as the BJP returned to power in 2014, it has incorporated women into its structures and activities. Williams contends that the incorporation of women into Hindu nationalist politics has significantly advanced the BJP's electoral success compared to prior periods when women were either marginalized or mobilized in more limited ways. Given that the BJP is one of the most dynamic religious/ethno-nationalist parties in the world at present, Williams' account of how it incorporated masses of women into its coalition is essential reading for scholars and students interested not just in India, but in the relationship between gender and right-wing populist politics globally. Yash Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on the interactions of political mobilization and anti-minority violence within Hindu nationalist organizations in India. Twitter. Email: sharmaym@mail.uc.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

How has the participation of women in Hindu nationalist politics in India changed over time? More broadly, what has their changing participation meant for women, Hindu nationalism, and Indian democracy?  In Marginalized, Mobilized, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy (Oxford UP, 2023), Rina Verma Williams places women's participation in religious politics in India into historical and comparative perspective through a focus on the most important Hindu nationalist political parties in modern Indian history: the All-India Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She compares three critical periods to show the increasing involvement of women in Hindu nationalist politics over time. In its formative years in the early 1900s, the HMS marginalized women; in the 1980s, the BJP began to mobilize them; and in the contemporary period, as the BJP returned to power in 2014, it has incorporated women into its structures and activities. Williams contends that the incorporation of women into Hindu nationalist politics has significantly advanced the BJP's electoral success compared to prior periods when women were either marginalized or mobilized in more limited ways. Given that the BJP is one of the most dynamic religious/ethno-nationalist parties in the world at present, Williams' account of how it incorporated masses of women into its coalition is essential reading for scholars and students interested not just in India, but in the relationship between gender and right-wing populist politics globally. Yash Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on the interactions of political mobilization and anti-minority violence within Hindu nationalist organizations in India. Twitter. Email: sharmaym@mail.uc.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

How has the participation of women in Hindu nationalist politics in India changed over time? More broadly, what has their changing participation meant for women, Hindu nationalism, and Indian democracy?  In Marginalized, Mobilized, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy (Oxford UP, 2023), Rina Verma Williams places women's participation in religious politics in India into historical and comparative perspective through a focus on the most important Hindu nationalist political parties in modern Indian history: the All-India Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She compares three critical periods to show the increasing involvement of women in Hindu nationalist politics over time. In its formative years in the early 1900s, the HMS marginalized women; in the 1980s, the BJP began to mobilize them; and in the contemporary period, as the BJP returned to power in 2014, it has incorporated women into its structures and activities. Williams contends that the incorporation of women into Hindu nationalist politics has significantly advanced the BJP's electoral success compared to prior periods when women were either marginalized or mobilized in more limited ways. Given that the BJP is one of the most dynamic religious/ethno-nationalist parties in the world at present, Williams' account of how it incorporated masses of women into its coalition is essential reading for scholars and students interested not just in India, but in the relationship between gender and right-wing populist politics globally. Yash Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on the interactions of political mobilization and anti-minority violence within Hindu nationalist organizations in India. Twitter. Email: sharmaym@mail.uc.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

How has the participation of women in Hindu nationalist politics in India changed over time? More broadly, what has their changing participation meant for women, Hindu nationalism, and Indian democracy?  In Marginalized, Mobilized, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy (Oxford UP, 2023), Rina Verma Williams places women's participation in religious politics in India into historical and comparative perspective through a focus on the most important Hindu nationalist political parties in modern Indian history: the All-India Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She compares three critical periods to show the increasing involvement of women in Hindu nationalist politics over time. In its formative years in the early 1900s, the HMS marginalized women; in the 1980s, the BJP began to mobilize them; and in the contemporary period, as the BJP returned to power in 2014, it has incorporated women into its structures and activities. Williams contends that the incorporation of women into Hindu nationalist politics has significantly advanced the BJP's electoral success compared to prior periods when women were either marginalized or mobilized in more limited ways. Given that the BJP is one of the most dynamic religious/ethno-nationalist parties in the world at present, Williams' account of how it incorporated masses of women into its coalition is essential reading for scholars and students interested not just in India, but in the relationship between gender and right-wing populist politics globally. Yash Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on the interactions of political mobilization and anti-minority violence within Hindu nationalist organizations in India. Twitter. Email: sharmaym@mail.uc.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

How has the participation of women in Hindu nationalist politics in India changed over time? More broadly, what has their changing participation meant for women, Hindu nationalism, and Indian democracy?  In Marginalized, Mobilized, Incorporated: Women and Religious Nationalism in Indian Democracy (Oxford UP, 2023), Rina Verma Williams places women's participation in religious politics in India into historical and comparative perspective through a focus on the most important Hindu nationalist political parties in modern Indian history: the All-India Hindu Mahasabha (HMS) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She compares three critical periods to show the increasing involvement of women in Hindu nationalist politics over time. In its formative years in the early 1900s, the HMS marginalized women; in the 1980s, the BJP began to mobilize them; and in the contemporary period, as the BJP returned to power in 2014, it has incorporated women into its structures and activities. Williams contends that the incorporation of women into Hindu nationalist politics has significantly advanced the BJP's electoral success compared to prior periods when women were either marginalized or mobilized in more limited ways. Given that the BJP is one of the most dynamic religious/ethno-nationalist parties in the world at present, Williams' account of how it incorporated masses of women into its coalition is essential reading for scholars and students interested not just in India, but in the relationship between gender and right-wing populist politics globally. Yash Sharma is a PhD student in Political Science at the School of Public and International Affairs, University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on the interactions of political mobilization and anti-minority violence within Hindu nationalist organizations in India. Twitter. Email: sharmaym@mail.uc.edu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 21st of March and here are today's headlines.The Supreme Court today stayed the operation of the Centre's March 20 notification regarding the Press Information Bureau's Fact Checking Unit (FCU). The stay will be in effect until the Bombay High Court takes a final decision on petitions challenging the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules. A three-judge bench noted that the Centre had assured the HC that the FCU will not be notified till the petitions challenging Rule 3(1)(b)(v) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules 2023 (IT Amendment Rules, 2023 are decided by the HC.In other news from the apex court, the SC today dismissed applications challenging the appointment of retired IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners. The bench also declined to stay The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners (Appointment Conditions of Service and Terms of Office) Act, 2023 which put in place a selection committee comprising the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and a Union cabinet minister in place of a committee comprising the PM, Leader of Opposition and Chief Justice of India as directed by the Supreme Court.The Election Commission today instructed the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to immediately stop sending a letter by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the account “Viksit Bharat Sampark” to WhatsApp users. In a letter to the MeitY Secretary, the EC asked the Ministry to submit a compliance report immediately. The EC told the Ministry that it had received “complaints from various quarters that such messages are still being delivered on citizens' phones”.The Congress today hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with veteran leader Sonia Gandhi saying that the PM was making “a systematic effort to cripple the Congress financially”. Addressing a press briefing, senior leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge spoke about the freezing of their bank accounts ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, saying that the issue was extremely serious with “far-reaching consequences for not just their party but for our country's democracy.”Two days after the gruesome murder of two minor brothers in Uttar Pradesh's Budaun district, the police today arrested the second accused who had been allegedly absconding after the crime. Officers said Javed, the brother of accused Sajid, surrendered before the Bareilly police late on Wednesday after a reward of Rs. 25,000 was declared on him. Budaun SSP added five teams were formed to arrest Javed, who is around 25 years old.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 19th of March and here are today's headlines.Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned today, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of doing “injustice”. He made this allegation against the Saffron party as his Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party was not included in the seat-sharing deal with allies for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Bihar. His announcement came at a press conference a day after the BJP-led NDA announced its seat-sharing pact and gave five seats to the Chirag Paswan-led LJP (Ram Vilas). He did not elaborate his future plans. Speaking in a public rally in Tamil Nadu's Salem, PM Modi today said that the public support BJP is getting in Tamil Nadu is being watched and discussed all over India. He further criticised the DMK & Congress and said that they are two sides of the same coin. He said, quote" DMK & Congress means- Big corruption & one family rule. When the country got rid of Congress, the country reached 5G technology. But in Tamil Nadu DMK is running its own 5G- one family's fifth generation to have control over Tamil Nadu.” Unquote.According to a report released by Swiss air quality monitoring body, IQAir, India was declared as the third-most polluted country in 2023, after Bangladesh and Pakistan. Moreover, in the report's list of the top 50 most polluted cities in the world, 42 cities were in India. Begusarai was the most polluted metropolitan area of 2023, followed by Guwahati and then Delhi.Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's MLA Sita Soren, the daughter-in-law of party president Shibu Soren, resigned from the party today. She said that her family has been the victim of “continuous neglect” and that she has been “isolated by the party and family members”. Hours after, Sita joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit the Middle East this week, aiming to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and secure the release of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group. During a visit to the Philippines, Blinken said his trip to meet senior leaders in Saudi Arabia and Egypt would aim to “discuss the right architecture for lasting regional peace”.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

In the third episode of Satya Samvad, Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar talks to Shri Shishir Bajoriaji, prominent industrialist and political leader (BJP) in West Bengal, on the civilizational battle underway in West Bengal today. Bengal has been a civilizational pillar of Bharat since times immemorial. In the Mahabharata, references to Anga and Vanga abound. Hindu Bengali dynasties such as the Palas and Senas attained heights of glory with Dharmapala even holding an imperial court at Kannauj. After the devastating raids by Muhammad Ghori's general Bakhtiyar Khilji, which also led to the destruction of Nalanda, the Bengal Sultanate in Lakhnauti was established in 1202 AD, even as Hindu kings kept up a fierce resistance for years ahead from other parts of Bengal. Hindus in Bengal kept advancing their cultural and spiritual heritage. Raghunatha Shiromani, a leading Indian philosopher and logician, who hailed from Nabadwip in West Bengal, elevated Navya Nyāya philosophy to unparalleled heights under Vāsudeva Sārvabhauma's guidance. The Nath tradition in Bengal evolved with the influences Yoga, Tantra and Saiva-Agama traditions, the last of which had reached its pinnacle in the Pala age. Today, West Bengal is reeling from uber-partisanship, socio-cultural deracination, archaic endowments of the British Raj, syndicate politicking and appeasement politics. Be it Sandeshkhali, the cash-for-jobs scam or brazen Hinduphobia, the current government of West Bengal has reached alarming levels of moral, political and financial corruption. Shri Shishir Bajoria is a prominent Indian politician and industrialist. He heads the S. K. Bajoria Group, overseeing diverse ventures with an annual turnover of US$330 million, including specialized refractories and insurance services. Bajoria holds influential positions in organizations like the Europe India Business Council and chairs the board of governors at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014, Bajoriaji is actively involved in West Bengal politics, serving on key committees and supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he served as the Convenor of the election management committee, highlighting his trusted role within the party. Through his contributions, Bajoriaji has shaped both industry and political discourse in India, particularly in West Bengal. Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.com Varna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.com The Battle For IIT's - http://www.battleforiits.com Power of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com 10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.com To support Infinity Foundation's projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajivmalhotrapodcast/support

In the third episode of Satya Samvad, Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar talks to Shri Shishir Bajoriaji, prominent industrialist and political leader (BJP) in West Bengal, on the civilizational battle underway in West Bengal today. Bengal has been a civilizational pillar of Bharat since times immemorial. In the Mahabharata, references to Anga and Vanga abound. Hindu Bengali dynasties such as the Palas and Senas attained heights of glory with Dharmapala even holding an imperial court at Kannauj. After the devastating raids by Muhammad Ghori's general Bakhtiyar Khilji, which also led to the destruction of Nalanda, the Bengal Sultanate in Lakhnauti was established in 1202 AD, even as Hindu kings kept up a fierce resistance for years ahead from other parts of Bengal. Hindus in Bengal kept advancing their cultural and spiritual heritage. Raghunatha Shiromani, a leading Indian philosopher and logician, who hailed from Nabadwip in West Bengal, elevated Navya Nyāya philosophy to unparalleled heights under Vāsudeva Sārvabhauma's guidance. The Nath tradition in Bengal evolved with the influences Yoga, Tantra and Saiva-Agama traditions, the last of which had reached its pinnacle in the Pala age. Today, West Bengal is reeling from uber-partisanship, socio-cultural deracination, archaic endowments of the British Raj, syndicate politicking and appeasement politics. Be it Sandeshkhali, the cash-for-jobs scam or brazen Hinduphobia, the current government of West Bengal has reached alarming levels of moral, political and financial corruption. Shri Shishir Bajoria is a prominent Indian politician and industrialist. He heads the S. K. Bajoria Group, overseeing diverse ventures with an annual turnover of US$330 million, including specialized refractories and insurance services. Bajoria holds influential positions in organizations like the Europe India Business Council and chairs the board of governors at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2014, Bajoriaji is actively involved in West Bengal politics, serving on key committees and supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. In the 2021 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, he served as the Convenor of the election management committee, highlighting his trusted role within the party. Through his contributions, Bajoriaji has shaped both industry and political discourse in India, particularly in West Bengal. Snakes in the Ganga - http://www.snakesintheganga.com Varna Jati Caste - http://www.varnajaticaste.com The Battle For IIT's - http://www.battleforiits.com Power of future Machines - http://www.poweroffuturemachines.com 10 heads of Ravana - http://www.tenheadsofravana.com To support Infinity Foundation's projects including the continuation of such episodes and the research we do: इनफिनिटी फ़ौंडेशन की परियोजनाओं को अनुदान देने के लिए व इस प्रकार के एपिसोड और हमारे द्वारा किये जाने वाले शोध को जारी रखने के लिए: http://infinityfoundation.com/donate-2/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rajivmalhotrapodcast/support

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Niharika NandaIt's the 13th of March and here are the top stories of the day.Former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday resigned from the Karnal assembly seat in the House, vacating it for the new CM Nayab Saini.During the assembly, he said, quote “Although I'm the MLA from Karnal while Nayab Saini has yet not contested the assembly elections… he also has to contest polls.” “So, I announce in this House today that I resign from Karnal Vidhan Sabha seat…Now, Nayab Saini shall take care of Karnal constituency…” unquote. As for himself, talking about responsibilities, Khattar said, he will fullfil whatever responsibility is handed to him to the best of his abilities.  President Droupadi Murmu has approved Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code Bill, the government in the Himalayan state said on Wednesday. In February the Bill, which seeks to “govern and regulate the laws related to marriage and divorce, successions, live-in relationships and matters related thereto”, was passed by the Assembly following a two-day discussion. After the Bill was passed, the state government formed a Rules Making and Implementation Committee headed by retired IAS officer and UCC draft committee member Shatrughan Singh. While the Bill only defines the provisions and sections of the UCC, rules made by the committee will define in detail how the sections will be implemented.Chandigarh Mayor Kuldeep Kumar today claimed that Punjab Governor and Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit and BJP MP Kirron Kher misbehaved with him. While addressing media persons along with Congress party in-charge and President H S Lucky, Kumar said, “I felt bad when Kher got the mic sanitised after my address”. He also referred to Purohit's comments that a supply of free water to the residents wasn't possible and that they should have thought before speaking and making promises.Reacting to the Chandigarh mayor's allegations, Kirron Kher told The Indian Express, that a completely innocent act is being politicised, and that her PSO santises the mic whenever she is not wearing a mask. The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday detained a man from Ballari who is alleged to have interacted with the main suspect involved in the blast at The Rameshwaram Cafe in Bengaluru on the night of March 1, around eight hours after the explosion, as the main suspect escaped from the Karnataka capital.Identified as Syed Shabbir, police sources said his association with the main suspect in the cafe blast case is yet to be ascertained and that he was detained based on technical analysis.Senior Congress leader Padmakar Valvi from Maharashtra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Mumbai today, marking a significant loss for the Congress in the state. Valvi, a three-time MLA from Nandurbar, was known for his popularity in the tribal-dominated district. He had previously served as the sports minister of the state and was a prominent figure in north Maharashtra. His shift comes amidst Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Maharashtra.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Over the last several decades, there have been monumental changes in the social, economic, and political lives of Dalits, who have historically been one of the most oppressed groups in all of South Asia.A new volume edited by three leading scholars of India—Dalits in the New Millennium—examines these changes, interrogates their impacts on Dalit lives, and traces the shift in Dalit politics from a focus on social justice—to a focus on development and socio-economic mobility.D. Shyam Babu, who along with Sudhai Pai and Rahul Verma, is one of the co-editors of this important new book joined Milan on the show this week to talk more about their findings. Shyam Babu is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. His research focuses on how economic changes in India have been shaping social change and transformation for the benefit of marginalized sections, especially Dalits.The two discuss Dalits' shift toward the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the decline of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of Mayawati, and what “Ambedkarization” has done for the Dalit community. Plus, the two discuss the shortcomings Dalits experience in their “social citizenship” and the successes and challenges of Dalit capitalism.Episode notes:1. Devesh Kapur, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Lant Pritchett, and D. Shyam Babu, “Rethinking Inequality: Dalits in Uttar Pradesh in the Market Reform Era,” Economic and Political Weekly 45, no. 35 (August 28-September 3, 2010): 39-49.2. Devesh Kapur, Chandra Bhan Prasad, and D. Shyam Babu, Defying the Odds: The Rise of Dalit Entrepreneurs (New Delhi: Vintage, 2014).3. D. Shyam Babu, “From empowerment to disenfranchisement: Lower caste mobilisation appears to have run its course,” Times of India, August 28, 2019.4. Chandra Bhan Prasad, “Fellow Dalits, open your own bank: If no one else, Dalit middle class can fund Dalit capitalism to produce Dalit billionaires,” Times of India, November 25, 2019.5. Devesh Kapur, “Fraternity in the making of the Indian nation,” Seminar 701 (2017).

On January 22nd, India's far-right prime minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir, a gargantuan new temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in an event that marked the most consequential victory for the Hindu nationalist movement in its 100-year history. The temple has been erected in the exact spot where a centuries-old mosque, the Babri Masjid, stood until Hindutva supporters violently destroyed it in 1992. The attack on the Masjid catalyzed anti-Muslim mass violence across the country, and in the years since, Hindu nationalist, or Hindutva, groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)—a Nazi-inspired paramilitary of which Modi is a member—have used the campaign to construct a new temple on the site of the demolished mosque as a rallying cry in their efforts to transform India from a secular democracy to a Hindu supremacist nation. That ambition appeared to have been fulfilled at the Ram Mandir opening ceremony, with Modi declaring that “this temple is not just a temple to a god. This is a temple of India's vision . . . Ram is the faith of India.” The temple's inauguration comes months before national elections in which Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears certain to emerge victorious. Over the course of its two terms in office, the BJP has already entrenched India's annexation of the Muslim-majority of Kashmir, presided over anti-minority riots across India, and ratcheted up state-sponsored Islamophobia to such a pitch that experts warn that India's 200 million Muslims are at risk of facing a genocide. With the completion of the Ram Mandir, this anti-minority fervor seems set only to intensify further. On this episode of On the Nose, news editor Aparna Gopalan speaks to writer Siddhartha Deb, scholar Angana Chatterji, and activist Safa Ahmed about the Hindutva movement's epochal win, how it was achieved, and what comes next for India's minorities. Thanks to Jesse Brenneman for producing and to Nathan Salsburg for the use of his song “VIII (All That Were Calculated Have Passed).” Articles Mentioned and Further Reading:“The Idol and the Mosque,” Siddhartha Deb, Tablet “Ayodhya: Once There Was A Mosque,” The Wire“Recasting Ram,” Sagar, The Caravan“Bulldozer Injustice in India,” Amnesty International“How the Hindu Right Triumphed in India,” Isaac Chotiner and Mukul Kesavan, The New Yorker“

In the latest podcast of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute, TPPI's Mark G. E. Kelly, organizer of the 2024 Telos conference on "Democracy Today?," speaks with Salvator Babones of the University of Sydney about democracy in India, asking him in particular about his sympathetic reading of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A video version of this interview is available here: https://youtu.be/epeq67sOccg

The politics of prayer at a divine but divisive site that's shaped modern India: Ayodhya. The opening of the new temple is widely seen as the unofficial launch of Mr Modi's re-election campaign. His ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been agitating for a temple here since the 1980s. For his supporters, now is a moment of triumph. For Muslims, it's a moment of trepidation. In 1992, a Hindu mob used bare hands to tear down a mosque where the temple now stands, triggering a national spasm of communal violence that left some 2,000 people – mostly Muslims - dead. With a national election looming, Katya asks two veteran BBC India correspondents, Yogita Limaye and Soutik Biswas, what the new temple means for Indian unity and for Mr Modi's campaign for a third term. The Global Story delivers insights from BBC experts around the world, with Katya Adler. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480. This episode of The Global Story was made by Neal Razzell and Beth Timmins. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

Returning from winter break, this episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast covers a lot of ground. The story I think we'll hear the most about in 2024 is the remarkable exploit used to compromise several generations of Apple iPhone. The question I think we'll be asking for the next year is simple: How could an attack like this be introduced without Apple's knowledge and support? We don't get to this question until near the end of the episode, and I don't claim great expertise in exploit design, but it's very hard to see how such an elaborate compromise could be slipped past Apple's security team. The second question is which government created the exploit. It might be a scandal if it were done by the U.S. But it would be far more of a scandal if done by any other nation.  Jeffery Atik and I lead off the episode by covering recent AI legal developments that simply underscore the obvious: AI engines can't get patents as “inventors.” But it's quite possible that they'll make a whole lot of technology “obvious” and thus unpatentable. Paul Stephan joins us to note that National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with some good questions about standards for AI safety. Jeffery notes that U.S. lawmakers have finally woken up to the EU's misuse of tech regulation to protect the continent's failing tech sector. Even the continent's tech sector seems unhappy with the EU's AI Act, which was rushed to market in order to beat the competition and is therefore flawed and likely to yield unintended and disastrous consequences.  A problem that inspires this week's Cybertoonz. Paul covers a lawsuit blaming AI for the wrongful denial of medical insurance claims. As he points out, insurers have been able to wrongfully deny claims for decades without needing AI. Justin Sherman and I dig deep into a NYTimes article claiming to have found a privacy problem in AI. We conclude that AI may have a privacy problem, but extracting a few email addresses from ChatGPT doesn't prove the case.  Finally, Jeffery notes an SEC “sweep” examining the industry's AI use. Paul explains the competition law issues raised by app stores – and the peculiar outcome of litigation against Apple and Google. Apple skated in a case tried before a judge, but Google lost before a jury and entered into an expensive settlement with other app makers. Yet it's hard to say that Google's handling of its app store monopoly is more egregiously anticompetitive than Apple's. We do our own research in real time in addressing an FTC complaint against Rite Aid for using facial recognition to identify repeat shoplifters.  The FTC has clearly learned Paul's dictum, “The best time to kick someone is when they're down.” And its complaint shows a lack of care consistent with that posture.  I criticize the FTC for claiming without citation that Rite Aid ignored racial bias in its facial recognition software.  Justin and I dig into the bias data; in my view, if FTC documents could be reviewed for unfair and deceptive marketing, this one would lead to sanctions. The FTC fares a little better in our review of its effort to toughen the internet rules on child privacy, though Paul isn't on board with the whole package. We move from government regulation of Silicon Valley to Silicon Valley regulation of government. Apple has decided that it will now require a judicial order to give government's access to customers' “push notifications.” And, giving the back of its hand to crime victims, Google decides to make geofence warrants impossible by blinding itself to the necessary location data. Finally, Apple decides to regulate India's hacking of opposition politicians and runs into a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) buzzsaw.  Paul and Jeffery decode the EU's decision to open a DSA content moderation investigation into X.  We also dig into the welcome failure of an X effort to block California's content moderation law. Justin takes us through the latest developments in Cold War 2.0. China is hacking our ports and utilities with intent to disrupt (as opposed to spy on) them. The U.S. is discovering that derisking our semiconductor supply chain is going to take hard, grinding work. Justin looks at a recent report presenting actual evidence on the question of TikTok's standards for boosting content of interest to the Chinese government.  And in quick takes,  I celebrate the end of the Reign of Mickey Mouse in copyright law Paul explains why Madison Square Garden is still able to ban lawyers who have sued the Garden I note the new short-term FISA 702 extension Paul predicts that the Supreme Court will soon decide whether police can require suspects  to provide police with phone passcodes And Paul and I quickly debate Daphne Keller's amicus brief for Frances Fukuyama in the Supreme Court's content moderation cases Download 486th Episode (mp3) You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@gmail.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

Returning from winter break, this episode of the Cyberlaw Podcast covers a lot of ground. The story I think we'll hear the most about in 2024 is the remarkable exploit used to compromise several generations of Apple iPhone. The question I think we'll be asking for the next year is simple: How could an attack like this be introduced without Apple's knowledge and support? We don't get to this question until near the end of the episode, and I don't claim great expertise in exploit design, but it's very hard to see how such an elaborate compromise could be slipped past Apple's security team. The second question is which government created the exploit. It might be a scandal if it were done by the U.S. But it would be far more of a scandal if done by any other nation.  Jeffery Atik and I lead off the episode by covering recent AI legal developments that simply underscore the obvious: AI engines can't get patents as “inventors.” But it's quite possible that they'll make a whole lot of technology “obvious” and thus unpatentable. Paul Stephan joins us to note that National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has come up with some good questions about standards for AI safety. Jeffery notes that U.S. lawmakers have finally woken up to the EU's misuse of tech regulation to protect the continent's failing tech sector. Even the continent's tech sector seems unhappy with the EU's AI Act, which was rushed to market in order to beat the competition and is therefore flawed and likely to yield unintended and disastrous consequences.  A problem that inspires this week's Cybertoonz. Paul covers a lawsuit blaming AI for the wrongful denial of medical insurance claims. As he points out, insurers have been able to wrongfully deny claims for decades without needing AI. Justin Sherman and I dig deep into a NYTimes article claiming to have found a privacy problem in AI. We conclude that AI may have a privacy problem, but extracting a few email addresses from ChatGPT doesn't prove the case.  Finally, Jeffery notes an SEC “sweep” examining the industry's AI use. Paul explains the competition law issues raised by app stores – and the peculiar outcome of litigation against Apple and Google. Apple skated in a case tried before a judge, but Google lost before a jury and entered into an expensive settlement with other app makers. Yet it's hard to say that Google's handling of its app store monopoly is more egregiously anticompetitive than Apple's. We do our own research in real time in addressing an FTC complaint against Rite Aid for using facial recognition to identify repeat shoplifters.  The FTC has clearly learned Paul's dictum, “The best time to kick someone is when they're down.” And its complaint shows a lack of care consistent with that posture.  I criticize the FTC for claiming without citation that Rite Aid ignored racial bias in its facial recognition software.  Justin and I dig into the bias data; in my view, if FTC documents could be reviewed for unfair and deceptive marketing, this one would lead to sanctions. The FTC fares a little better in our review of its effort to toughen the internet rules on child privacy, though Paul isn't on board with the whole package. We move from government regulation of Silicon Valley to Silicon Valley regulation of government. Apple has decided that it will now require a judicial order to give government's access to customers' “push notifications.” And, giving the back of its hand to crime victims, Google decides to make geofence warrants impossible by blinding itself to the necessary location data. Finally, Apple decides to regulate India's hacking of opposition politicians and runs into a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) buzzsaw.  Paul and Jeffery decode the EU's decision to open a DSA content moderation investigation into X.  We also dig into the welcome failure of an X effort to block California's content moderation law. Justin takes us through the latest developments in Cold War 2.0. China is hacking our ports and utilities with intent to disrupt (as opposed to spy on) them. The U.S. is discovering that derisking our semiconductor supply chain is going to take hard, grinding work. Justin looks at a recent report presenting actual evidence on the question of TikTok's standards for boosting content of interest to the Chinese government.  And in quick takes,  I celebrate the end of the Reign of Mickey Mouse in copyright law Paul explains why Madison Square Garden is still able to ban lawyers who have sued the Garden I note the new short-term FISA 702 extension Paul predicts that the Supreme Court will soon decide whether police can require suspects  to provide police with phone passcodes And Paul and I quickly debate Daphne Keller's amicus brief for Frances Fukuyama in the Supreme Court's content moderation cases Download 486th Episode (mp3) You can subscribe to The Cyberlaw Podcast using iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Pocket Casts, or our RSS feed. As always, The Cyberlaw Podcast is open to feedback. Be sure to engage with @stewartbaker on Twitter. Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for topics or interviewees to CyberlawPodcast@gmail.com. Remember: If your suggested guest appears on the show, we will send you a highly coveted Cyberlaw Podcast mug! The views expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not reflect the opinions of their institutions, clients, friends, families, or pets.

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On December 3, votes were finally tallied in four Indian states which went for elections this past month—the last test parties and candidates will face before the general elections in April-May of next year. After much anticipation, Counting Day left very little to the imagination. In a big setback for the Congress Party and the opposition alliance more broadly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won decisive elections in three big Hindi belt states—Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan. The lone Congress Party victory came in the southern state of Telangana, where it displaced the once-dominant regional party—the Bharat Rashriya Samithi (BRS). To discuss the results—and what they tell us about the race for 2024—Milan is joined this week by two veteran political journalists: Sunetra Choudhury, the political editor of the Hindustan Times, and Dipankar Ghose serves, the paper's deputy national editor. The trio discuss the impressive performance of the BJP, the Congress Party's lingering weaknesses, and how these results will shape the 2024 campaign. Plus, Milan, Sunetra, and Dipankar talk about the next steps for the opposition I.N.D.I.A. alliance and whether Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra had any long-term impact. Episode notes:Prashant Jha, “What BJP wins in 3 states mean for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,” Hindustan Times, December 4, 2023.Vaibhav Tiwari, “‘Conceit': Congress slammed by INDIA bloc allies after 3-1 election drubbing,” Hindustan Times, December 4, 2023.Ritesh Mishra and Dipankar Ghose, “Misfired OBC gambit, infighting: How to lose a mandate in 5 years,” Hindustan Times, December 4, 2023.Sunetra Choudhury, “HT Interview: Unsavoury words were used against me…Madhya Pradesh election results have silenced them: Scindia,” Hindustan Times, December 4, 2023.