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Kenya has handed over 12 tonnes of coffee, tea and groundnuts to India as an expression of solidarity as it fights the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Shekhar Gupta explains why this friendly gesture caused controversy and why critics should look at the per capita GDP of the two countries before jumping to conclusions, in episode 759 of #CutTheClutter.

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Guy Standing. He discusses his new book, ‘The Corruption of Capitalism', the shocking revelations made by Dominic Cummings about disastrous coronavirus pandemic mismanagement by the Boris Johnson government, arguable neglect and chronic corruption, the revolving door between big finance and politics in the UK, the financial sector's tremendous control and influence over the British economy, the mainstream media being a part of the rentier economy system, how big financial companies groom people to go into politics to ensure favourable policy, why work doesn't pay in the UK and how the economy directs most wealth to the capitalist class, why the furlough scheme was fundamentally unfair, the prospect of economic catastrophe coming out of the pandemic for the working class killing more people than coronavirus in the UK, mass privatisation of public services due to neoliberal economic doctrine and much more! Finally, we speak to Mahesh Zagade, former principal secretary to the government of Maharashtra. He discusses the coronavirus catastrophe in India where over 326,000 people have died from the disease, Narendra Modi's failure to secure enough vaccine supplies for India despite it being one of the pharmaceutical production hubs of the world, the Indian variant and the causes of its ‘black fungus' in some patients and more! Afshin Rattansi challenges him on the Indian government's neoliberal approach to the pandemic, arguably prioritising big pharma coronavirus vaccine profits thanks to contracts with foreign countries as hundreds of thousands continue to die and go without the vaccine in India.

Modi has failed India and its getting worse

When India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a series of agricultural reforms last November, India’s farmers launched what might be the largest protest movement in modern history. An estimated 250 million Indians went on strike in solidarity, and today, tens of thousands of farmers are camped just outside the nation’s capital. Modi’s government has responded by silencing  journalists and detaining activists, raising troubling questions about the state of the world’s largest democracy. Then pop star Rihanna tweeted about the protests, causing an international incident, and all hell broke loose. In this episode, we talk with experts and journalists about India’s new agricultural reforms, why farmers don’t like it, and how platforms like Facebook and Twitter are playing a pivotal role in this conflict.     Guests: Ravi Agrawal, Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy Magazine Milan Vaishnav, Director of the South Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and host of Grand Tamasha Pranav Dixit, Tech reporter for BuzzFeed News, based in New Delhi If you appreciate this episode and want to support the work we do, please consider making a donation to World Affairs. We cannot do this work without your help. Thank you.

DISCUSSION ON HOW MODI'S INDIA USED MEDIA TO BLAME TABLIGHI JAMAAT FOR COVID SPREAD by Radio Islam

This week, Neel and Julius discuss the end of the war in Afghanistan (and how US Imperialism started unrest in the region), Islamophobia in Modi's India, and the efficacy of revolution compared to reform under a capitalist system. We also celebrate/mourn the dropping out of Pete Buttigieg and Tom Steyer (this was recorded hours before Klobuchar dropped out as well), and we scream for a few minutes about the difficulties of organizing political action in a detached, white suburb. If you listen close enough, you might be able to hear how disillusioned we are with American electoral systems :) If ya want to Rage Against The Machine by seeing some leftist memes and tweets, follow us on Instagram (@teens_talk_politics) and Twitter (@teens_talk_pod_)! Also, check out @SolidaritySbrbs on Twitter to start organizing in your not (yet) class conscious suburban community! If you're interested, check out Neel and Julius' personal Twitters and... uhhh... we may or may not have a TikTok presence. Subscribe to us on whatever podcast services you use, and if you have any questions, contact us through social media or leave a voice message at https://anchor.fm/teens-talk-politics !! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/teens-talk-politics/message

Suzi continues to look at the spectacular global movements that have rocked the world in 2019. The mass protests are not dying out and as the year comes to an end, they are gathering force, as we see in India — with huge demonstrations challenging Narendra Modi’s rule. The government’s repressive response has only added fuel to the protests and strikes. Achin Vanaik, scholar-activist in Delhi, gives us the big picture of Modi’s far-right government and Hindutva policies that have sparked massive protest, especially the new Citizen Amendment Act which denies citizenship based on religion, excluding and further marginalizing the country’s 200 million Muslims.

The Indian government is one step closer to passing a law aimed at protecting religious minorities. But by excluding Muslims, is the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill unconstitutional? And, we speak with prominent Indian journalist Rana Ayyub about what it's like reporting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's India amid growing accusations the ruling BJP is marginalising Muslims. Guests: Salman Anees Soz Senior Member of the Opposition Indian National Congress Party Sudhanshu Mittal Senior BJP Leader Rana Ayyub Journalist and Author of 'Gujarat Files: Anatomy of a Cover Up' Or watch here: https://youtu.be/vXluQpgsVqU

Edward Luce has a new book out about the rising crisis in Western liberalism, so naturally Tyler’s first question to him dealt with James II and William of Orange. #gloriousrevolution In this bonus audio recorded at a Mercatus event last week, Tyler and Edward discuss the ideas in his book and more, including future paths of liberalism, whether the current populism is an Anglo-American phenomenon or not, Modi's India, whether Kubrick, Hitchcock, and John Lennon are overrated or underrated, and what it’s like to write speeches for Larry Summers. Follow Edward on Twitter Follow Tyler on Twitter More CWT goodness: Facebook Twitter Instagram Email  

Democratically-elected Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has been suspended pending impeachment, replaced with a corrupt, right-wing, unpopular U.S. spy. Modi's India seems to be aligning more with the U.S. in confrontation with China. South Africa is suffering at the hands of U.S. intrigue. In short, it appears as if the U.S. Empire is launching a multi-front war on Russia and China by 'converting' its BRICS allies to the dark side. This comes as the U.S. 'policy' in Syria is coming apart...

Democratically-elected Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has been suspended pending impeachment, replaced with a corrupt, right-wing, unpopular U.S. spy. Modi's India seems to be aligning more with the U.S. in confrontation with China. South Africa is suffering at the hands of U.S. intrigue. In short, it appears as if the U.S. Empire is launching a multi-front war on Russia and China by 'converting' its BRICS allies to the dark side. This comes as the U.S. 'policy' in Syria is coming apart...

In May, India completed the largest democratic election the world has ever seen. Over the course of five weeks, more than 800 million people turned out to cast their votes. The election of Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came as a surprise to many, especially since the incumbent Congress Party has held power for the majority of India's democratic history.The overwhelming support for the BJP may be a sign of changing priorities among voters. Rather than voting along religious, caste and other identity lines as has historically been the case, Indians voted for Modi's promise of economic reform and growth. However, religion remains a strong influence in Indian politics. Only 9% of Muslims voted for the BJP, which may reflect lingering concerns over the 2002 ethnic riots that took place in Gujarat while Modi was chief minister of the state.What does India's new leadership mean for the country's economic and foreign policy outlook? What are the implications of lingering religious and ethnic tensions in this vast democracy?The panel of speakers include: Pradeep Chhibber, Professor and Indo-American Community Chair in India Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Thomas Blom Hansen, Reliance-Dhirubhai Ambani Professor of South Asian Studies, Professor of Anthropology and Director, Center for South Asia, Stanford University, and Sunder Ramaswamy, President and Frederick C. Dirks Professor of International Economics, Monterey Institute of International Studies.The panel discussion will be moderated by David Arnold, President, Asia Foundation.For more information about this event please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/event/1314