Taking the critiques of the Indian economy to task, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently said that the country’s economy was on track. In this episode of Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Madhu Trehan, Atul Chaurasia and Raman Kirpal discuss Modi’s address and ascertain whether there was something new to it or not. They also talk about the stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone station and fake news that published soon after the incident. They discuss Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s and BJP chief Amit Shah’s visit to Kerala. The Hafta gang also discusses the truth behind the whole “Left Vs RSS” battle as well as Newslaundry‘s exclusive report on the intelligence documents that were leaked from Subhash Chandra’s office. Also, listen up for the song dedication right at the end!
References:
1. Newslaundry: A review of #NLHafta by AK Jain and Spandana
2. Newslaundry: #NLDhulai: Stop sharing primitive opinions about the South!
3. Newslaundry:#NLDhulai: Get the Tamil Nadu politics, cinema connection right!
4. Times of India – Uniquely Indian problems: Why India is now detached from the world, sitting out the global recovery in growth and jobs
5. Goodreads – The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time
6. Judea 2
7. NL Sena report by Amit Bhardwaj – Kerala: Ideology matters, lives don’t!
8. NL Sena report by Amit Bhardwaj – Kerala: Where the river runs red
9. Newslaundry Hindi’s NL Sena report by Amit Bhardwaj – शह-मात का सिलसिला है देवभूमि की राजनीतिक हिंसा
10. The New York Times – The dying art of disagreements
11. Newton
12. Open Magazine – Inside the Hate-Modi Industry
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