NL Hafta

Anand Walunjkar, co-writer of Clothesline, joins us for this week’s NL Hafta. We start with the many prime-time debates over the week on Santhan Sanstha and the Prime Minister’s grievance against “seculars” that often finds expression on foreign shores. Also, has Arvind Kejriwal been harsh enough on “fugitive” Somnath Bharti? Then, we discuss whether Indian playing “big brother” vis-à-vis Nepal may lead to a diplomatic disaster and if the government backtracking on the Draft Encryption policy by passing on the buck to bureaucrats was a good idea. Finally, will the Netaji mystery be ever cracked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Development writer and international negotiations watcher Biraj Swain discusses with Prof Sachin Chaturvedi of Ministry of External Affairs RIS, Jonathan Glennie of Save the Children-UK, Vidya Venkat of The Hindu and Paul Divakar of Asia Dalit Rights Federation on the relevance of United Nations on its 70th anniversary, in a post-2008-meltdown world. They also discuss the ultra-conservative hunger and poverty definitions and the lack of ambition around 0.7% of GNI for development assistance and its impact. They take stock of the Millenium Development Goals, their impact on India and the world and conclude with their expectations from the new set of global goals i.e. the Sustainable Development Goals hold for us, our future and our shared destinies.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on NL Hafta: the fatwa against AR Rahman, and freedom of speech in India. Also, what makes a “good” Muslim? The team also discusses corporate drafting healthcare policies in India (conflict of interest, anyone?). Then we talk about television news obsessing over the government doing away with commemorative Indira and Rajiv Gandhi stamps. There’s more: slap-happy panelists, offensive dogs and parrots that cops want to arrest, raving reviews in Delhi Times, and frisking in airports. Finally, like the rest of the country – sorry, world – we wish our Prime Minister a very happy birthday.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on NL Hafta, we discuss the meat ban in Maharashtra and the Censor Board denying clearance to some recent movies. Then the team moves on to discuss the case in Gurgaon where two Nepali women were rescued from a Saudi diplomat’s house. We also discuss the Bombay High Court's order on the National Stock Exchange’s defamation suit against Moneylife magazine.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second episode of our 11-part series on the four major international development summits of the year.Development writer and international negotiations-watcher Biraj Swain, Greenpeace campaigner Priya Pillai, legal professional Saurav Datta, founder member of Association of Democratic Reforms Jagdeep Chokker, and lawyer and head of policy and research, CIVICUS, Mandeep Tiwana, discuss the rights to peaceful assembly and association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on NL Hafta, Ravish Kumar of NDTV India joins us as we discuss two of his recent blogs: What prompted him to call himself a Dalaal and why he doesn't want young journalists to idolise him. We also discuss the state of journalism schools in India and idealism in journalism. Then we discuss media's irresponsible reporting in the Sheena Bora murder case: Is the media going ahead of police? The team also discussed Samajwadi Party’s exit from the Janata Parivar and caste politics in Bihar. In the end we discuss Allahabad High Court's order to UP government to ensure national flag is hoisted at madrasas on the occasion of Independence Day and Republic Day. Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Read the full article here - http://www.newslaundry.com/2015/08/28/how-news-died-on-the-sheenabora-murder-trail/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on NL Hafta, Krishn Kaushik from The Caravan joins us as we discuss Essar’s Rs 250 crore defamation suit against The Caravan magazine and Kaushik. We try understanding why other media houses completely blacked out the story. Then the team moves on to discuss the much-talked about Indrani Mukerjea case. The team also deliberates whether political parties should come under Right to Information Act. The 2011 Census data on religion was released early this week. We discuss how the media reacted to the numbers and why the data matters. Finally, we talk about the newest star activist in town – Hardik Patel. We even dedicate a song to him.Produced by Kartik Nijhawan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first episode of our 11-part series on the four major international development summits of the year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We present a new fortnightly podcast series in collaboration with Biraj Swain, supported by Save the Children India for this project. “Global Summits: Where are we going?”, is a podcast series that will cut through the jargon and break down development summits for you with experts and commentators from around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.