In this episode of Mint View Daily Dispatch, Aresh Shirali in conversation with Anant Vijay about the recent controversy surrounding the suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput, CBI taking over the case, the possibilty of murder and how media is handling the story. Tune in to find out..

Mint Views Daily Dispatch

70: Sushant Singh Rajput Case

As the Rafale jets are set to land in Ambala on 29th July, in this episode of Mint View Daily dispatch Aresh Shirali in conversation with Anant Kala discussing the details of the Rafale deal and the implications of incorporating the new aircraft into the firepower of the Airforce.

69: Arrival of the Rafale MMRCA

In this episode of Mint View Daily Dispatch, Aresh Shirali in conversation with Anand Vijay Kala talks about the crisis in Congress party caused by a rebellion by Sachin Pilot, questioning the leadership of power in Rajasthan. Tune in to know more about it in detail.

68: Congress Party Crisis

A lot of suspicions is around the strange encounter of a gangster, Vikas Dubey and the story that has been told to the public seems to have a lot of loopholes.  In this episode of Mint Views Daily Dispatch, Aresh Shirali in conversation with Anand Vijay Kala tries to figure the story behind these loopholes, in an effort to fill up the gap in the encounter of Vikas Dubey.

67: Mistery Encounter of Vikas Dubey

Urjit Patel uses an interesting analogy the 'Checkhov's Gun' to answer questions like what is the banking sector and what are the core problems in it?

66: Urjit Patel Book, Overdraft: Saving the Indian Savers

In this episode of Mint Views Daily DIspatch, let's find out why exactly India banned these 59 Chinese apps and what could be the repercussions and implications of this decision. Tune in.

65: Indian ban on 59 Chinese apps

What is China exactly up to? What is the objective of its actions around the LAC? Could it be to gain leverage in India? To find the answer to such questions, tune in to this episode of Mint Views Daily Dispatch.

64: China's objective around its activity on LAC.

The World Health Organization has characterized the coronavirus outbreak as a ‘pandemic’. This holds grave implications for both business and the global economy. Of particular concern is the fate of contracts. Insurers, for example, may invoke force majeure provisions and refuse to honour claims given the unexpected turn of events that has affected a vast number of people.

63: 'Coronavirus a pandemic’ How it affects business & the global economy

Oil prices suffered a historic collapse after Saudi Arabia launched a price war against Russia. In general, lower oil prices are good for keeping inflation in check, but these gains could be outweighed by the impact of the demand slump taking place not only in India but globally.

62: Russia-Saudi Arabia price war; implications for Indian market

In the wake of the Delhi violence, the Union government is contemplating issuing fresh guidelines to social media platforms on stopping online hate content. The government reportedly is planning some “tangible” and “visible “steps to do so.

61: Delhi violence- Govt may issue fresh regulations for social media platforms

A long-awaited peace deal was signed between the US and Taliban on Saturday. Conditions of the deal include a phased reduction of American troops in Afghanistan, prisoner swap and lifting of UN sanctions, among others. The question is will the Taliban to stick to the deal, and how would an eventual exit of US forces from Afghanistan affect India?

60: US-Taliban sign peace deal- What are the implications for India?

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has suggested that the armed forces should be brought in to quell the violence. But shouldn’t matters related to maintenance of law and order be left to the police? The more pressing need is for all sides to step back so that the tempers are lowered and violence brought under control. This applies to all stakeholders, including protesters, the police, political leaders, and civil society at large.

59: Should army be called in to contain violence in Delhi?

US President Donald Trump is on a visit to India. Besides the broad continuity in the India-US ties, what does it mean for the domestic politics in the US? Trump, who recently came out of an impeachment trial, could use the visit to bolster his image in the run-up to the 2020 Presidential election, particularly among the Indian diaspora in the US. But could it also affect the bipartisan nature of India’s relationship with the American polity?

58: Trump’s extravaganza in India: What it means for politics in US?

The Supreme Court has ruled that all women officers shall be considered for permanent commission in the army and will be eligible for both ‘command’ and ‘criteria’ appointments. Technically, the order paves the way for India to have a woman general leading our army someday. On the ground, though, implementation may pose challenges due to sexist biases and prejudices prevalent among our people.

57: SC orders Centre to give permanent commission to women in Army

Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) swept back to power for the third time in a row in Delhi. The triumph owes mostly to welfarism and effective governance that trumped the nationalistic campaign pitch of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Could this act as a template for other states to follow?

56: Should other states replicate Arvind Kejriwal led AAP’s governance model?

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