About this episode

The episode discusses the Cockroach Janta Party's first protest, evolving India-Nepal relations, and a tragic steel plant accident in Andhra Pradesh.

First, we speak with The Indian Express' Drishti Jain about the Cockroach Janta Party's first protest, which took place on Saturday. She shares how things unfolded, the movement's founder Abhijit Dipke's return to India, how he and the other leaders led the protest, their demands, the people, especially students who gathered in support and more. Next, we speak with The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about India's relations with Nepal and how things are changing now that they have a new political generation. He shares the details of Nepal's ruling party chief Rabi Lamichhane visit to India which was followed by a visit by Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal and the bilateral talks that occurred during these visits. (14:38) Lastly, we talk about a tragic incident where at least nine workers were killed in an accident at a steel plant in Andhra Pradesh. (26:00) Hosted by Niharika Nanda Produced by Shashank Bhargava, Ichha Sharma and Niharika Nanda Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar To know more about the Cockroach Janta Party, listen here…

People in this episode

Host: Niharika Nanda

Guests: Drishti Jain, Shubhajit Roy

Topics covered

• protest
• India-Nepal relations
• steel plant accident
• political movements
• diplomatic talks

Keywords

• Cockroach Janta Party
• protest
• India
• Nepal
• steel plant accident
• diplomatic relations
• Abhijit Dipke
• Shubhajit Roy
• Drishti Jain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cockroach Janta Party, The Indian Express

Places: India, Nepal, Andhra Pradesh

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