About this episode

The episode features a panel discussing recent Assembly polls and various political topics.

The much-awaited episode of The ‘Real’ Samosa Caucus – Edition 8.0 is here, packed with raw, uncensored, and no-holds-barred conversations. Joining the panel are: Sushant Sareen, Senior Fellow at ORF Tehseen Poonawalla, TV personality and political analyst Anand Ranganathan, author and scientist Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, Senior Fellow at the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies This episode discusses the recently conducted Assembly polls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Assam; the Iran war; the Trump phenomenon; Pakistan’s stature after the war. Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 01:59 – Story of Anga, Banga & Kalinga 03:14 – Cold-Pressed Oils & ‘Adult-Rated’ Banter 06:17 – Fall of Mamata Banerjee’s Regime 14:48 – Fragmentation of Communities 19:30 – Nashik TCS Case 21:24 – Impact of SIR in Bengal 26:01 – BJP Started Mirroring the Left? 29:48 – Indo-Bangladesh Border Fencing 35:01 – Japanese & Bengali Food Connection 39:31 – Vijay Benefitted From Annamalai’s Groundwork? 50:40 – Politics of Fielding Controversial Candidates 54:29 – Raghav Chadha’s BJP Entry 59:46 – Rajnath Singh’s Comment on Terrorism 1:01:41 – Indian Muslims’ Support for Iran 1:11:02 – US Deputy…

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