EP-440 | The 'Real' Samosa Caucus 9.0 Edition – Part 1 | Abhijit, Anand, Sushant & Tehseen

EP-440 | The 'Real' Samosa Caucus 9.0 Edition – Part 1 | Abhijit, Anand, Sushant & Tehseen

From ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash by Asian News International (ANI)

August 13, 2026 · 2h 16m

About this episode

The episode features a panel discussion on various political issues and youth sentiments in India.

The ‘Real’ Samosa Caucus is back with Edition 9.0, Part 1 — bigger debates, sharper arguments and absolutely no filters. 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 In this episode, the panel discusses the rise of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), anger among the youth, protests in Jharkhand, ethanol blending in petrol, the Ramayana and The Odyssey, and much more. Trade Crypto, Gold, Silver and US Stock Tokens in INR! Download app to get 10% off in Fees: https://deltaexchange.onelink.me/DIpL/zb5g0nh3 Delta Exchange is India's leading Crypto Exchange, fully compliant and requiring only INR to trade Crypto. Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction 4:03 – E20 Debate 7:03 – Birth of CJP 12:54 – BJP’s Political Moves 18:35 – Cockroach Janta Party 26:48 – NEET Protest 29:42 – Traditional vs Social Media 31:33 – Sonam Wangchuk 35:24 – BJP vs Congress 45:24 – Jantar Mantar Effect 48:13 – FCRA Bill 53:50 – Gen Z vs Political Parties 55:02 – Bihar Bypoll 59:58 – UP 2027 Polls 1:00:46 – UGC Rules 1:02:55 –…

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Guests: Sushant Sareen, Tehseen Poonawalla, Anand Ranganathan, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra

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Organizations: ORF, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies

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