In this week’s #Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Mehraj D Lone are joined by Smita Prakash, editor-in-chief of ANI, and Chitra Subramaniam, journalist and co-founder of the News Minute.
The conversation kicks off with the recent developments around #Covidvaccines. Chitra says: “I have the sense that China is going to emerge with some kind of a people’s vaccine...If they come up with a vaccine that’s universally affordable and the price point is right, I don’t see why any country will not take it.”
The discussion moves on to the Indian government’s attempts to regulate the media. The panel also discusses how Covid has broken class barriers, India’s decision to not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, #JoeBiden and Kamala Harris as an alternative to Trump, and a lot more.
Tune in to the podcast: https://bit.ly/NLHaftaEp303
Timecodes:
00:00 - Introduction and headlines
11:18 - The current race for vaccines
28:22 - Freedom of speech and state of Indian media
01:04:12 - Subscriber letters
01:20:39 - India not being part of the RCEP
01:27:53 - Chitra and Smita’s recommendations
01:36:52 - Subscriber letters
01:59:21 - Recommendations
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