This week on Reporters Without Orders, host Snigdha Sharma catches up with Newslaundry Hindi correspondent Basant Kumar, Newslaundry correspondent Ayush Tiwari and Meghnad S.The discussion kicks off with everyone on the panel sharing the most bizarre news they've come across this week including Donald Trump's desire to nuke hurricanes. Talking about journalists expressing grief both on TV and their personal social media handles after Arun Jaitley's demise, the panel thinks obituaries should involve truth and not just extensive admiration. Meghnad mentions a tweet by journalist Rohini Singh where she expressed sadness but also mentioned how Jaitley came in her way of practicing unbiased journalism on several occasions. When Meghnad wonders if landlines were working just a few days after the decision of August 5, as reported by mainstream media, Ayush provides a clear picture with actual facts. Ayush also talks about the experience of working with journalists in Kashmir, how absurd the daily press briefings were in Srinagar, why people are not sending their children to school, the probable reason behind forcing immigrants to leave the valley amongst other things. Meghnad then delves into why RBI's decision to transfer huge amounts of money to the government is suspicious and how Nirmala Sitharaman is clueless about where to spend it. Ayush expresses concern over the Finance ministry shutting its doors to transparency. The podcast ends with Basant wondering why farmers are still committing suicide in spite of so many agricultural policies being in place. He also mentions how strange it is that the National Crime Records Bureau has not released any kind of statistics after 2016. For all this and more, listen up!

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