Will Netanyahu, also called King ‘Bibi’ by his supporters, assume invincibility if his far-right coalition acts on the reforms it has supposedly planned? In the recent international news discourse, we’ve often seen Israel being portrayed as the aggressor and supposedly committing war crimes against the ‘Palestinians’. But is there more to it than meets the eye? What is the historical context to this conflict? We discuss this in Geeta’s World. Tune in!

Is there a particular context for Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's comment, given the border skirmish between India-China at Tawang? And since elections are round the corner in Pakistan, is his comment driven by political compulsion? We discuss it in Geeta’s World. Tune in!

Is this the beginning of the new world order where China will collude with countries in the Gulf, both to ensure oil supplies and also to keep the US’ influence to the minimum? When China engages with the Gulf countries, don't these Muslim-majority nations take a stand against having relations with China, considering the well-documented human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in China? We discuss this and more in Geeta’s World. Listen in!

With India assuming its G20 presidency, it has drawn flak from the Opposition, calling it the BJP’s attempt to sort of portray the presidency as this government’s achievement. This is in context to several foreign diplomats of other G20 nations visiting the cell of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. How should the criticism be viewed? Geeta Mohan and Anna Priyadarshini discuss this and more in Geeta’s World. Tune in!

Does the new wave of independent candidates in Nepal bode well for the country’s fledgling democracy? Geeta Mohan and Anna Priyadarshini also spoke with the spokesperson of the Rashtriya Swatantra Party (RSP) Mukul Dhakal. RSP is new in the race and Dhakal explains why the party’s face Rabi Lamichhane is often compared to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Tune in!

Our neighbouring country Nepal is set to elect its 11th government since 2008. It is pertinent to note that this is the first time in the country’s parliamentary history that elections were held after the completion of an entire term of the parliament. And it is also only the second parliamentary election under the 2015 constitution.

Interestingly, the country has seen 32 governments in as many years of democratic exercise since 1990.

In the 20th episode of Geeta’s World, our host Anna Priyadarshini and foreign affairs editor at India Today, TV Today Network Geeta Mohan discuss the electoral process, the stronghold of the traditional parties and also understand if young faces will be able to change the country’s political landscape.

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Produced by Anna Priyadarshini
Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh

The country got the hosting rights for the World Cup in 2010, ie. 12 years ago. Why is it being questioned now? Is criticism for the country’s human rights record, fair or hypocritical? Geeta Mohan and Anna Priyadarshini discuss this in Geeta’s World. Listen in!

Have such summits lost much of their influence as bilateral meetings often end up overshadowing the summit itself? Is there something tangible that the host nation can gain out of a good G20 summit, apart from a reputation of being good hosts? We discuss this in Geeta’s World. Listen in!

We discuss Lula’s rise to power, Brazil’s challenges ahead as a polarised nation, and also try to understand if South America's oft-repeated 'Pink Tide' is happening because of an ideological shift, or due to a real crisis of jobs, inflation, and unemployment under right-wing governments? Listen in!

Geeta Mohan and Anna Priyadarshini discuss the importance of the counterterrorism meeting, the UNSC designation procedure, why the organisation needs reforms, and whether India will ever be able to become a permanent member of the UN given that its archrival China seems to be as powerful as ever. Tune in!

Can we say that Liz Truss was set up for failure, given that she was just trying to advance the Conservative Party's poll promise of tax cuts? We discuss this in Geeta’s World. Tune in!