The Middle Ground Podcast

What is secularism? Are we a secular country? Is the UCC a step towards making a more secular India? Do we even want a secular India? Tune in to our conversation with Kartikeya Tanna, a US immigration attorney licensed to practice in the US, India and England & Wales. He gives us interesting insights to the struggle of the United States to separate from religion altogether compared with the struggle of India's justice system trying to deliver equitable justice to all religious communities. And finally, he talks about what the UCC could do for India's secular fabric.

Mahua Moitra's New York Times Article titled "I Know What It Takes To Defeat"Narendra Modi" is flawed to say the least. More than taking a dig at Modi, she takes a dig at India and all its constitutional institutions. She also takes a dig at Hindus and the Bengali identity. In this video, we critique the article para by para to show you where the problems lie and how the international media, which has no knowledge or understanding of Indian politics, is unable to distinguish the truth from falsehoods. Everything in the video is personal opinion. People are welcome to disagree.

Mahua Moitra's New York Times Article titled "I Know What It Takes To Defeat"Narendra Modi" is flawed to say the least. More than taking a dig at Modi, she takes a dig at India and all its constitutional institutions. She also takes a dig at Hindus and the Bengali identity. In this video, we critique the article para by para to show you where the problems lie and how the international media, which has no knowledge or understanding of Indian politics, is unable to distinguish the truth from falsehoods. Everything in the video is personal opinion. People are welcome to disagree.   

Link to Mahua Moitra's article titled 'I Know What It Takes to Defeat Narendra Modi' - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/opinion/india-west-bengal-modi.html

There is no disputing the fact that all our leaders have let us down during this dreadful pandemic. But COVID has brought out some governments as more dysfunctional than others. In this episode we try to scrutinize as many states as we can and their work to help their people. 

The FCRA has recently been amended by this government. What does the act entail? What do the amendments mean for NGOs in India?

The Ram mandir dispute has haunted the country for a while now. The Babri Masjid demolition verdict is another nail in the coffin. The lack of evidence on the part of CBI is appalling.  Tune in to find out how the judgement plays out in the political scenario today.