EP-233 | The 'Real' Samosa Caucus 4.0 Edition | Abhijit, A Ranganathan, Sushant & Tehseen

ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

Get ready for the much-awaited episode of the 'Real' Samosa Caucus!

Edition 4.0 is here and it's all about raw, uncensored, no-holds-barred discussions.

Joining the chat 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

This episode dives into some heated topics, including:

The India-Canada spat over the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

The rise of Khalistani elements under Trudeau’s watch

Did India send an agent to take out Khalistani separatist Pannun in the USA?

The panel also digs into why exit polls keep missing the mark on voter sentiment and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu's call for more babies—what's behind it? And much more.

Don't miss the witty banter in this episode!

00:00 - Introduction & Message to Viewers

03:14 - Samosa Caucus Returns

08:43 - Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Killing

15:40 - Israel-Iran War Escalation

16:45 - Impact of Cancel Culture

19:06 - Canada-India Diplomatic Crisis

27:14 - Canada Harbouring Criminals?

33:42 - U.S. Sheltering 'K-Backer' Pannun

36:54 - Did India Disown Vikas Yadav over 'Kill Pannun' plot?

46:39 - BRICS 2024 & India-China Relations

55:00 - Pakistan's Bid to Join BRICS

1:01:25 - Exit Polls' Flop Show

1:07:34 - Mainstream Media Losing Credibility?

1:15:34 - Ola's Business Model

1:23:38 - Samosa Caucus 5.0 in Goa?

1:25:04 - J&K Assembly Elections 2024

1:31:29 - Stalin Demands 'Tamil Name' for Kids

1:33:39 - Aging Population Issue in South India

1:40:34 - Inter-State Migration

1:50:11 - 'Batenge to Katenge' Row

2:06:14 - Uber's MOU with IAF

2:19:48 - Maharashtra Assembly Polls

2:28:14 - Why Congress Lost Haryana

2:31:34 - 'Flop' Exit Poll

2:32:47 - Favorite OTT Shows

2:38:14 - Luxury Apartments

2:43:52 - Resolutions for 2025