Last year, the Shiv Sena broke up with its traditional partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and entered into an alliance with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party and a few others to form the government in Maharashtra. Since then it has faced many challenges including the COVID-pandemic and interference from the BJP which is in power at the Centre. The party has also decided to contest 40 seats in the Bihar elections, without entering into any pre-poll partnerships. To share her views on the current state of Maharashtra politics and the Shiv Sena in particular, we spoke to Dr Rajeshwari Deshpande, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Interdisciplinary School (Humanities and Social Sciences), Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Episode 85: Pakistan In Focus
Episode 84: India-Russia Ties
Episode 83: India's Civil-Military Relations
Episode 82: India’s Privatisation Policy
Episode 81: Assembly Elections in India
Episode 80: Quad Summit 2021
Episode 79: India-China Military Disengagement
Episode 78: Ceasefire Along the Line of Control
Episode 77: India’s Divestment Programme
Episode 76: India's Pakistan Policy
Episode 75: Myanmar’s Military Coup - Implications
Episode 74: India's Vaccine Diplomacy
Episode 73: Decoding The Farmers’ Protests
Episode 72: President Biden and South Asia
Episode 71: Bangladesh and Bhutan Trade - Way Forward
Episode 70: Prospects for South Asia in 2021
Episode 69: Rise of the Right Wing
Episode 68: Sri Lanka’s China Policy - A Continuation or a New Policy Direction?
Episode 67: Religion, Secularism and State in Bangladesh
Episode 66: The Afghan Peace Prospects
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