The recently concluded assembly elections in Bihar was a closely contested one with the National Democratic Alliance winning by a small margin. While Nitish Kumar has been sworn Chief Minister for the seventh time, the Janata Dal (U) performed poorly. Asserting itself, two Deputy Chief Ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party were also sworn in. In this episode, Dr Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow, spoke to Dr Neelanjan Sircar, a Senior Visiting Fellow at CPR, Assistant Professor at Ashoka University and a close Bihar-watcher, to understand the politics at play, the impact of the pandemic on the election result, women turnout and the much larger question of the role Hindutva.
Episode 226: Strategic Outlook for South Asia in 2024 - Politics and Governance Edition
Episode 225: Strategic Outlook For South Asia in 2024 - Foreign Policy Edition
Episode 224: Food Security - Opportunities, Challenges and Way Ahead for South Asia and Beyond
Episode 223: Snapshot of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Relations in December 2023
Episode 222: Road to 2024 General Elections
Episode 221: Bangladesh’s Electoral Challenges
Episode 220: Analysing the Expectations for COP28
Episode 219: US Investment in Adani Port Project in Sri Lanka
Episode 218: India’s Climate Diplomacy
Episode 217: India’s Approach to the Israel-Palestine Conflict
Episode 216: Sri Lanka’s State of Democracy and Governance Challenges in 2023
Episode 215: Maldives Presidential Election Results
Episode 214: Women’s Reservation in India
Episode 213: Future of Green Hydrogen in India
Episode 212: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Episode 211: India’s G20 - Outcomes and Way Forward
Episode 210: India Post G20 Summit - Strategic Opportunities and Challenges
Episode 209: BRICS Summit 2023
Episode 208: Maldives Presidential Elections 2023
Episode 207: Two Years of Taliban Rule in Afghanistan
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