Modi VS India | 2024 Election Analysis by Rahul Shivshankar & Siddharth Talya

Rahul Shivshankar and Siddhartha Talya are veteran journalists who have years of experience in their field. They have a book out which aims to educate people on facts and narratives in the run up to the 2024 election. In this episode, they talk about - - How the 2024 election might pan out - The meaning of secularism in the Indian context - The ethics and integrity of content creators # Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - The backgrounds of Rahul and Siddhartha 6:45 - Sports you need to be fit for 8:37 - Talking about "Modi and India" 12:31 - Political positions pre-2014 19:14 - The presence of misogyny in Indian laws 23:37 - Have right-wing intellectuals thrived post 2014? 27:53 - Tracing the history of the "Hindutva" movement 32:32 - What makes a controversial figure? 37:24 - How far back do we go while glorifying our past? 41:30 - The concept of religion 44:45 - The Hindu Rajya of the past 49:07 - What minority communities think of these ideas 52:28 - Press conferences are not as free as you think 58:00 - Creating a culture of accountability 59:17 - Understanding the "secular fabric" of India 1:07:14 - Why the Hindu identity is becoming political 1:05:44 - The meaning of secular has changed 1:12:07 - Policing the beliefs of citizens 1:16:49 - Is a Hindu Pakistan an actual possibility? 1:19:43 - Results of the 2024 election 1:28:59 - Does the INDIA alliance pose an actual challenge? 1:31:29 - The hardest part of writing the book 1:36:39 - How the media spotlight affects issues 1:38:39 - What Hindu Rashtra means to the RSS 1:43:24 - Asking Rahul about his controversy 1:47:27 - The opinion of journalists on content creators 1:52:55 - **The question of free speech** 2:00:12 - The place of legacy media 2:06:21 - The ethics of content creators 2:09:32 - Bias is okay, dishonesty is not 2:15:00 - Do TV anchors engage in long conversations? 2:16:30 - Conclusion Listen to the audio version of the full podcasts at - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=eZQk7N3_QOmvOfu0umGjzg Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZDkyMjI0MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/dostcast/id1538251790 == This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dostcast Dostcast on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/dostcast == Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com == #Dostcast Listen to the audio version of the full podcasts at - Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/70vrbHeSvrcXyOeISTyBSy?si=eZQk7N3_QOmvOfu0umGjzg Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zZDkyMjI0MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/dostcast/id1538251790 == This is the official channel for Dostcast, a podcast by Vinamre Kasanaa. Connect with me Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinamrekasanaa/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/VinamreKasanaa Dostcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dostcast/ Dostcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dostcast Dostcast on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/dostcast == Contact Us For business inquiries: dostcast@egiplay.com == #Dostcast