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The results of all the bypolls held in 29 assembly seats and three Lok  Sabha seats are in. The Trinamool Congress swept all four assembly seats  in West Bengal with Udayan Guha winning the Dinhata seat, previously  held by the BJP, by a margin of 1,63,005 votes.Meanwhile, the Congress  party swept the Himachal and Rajasthan bypolls. The party wrested the  Mandi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP and won all three assembly seats in  Himachal Pradesh. In Rajasthan, the party won both the Dhariawad and  Vallabhnagar assembly constituencies with margins of 18,725 and 20,606  votes, respectively. It also reclaimed Madhya Pradesh’s Raigaon, a  traditional BJP seat, after 31 years, besides bagging one seat each in  Karnataka and Maharashtra. However, it lost Jobat, a reserved ST seat,  and the Prithvipur assembly seat in MP to the BJP, which also retained  its Khandwa Lok Sabha seat. The BJP-led alliance claimed victory in all  five assembly seats in Assam. The saffron party also wrested Telangana’s  Huzurabad from the ruling TRS, while securing a win in Karnataka’s  Sindagi.  Rohit Jayaraman, our resident political expert, breaks down the  significance of the by poll elections and what they portend for the  coming elections. 

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.  This week we spoke about the Norovirus making rounds in  Kerala, the Padma and Khel Ratna awards, India's IPO rush. We also  discussed the protests in Maharashtra, the ambush in Manipur, and the  revised GDP forecast.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).

The Republic of Poland is a Central European country and member of the  European Union and NATO, among others. Poland wields considerable  influence in Central and Eastern Europe and is a middle power in  international affairs. The foreign policy of Poland is based on four  basic commitments: to Atlantic co-operation, to European integration, to  international development and to international law.  The Polish economy is fairly open and relies strongly on international  trade. Since the collapse of communism and its re-establishment as a  democratic nation, Poland has extended its responsibilities and position  in European and Western affairs, supporting and establishing friendly  foreign relations with both the West and with numerous European  countries.   In this livestream, we will speak about the geopolitical significance of  this country featuring Jacek Bartosiak. Jacek Bartosiak is an expert in  geopolitics and geostrategy and a senior analyst with Geopolitical  Futures. He is founder and owner of Strategy & Future. Dr. Bartosiak  is the author of three books.  Dr. Bartosiak speaks at conferences on  the strategic situation in Central and Eastern Europe, The Western  Pacific and Asia. He graduated from the Faculty of Law and  Administration at the University of Warsaw, and is a managing partner at  a law firm dealing with business services since 2004.

India is the world’s largest and most vigorous democracy. Today’s new economic balance of power has given the country a chance to reclaim much of its earlier glory when it was one of the world’s richest civilizations. In the current context, India’s fundamentally vital indicators reflect the country’s potential as an economic powerhouse.  As Indians, we have proved ourselves in almost every sphere within and outside our country. We have all the ingredients of a resilient society, backed by strong societal support but not social security, a conservative economic system which is to an extent recession-proof but not transparent, and a great talent pool but with limited opportunities for nurturing those skills. What we lack is the right approach to policy making and the development of an ecosystem to harness our immense potential.  Dr Aruna Sharma is an Indian Administrative Officer of 1982 batch Madhya Pradesh Cadre retired  after her work in Steel and Information Technology in government of India. She has always  focused to have holistic approach and establish system in all her postings for ensuring  sustainable quality outcomes. She has two books reaching the Last Beneficiary: Resource  Convergence Mantra Model (2008) and Impact of Recourse Convergence in Policy Making, Program Design and Execution (2014) released by UNDP. FAO has also published her work on  food security.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we spoke about Deepavali celebrations this year generating Rs. 1.25 trillion to the economy, PM Modi unveiling the new Shankaracharya statue at Kedarnath, Delhi's air quality has becoming even worse after residents flouted the blanket ban on crackers, news of Mukesh Ambani relocating to London rubbished by Reliance and more.  If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

As flagship of the American news media, the New York Times is the  world's most powerful news outlet. With thousands of reporters covering  events from all corners of the globe, the Times has the power to  influence wars, foment revolution, shape economies and change the very  nature of our culture. It doesn't just cover the news: it creates it.  The Gray Lady Winked pulls back the curtain on this illustrious  institution to reveal a quintessentially human organization where  ideology, ego, power and politics compete with the more humble need to  present the facts. In its 10 gripping chapters, The Gray Lady Winked  offers readers an eye-opening, often shocking, look at the New York  Times's greatest journalistic failures, so devastating they changed the  course of history.  In this episode, we speak to the author of this book on the way that the  New York Times manufactures narratives and pushes propoganda to  maintain it's power. We also tackle topics of the NYT's coverage of  India and its alignment towards China.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

The world is facing an energy crunch as the supply of natural gas, coal  and other energy sources fails to adequately satisfy demand. Natural gas  prices have risen multifold in Europe this year while several factories  in China have shut down due to power disruptions linked to the short  supply of coal. The U.K., meanwhile, has witnessed many of its fuel  pumps running dry and the country’s military has been called in to  prevent any violence. India’s power plants are also running on  critically low coal stocks.  Tracy Shuchart manages an energy and materials portfolio for a family  office. She is also the Energy and Materials strategist at Hedge Fund  Telemetry. In this livestream, we will handle audience questions about  the looming energy crisis and the state of power in the world.

The speech by Mr Modi at the UNGA spoke not only about the demographics of India but also the various sectors in which we are quickly gaining ground over international competitors.   This was a meeting to further strengthen bilateral ties between India and the US. PM Modi also spoke about the five T's - Tradition, Talent, Technology, Trade, Trusteeship - to redefine the nature of India-US ties.  India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s rising military maneuvering in the region.  The Quad vaccine rollout will definitely strengthen relationships with all members. The Quad leaders also spoke about a "series of measures in the field of healthcare and infrastructure".   In this episode, Sreemoy Talukdar spoke about all these topics and more, giving us insights into the current state of geopolitics between the India and the US.