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The Rise of Zohran Mamdani and the Left Wing Populism in the US- A Podcast

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Greetings to all listeners and readers!! Last week, Zohran Mamdani was the Mayor-elect of New York City, the heart of US Capitalism, Wall Street, and its Financial Capital. He will be the first Muslim, Indian-origin, South Asian, and the second-youngest mayor of the city. The victory of Zohran Mamdani in NYC had raised questions on the future of the Democratic Party. This podcast episode will dive into how and why Zohran Mamdani won in the New York City Mayoral Election, and what the future of the democratic party will be, and what is the status of Left-Wing Populism in the USA is.  Our Newscapsule Article of the Month  About The Guest Milan C Varghese  is a final-year law student who pays close attention to policy, politics, law, and the economy. He likes working through ideas in a clear, practical way, with a focus on how they play out in real life. Known across the Kerala Model United Nations circuit for his engaging debates and policy insights, Milan combines his lega...

Five entities which are considered Chinese but are actually not!!

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With rising tensions between India and China , which are nuclear power states, fastest-growing economics, developing and whatnot, we have seen a rise in social media wave of hatred and rivalry. This wave is calling out and trending twitter hashtags and stories calling out for a boycott of Chinese products, good and services which is a farse idea. Amidst all these many of companies and goods have already fallen under the soup for their alleged Chinese links. Even Indian companies are being forced to show their patriotic/nationalistic feelings by making them show 100% Indian or Make In India labels . On the other hand with previous false notions, we had already branded a few of these as Chinese even if they are not. Whether it is food, apps, technology etc ... the wrong perception still remains. Credits- SCMP I didn't get enough time to draft a detailed article rather I have just made a short article. I have included few food items not only because I am a foodie but al...

BoycottChina Movement- Myths vs Reality

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Credits- Tech Crunch BoycottChina and Uninstall TikTok was a popular hashtag trending on social media due to two reasons. The first reason was nothing but the Youtube vs TikTok struggle amongst the millennials . The second reason is the border standoff between India and China in Ladakh. Both these reasons collided with the COVID-19 sentiments calling for action against China for coronavirus. This reason is as if China wanted to deliberately let the virus go everywhere with its citizens travelling across the globe. Credits- Tribune India But the main reason for boycott china sentiment began when Sonam Wangchuk a local of Ladakh, whose story was made into 3 idiots film called for a boycott of Chinese apps like TikTok, calling it as an attack on Chinese software to hurt China's wallet. Nationalists took forward this idea made it a trending hashtag and used it for nationalistic/political gain. Government knowingly or unknowingly didn't respond to his call because th...