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Can India blame just war for its economic slowing? | LME 138 | Pooja Prasanna

For years, India’s economy was projected as one of the world’s fastest-growing success stories. But long before the Iran-Israel-US war pushed oil prices higher, warning signs had already begun to appear - falling wages, weak demand, slowing exports, struggling MSMEs, and a weakening rupee. So did the war trigger India’s economic stress? Or did it simply expose deeper problems that were already building beneath the surface? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down why economists are worried about India’s economy, what the falling rupee and rising fuel prices really mean, and whether India’s growth story is becoming increasingly fragile. Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme [https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme] Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription [https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription] Follow LME WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Rs 40,000 for more babies? Chandrababu Naidu’s plan is misguided | LME 137 | Pooja Prasanna

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu wants people to have more children. The AP government is now offering Rs 30,000 for a third child and Rs 40,000 for a fourth. At first, this may sound like just another political headline. But behind it lies a real anxiety shared by many southern states — falling fertility rates, ageing populations, shrinking workforces, and fears of losing political representation in the future. But can governments really solve these problems by simply asking people to have more babies? From Andhra’s demographic fears and delimitation politics to women’s unpaid labour and collapsing public infrastructure, this episode of Let Me Explain looks at the bigger questions behind Naidu’s population push. Watch LME on delimitation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26rwMdF_Y2U&t=275s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26rwMdF_Y2U&t=275s] Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme [https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme] Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription [https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription] 👉🏽Follow Let Me Explain WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W [https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbDIedz2phHLQZTyNj1W] Produced by Megha Mukundan, script by Lakshmi Priya, Edit by Nikhil Sekhar ET, Camera by Ajay R ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Union minister Bandi Sanjay’s son booked: The unanswered questions

BJP leader Bandi Sanjay’s son Bandi Bhagirath was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a minor. But the case has raised several disturbing questions.  Why was there a delay in action? Why did a counter FIR appear first? Did the police follow procedure? And why did sections of the media and social media begin targeting the minor? In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down the timeline, the police response, the political pressure, and the dangerous media narrative surrounding the case. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Election 2026: What crushed LDF in Kerala? | Let Me Explain 134 | Pooja Prasanna

Kerala’s 2026 Assembly results may look like a return to its familiar pattern of alternating power between the LDF and UDF. But look closer, and this isn’t just a routine correction. The LDF fell from 99 seats to 35. The CPI(M) dropped to 26, its lowest in years. 13 ministers lost. Strongholds flipped. Even Dharmadam saw unusual vulnerability. But this wasn’t just anger or anti-incumbency. It also looked like a targeted correction, with CPI(M) rebels winning, questions around internal democracy, leadership style, and a sense that the party had moved away from what it stood for. From debates on ideology and voter shifts to gaps between governance claims and lived experience, multiple factors fed into this verdict. So what really changed in Kerala’s 2026 election? Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme [https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme] Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription [https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

DMK’s fall in 2026: Anti-incumbency or something bigger? | Let Me Explain 134 | Pooja Prasanna

The DMK’s defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections was not a simple one. This was not just a change of government. 15 ministers lost their seats. Chief Minister M. K. Stalin lost from Kolathur, a constituency he had held since 2011. After more than three decades, he will not be in the Assembly. But this result cannot be explained as straightforward anti-incumbency. There was no single dominant issue or wave of anger strong enough to produce this outcome. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna breaks down what really happened, from the DMK’s campaign strategy and its approach to Vijay, to the rise of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam, and how perception, communication, and digital campaigning may have reshaped voter behaviour. Why did governance not translate into votes? How did narrative outweigh performance? And what does this verdict say about the changing nature of elections in Tamil Nadu? Like Pooja’s LME? Support the show: https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme [https://rzp.io/rzp/support-lme] Like our journalism? Become a subscriber: https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription [https://www.thenewsminute.com/subscription] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.