Seema Says

A Joyless Election, Energy Woes, Palantir Manifesto and Where’s the Football?

n this episode of Seema Says, The Wire’s Editor Seema Chishti speaks to Managing Editor, Jahnavi Sen about why the Bengal elections are so concerning, whether India has given away its energy sovereignty, the Palantir CEO saying the quiet parts out loud, and the fact that no Indian broadcaster has bid to screen the 2026 FIFA World Cup.  Seema’s recommendations: 1.⁠ ⁠Diljit Dosanjh on The Tonight Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf9CbQwCsCc 2.⁠ ⁠What Mysore’s accession to India tells us about India then and now - Sarayu Pani https://tattva.substack.com/p/mysore-chalo-and-the-power-of-aspirational?publication_id=95538 Jahnavi’s recommendation: Anita Bharti and Shabani Hassanwalia in conversation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3s8QLp0ccw

Why Hungary Matters, Making Sense of SIR Numbers and Jio-politics

The Wire’s Editor, Seema Chishti talks to Minal Saeed, The Wire’s Multimedia Head on why voters in Hungary have shaken up the world, not just Orban. Simplifying SIR and why media monopolies like that of Jio or Warner Brothers-Paramount are not good for consumers. Seema’s recommendations: 1. Architecture and genocide: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3FBSGdtM0xqaXJrZnJNVVBpel9odFBpY2daQXxBQ3Jtc0ttT2dGcmNfY1lLWURPZlJEMGFneFdnZXZyZ2VrSVRmbXZlbFNaMFREemEzeTJ2eFE0elluRnNLVXBjR2FsSE1YSVNYMDhBOFNPRUVoTy1zQjBzWmNZZjB5WGhOazZqWkxqblo1c1gtN2V4QXhFanJEMA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lrb.co.uk%2Fthe-paper%2Fv48%2Fn07%2Feyal-weizman%2Fall-they-will-find-is-sand&v=5zWtp1PH4BY] terrific piece 2. ⁠The Missing Voices: Critical questions in times of Polycrisis - an interview with China watcher (also musician!) Kaiser Kuo https://nsi.org.za/project_activity/k... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkJJOE9Jazg2RnBuSnh0b1NYZ2xKUTdEVjZLd3xBQ3Jtc0ttWGdXd0tOTEtpZ2w0YU94MFlxSWZFM25kS1RhSE9GZ3hsRGFWOUdwai1ma1RuNXc4WTdINUxLdURnTjZBalJ6ZjlJdHdXeUpINmJnbEVmcnZQQjgxbUNHaWN2ME1GdXlZS0hmcjR2al9rczhZNFZHaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fnsi.org.za%2Fproject_activity%2Fkaiser-kuo-china-multipolarity-liberal-order-crisis%2F&v=5zWtp1PH4BY] Minal's recommendation: 1. Project Hail Marry

What Does Iran and US Propaganda Tell Us About the War, Censorship in India

The Wire’s Editor, Seema Chishti sits down with The Wire’s Multimedia Head, Minal Saeed Khan to answer questions about the illegal war on Iran, Pakistan’s mediation role and the war propaganda coming from Iran and the US. Also, they discuss the noose of online censorship being tightened rapidly in India. Why are Indian celebrities just ‘brands’ and close to power, neither heroes nor gutsy like counterparts in other countries?

Modi in Bibi’s Israel, JNU VC’s Caste-Speak, Pakistan Players and Indian IPL Owners

The Wire’s Multimedia Head, Minal Saeed Khan asks The Wire’s Editor, Seema Chishti on the significance of the timing of PM Modi’s visit to Israel this week, why are the statements of JNU VC, Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit casteist, why has Lutyen’s bust been outed from Rashtrapati Bhawan and how the exclusion of Pakistani players from IPL-owner linked clubs in the UK and Australia is exposing the stranglehold of the shadow of India’s ruling party’s divisive politics on world cricket (and getting pushed back). Seema recommends: PCCI Podcast: Project Milap, with Ahmer Naqvi, Mohammad Isam and Sharda Ugra,    • Project Milaap with Sharda Ugra, Mohammad ...   [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcWOI1v3OAs] Journey Through Time: A podcast series by David Olusega and Sarah Churchwell. The mini-series on the dark era of McCarthyism. What was the second Red Scare where government employees, creatives, and intellectuals were prosecuted for holding ‘un-American’ views? And how it echoes with today’s politics. https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHF0SHBFcGh5Sm1NWFd6LWlFNlpLY3JuM1FkZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsR0VjSHNJcVUwb09DZUxjQVlKVjBqVTVzeXJGMnRKUElUVW9IR1BhbVRFeUJhZzdYNHJtX1N2b3ZpdEkyakxjWFRLUWREZm9ydGF3VHZXdElqVU9VSi1CNzl3Ry1ZazlzcUZ3Y2ZQUW02N3h2Zlpndw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.globalplayer.com%2Fpodcasts%2Fepisodes%2F7Drww4W%2F&v=ObfaCUEFiSw] Minal's Recommendation: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa0VhWXVIWTJIcV9hU2dYMGUwZzRBaEREU19mZ3xBQ3Jtc0trLUg5OWhfYng0NTQ4TFRIZDZsLTFNWEF6MVZGck5Ub1ZaSXMxQTBXbGd4TGRYa05Tai1nQ0Z5b1VUcGxGYWpNaGVZYk1jMFZSTy1Uc2E3eWgwNEJIaHpsZTlIVTZsNXB3UU9rTFhEcUZraGdmTG5saw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fworld%2F2026%2Ffeb%2F23%2Fpunch-monkey-japan-macaque-why-do-mother-animals-abandon-offspring&v=ObfaCUEFiSw]

Who is Afraid of the India-China Border + Indo-US Deal? Is it Cricket? The Many Meanings of Deepak

The Multimedia Head of The Wire, Minal Saeed Khan quizzes Seema Chishti, Editor, The Wire on goings on this week, what the censoring of the scoop by Caravan magazine on an ex army chief memoirs tells us, what is the India-US deal. One man standing for amity in Uttarakhand teaches us a lesson and is India in ICC furthering cricket’s cause or damning it? Seema’s recommendations: 1. Absolute Jafar - graphic novel by Sarnath Banerjee 2. ⁠Aaj Jaane ki Zid na Karo: Arijit Singh’s version    • Aaj Jane Ki Zid Na Karo   Arijit Singh   L...   [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k7drAH1txM] Minal's recommendation: 1. Bridgerton