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First, Indian Express' Sanath Prasad joins us to talk about how the Hijab row in Karnataka impacted Muslim students' education as they have been dropping out of government PUCs or pre-university colleges and enrolling in private PUCs.

Second, Indian Express' Arun Sharma tells us why civilians in Jammu and Kashmir are demanding to be armed to take on militants just like in the mid-1990s when armed civilians, part of Village Defence Committees (VDCs) used to fight militancy. (10:35)

And in the end, Indian Express' Rupsa Chakraborty explains the reason behind medical students in Mumbai readily paying 10 lakhs rupees fine instead of going for compulsory rural posting after completing MBBS. (21:08)

Hosted by Anwiti Singh
Produced by Utsa Sarmin, Shashank Bhargav, and Anwiti Singh
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

First, Indian Express’ National Editor of Strategic Affairs Nirupama Subramanian joins host Shashank Bhargava to discuss why former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has been booked under anti-terror laws.

Next, Indian Express’ Naveed Iqbal talks about over 22 lakh people potentially becoming new voters in J&K, and why the mainstream political parties in the region are concerned about it.

And in the end, Indian Express’ Esha Roy tells us what official data reveals about the increased participation of women in scientific research.

Last week, the Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik was awarded two life sentences by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court. Malik was convicted on charges of raising and accepting funds for carrying out terrorist and secessionist acts in the Kashmir Valley in 2016-17.

In this episode, host Shashank Bhargava is joined by Indian Express’ National Editor of Strategic Affairs Nirupama Subramanian, and Deeptiman Tiwary to talk about the significance of this sentencing, why the Indian establishment had been engaging with him, and the reasons why it did not yield the desired results.