This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan were joined by The Hindu’s foreign correspondent Sriram Lakshman and its diplomatic affairs editor Suhasini Haidar.
On the election outcomes in the UK and France, Manisha reflects on the conclusion of the 14-year tenure of the Conservative Party in the UK, saying that the best way to challenge right-wing populism is to let them fail at governance. Sriram draws a parallel with France. “Macron calling for an early election was either a gamble or he wanted the French to get a taste of what they wanted – the right [wing] in parliamentary elections.”
