Seema Says
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<p>The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti breaks down the big news each week, in India and around the world. </p>
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11/19/2025
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July 7, 2026
Trump and FIFA, Satluj and a Bihar By-Poll | Seema Says
<p>Is the US president dictating what happens at the football World Cup? Why did Zee5 release Satluj and why is it no longer available? And what’s interesting about the Bankipur by-poll in Bihar? The Wire’s Editor Seema Chishti answers.</p>
June 24, 2026
US-Iran MoU, Starmer Gone, Defection Game and Ram Temple ‘Theft’
<p>The Wire’s Editor Seema Chishti speaks to Jahnavi Sen on what the Iran-US MoU means, Kier Starmer’s resignation, why so many political leaders are changing sides and allegations of financial irregularities and theft at the Ayodhya Ram Temple. </p><p>Seema’s recommendations: </p><p>1. The brilliant goalkeeper of the Iranian football team, Alireza Beiranvand - watch this 22 second-long save. <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6nf5ShYerQ"> • Alireza Beiranvand Save | Belgium 0-0 IR I... </a> </p><p>2. The Mahabharata by Vyasa, transcreated by P Lal, originally published in monthly series starting in 1968, the book published in 1980 by The Writers Workshop - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/writerswork">https://www.instagram.com/writerswork</a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHk4aG5mazZDZy0zczFmekI2SzJRZHo4dmp1UXxBQ3Jtc0tuXzVpNkoweXR3a3hyV3VaVmpMYjM4SUtaamN1NnE0cDJaUlRjUVpZNlR1MURUWEd2bVpUZ3FWVGJsZVZQZWU5Ym1fRVIwa0ZaRTZKNGJQNWtJdjI5aW5DNkc1NUVUVkxqc2tiY0l2QkIzYU9UY0hlTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fwritersworkshopindia%2F%3Fhl%3Den&v=K4ZbvyNgnf0">...</a> </p><p>Jahnavi’s recommendation: The Voice of Hind Rajab <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrssPpqv6vc"> • The Voice of Hind Rajab - Official Trailer </a></p>
June 24, 2026
Cockroaches, Not a 'World' Cup and What BJP Is Doing in Punjab
<p>Why is Seema reading a book on camera? Why is everyone asking Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan to resign? Why are football fans so upset about this World Cup? And what's the BJP's plan in Punjab? The Wire's Editor Seema Chishti fields these questions from Jahnavi Sen in this episode of Seema Says. </p><p>Seema's recommendations: </p><p>1. Gore gore, o baanke chhore <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkErlBw-8_k"> • Gore Gore O Banke Chhore - Old Hindi Songs... </a> </p><p>2. Why China got rich and India didn’t, by David Oks. ”But China’s explosive growth wasn’t simply a matter of “freeing the markets,” reducing the role of the state, and announcing that it was now glorious to get rich; nor was it simply a matter of government intervention to support the manufacturing sector and subsidies for favored companies. China succeeded because it spent decades on the basics of human development and social modernization. India did not. The rest is just commentary.” <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://substack.com/home/post/p-2003">https://substack.com/home/post/p-2003</a><a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbl81YXpMQ0YxYzVqb0Y0eFZlM0ZBeDJUbGhoZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsTGdGM2RrWWFmQl91NXVGMEZUNmNmZ1JhSHZVcXhWUkx2ekI3TEg1VFlpSnZOTG9CR0xmWkFoZnc0UGY2XzM4OWJaajU0OThSd3A3YVlqVUtxUE0zTUZNeXZRZGhYbmtzOTZjOUNlZ3dLZldyVG5WWQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Fhome%2Fpost%2Fp-200363170&v=AbbZflHwTYI">...</a> </p><p>3. Joe Sacco: The Once and Future Riot. The book not getting an Indian edition, though it was supposed to, as publishers said it has a map which is objectionable. <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDRZzQ6XbXE"> • Joe Sacco | The Once and Future Riot | Com... </a> (We eventually located the said map on page 17, but it is the size of three postage stamps, and could have easily been taken out or stamped on, like the many copies of The Economist or Time magazine were when they published a map of India the authorities do not agree with) <a target="" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olVspVxI1Sg"> • I think Penguin India Is Looking For Excus... </a></p><p>Jahnavi's recommendation: </p><p>Empire of AI by Karen Hao <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" class="ytAttributedStringLink ytAttributedStringLinkCallToActionColor" href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk5zSHdraVJueHBGZmJoYktHV2ZXUTRvZ05tZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttTHFSMzlOZjJ6bE45ZE5vLWtEbUZUd3ZLaUh5d1VBTGxmOWpvYjQ5d2V3bHpuYXpwV1UzNE5hQkJBY3NZS0lQUTJSTHhHMi1ySklFcUlSOEZERE9GaUZZWWZKUlF6aGo0QnlDRVpuYm05dW1pTUlCTQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F222725518-empire-of-ai&v=AbbZflHwTYI"> / empire-of-ai </a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://airesistlist.org/">https://airesistlist.org/</a></p>
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