HW News Editorial with Sujit Nair

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair weighs on the Cockroach Janta Party's protest in New Delhi's Jantar Mantar today. Mr. Nair believes that Abhijeet Dipke's 'launch' has been successful. He notes that such protests are always a healthy sign in democracy. However, how CJP proceeds in the coming days still remains unclear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair opines on Shamika Ravi's '100 is just a number' comment amid the Indian currencies slide. A member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Ravi told ANI that the rupee must find its own value amid a volatile geopolitical situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair dissects India's Foreign Direct Investment figures. Latest RBI data shows India's gross FDI has hit a record high of $95 billion in FY 26 while net FDI remains low at around $7 billion. Mr. Nair asks a critical question - what is our government to ensure we continue to retain investments? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair speaks on the symbolic model of governance under PM Modi in the last 12 years. Mr. Nair highlights how initiatives like Make In India, Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao have faded over time - the same initiatives that began that had only optics in place rather than meaningful delivery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair weighs in on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the Venezuelan president’s visit to India. Mr. Nair questions the Modi government’s silence, explains why it is alarming, and argues that—after Operation Sindoor—another instance of U.S. interference in India’s affairs is worrying. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair addresses the debate on Indians 'celebrating' their culture abroad. Mr. Nair questions the need for Indians to impose or publicly celebrate their culture on foreign land, the 'Vishwaguru' effect, lack of civic sense on our part, and the negative impact such acts have on India's reputation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News Managing Editor Sujit Nair examines the controversy involving Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng during Prime Minister Modi’s Norway visit. Lyng’s question to the Prime Minister — and the tense exchange that followed with MEA Secretary Sibi George — quickly went viral. Mr. Nair explains why Secretary George’s response lacked brevity and composure, and how such in...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News' Managing Editor Sujit Nair opines on secret documents which reveal that US wanted ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan ousted. Mr. Nair questions US' actions and the potential implications of such moves for countries like India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Editorial, HW News' Managing Editor Sujit Nair weighs in on reports saying US is set to drop criminal charges against businessman Gautam Adani. Without getting in the merits of the case, Mr. Nair questions why the law is not the same for all - from Vijay Mallya, Mehul Choksi to now Adani. Note: At the time of recording this video, neither Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, no...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News' Managing Editor Sujit Nair weighs in on PM Modi's message of working from home, reduce fuel, food oil usage, and not buying gold. PM Modi's remarks come amidst as the Iran-Israel war drags on - with the Strait of Hormuz blockade affecting supply chains. Mr. Nair says that while what the PM is saying is not wrong, some pressing questions do need answers. Learn...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News' Managing Editor Sujit Nair speaks about the rapid developments in Tamil Nadu over government formation. Governor Rajendra Aklekar has told TVK Chief Vijay that he isn't convinced whether the latter can form a stable government. Mr. Nair questions the governor's actions and the larger implication of the politics at play in Tamil Nadu. Learn more about your ad...

In this episode of Editorial, HW News' Managing Editor Mr. Sujit Nair discusses Raghav Chadha and six other AAP Rajya Sabha MPs ditching Arvind Kejriwal and joining the Bharatiya Janata Party. Mr. Nair also talks about how leaders frequently switch parties, even though citizens vote with full enthusiasm for a particular leader, party, and ideology. However, within a year or two, these leaders ofte...

In this episode of Editorial, Managing Editor Sujit Nair discusses the newly introduced bill on a nationwide delimitation exercise. He examines whether delimitation would be fair to South Indian states that have successfully managed their population growth over the years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Editorial, Sujit Nair discusses the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, which fail to pass in the Lok Sabha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Editorial, Managing Editor Sujit Nair discusses the fall in India’s GDP from 4th place to 6th place. Mr. Nair briefs on the ‘GDP mirage’ and the ‘two realities’ related to the GDP fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Election Commission of India has deleted 91 lakh voters from the electoral rolls of West Bengal since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) began in the state. As a result, the total number of voters has dropped by nearly 12%, from 7.66 crore electors in October 2025 to 6.75 crore at present. For comparison, West Bengal had 7.34 crore eligible voters during the 2021 Assembly elections. In this...

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Aam Aadmi Party Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha has been removed as the deputy leader of the party in the Upper House. Responding to the move, Chadha said, “Silenced, not defeated.” Following the release of his video, several top AAP leaders, in a series of statements, lambasted Chadha for not standing with the party during crucial times, for failing to raise issues concerning the party, and fo...

After Donald Trump invited Pakistan to mediate talks between the United States and Iran following four weeks of missile exchanges between the two countries in the West Asia region, India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar, said at an all-party meeting yesterday, “India is not a dalal nation.” In this episode of Editorial, HW News’ Managing Editor, Mr. Sujit Nair, discusses Dr. Jaishank...

Pakistan has positioned itself as a mediator between the US and Iran, with Donald Trump amplifying the offer. In this episode of Editorial, Mr. Sujit Nair discusses why this development should concern India. He questions the politics behind US President Donald Trump’s move and further examines India’s foreign policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The EU and other US allies like Japan and Australia have rejected President Donald Trump’s request to send their respective militaries to the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, Joe Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned. Managing Editor Mr. Sujit Nair, in this episode of Editorial, questions whether the world is isolating the US after its military action on Iran. He also po...

Amid the West Asia war, which is causing an LPG crisis in India, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said the government had held talks with Iran to allow the use of the Strait of Hormuz for energy transport. Managing Editor Sujit Nair, in this episode of Editorial, points out issues in the Indian government’s foreign policy, asking why India seems to be taking sides even before the war broke out...

PM Narendra Modi spoke to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian amid tensions in West Asia. This is the first time PM Modi has spoken to an Iranian leader since the outbreak of the Iran–US war. Managing Editor Sujit Nair, in this episode of Editorial, discusses India’s foreign policy, questioning whether it is based on reactions rather than strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed as the new Supreme Leader of Iran after the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the US and Israel. Managing Editor, Sujit Nair, in this episode of Editorial, discusses how the US is once again creating another mess by attacking Iran. To prove his point, Mr. Nair puts forward facts from earlier invasions by the US and how miserably the US failed in all of them....

Amid the escalating war in the Middle East between the US and Iran, the conflict, on the flip side, appears to be increasingly viewed through a religious lens. Managing Editor, Sujit Nair, discusses the Iran-US war and how people of different beliefs are taking sides in the conflict. Mr. Nair also questions the apparent hypocrisy, pointing out that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu m...