Russia's threats to Sweden and Finland, Imran Khan's defeat in the no-trust motion, French presidential elections analysis, CNN's media credibility, and Freedom of Speech

Politicium

Shalin and Krish begin this episode by talking about the giving updates on the whole Russia-Ukraine crisis. Both of the hosts talk about Russia's attempt to deter Finland and Sweden from joining NATO, and they talk about the differentiation between national interest and public interest. The two also discuss about the results of the latest French elections. The hosts then transition to the third story of the day, which is providing updates on the Pakistan political crisis. Shalin and Krish discuss the ousting of Imran Khan from Pakistani PM office, the mass resignation of PTI (Imran Khan's political party) from Pakistan's National Assembly, and the wave of protests following the induction of the PTI's opposition party's PM of choice in office. The two hosts discuss the potential future and policies that the new Pakistani PM could make, and how these policies might affect the people of Pakistan. The hosts then take a break, and Krish talks about the media bias of CNN News. For the final section of the podcast, the hosts hold a debate on freedom of speech, alongside two very special guests Rohan and Atiksh. The group of four discusses the meaning behind freedom of speech, its uses, censorship of it on social media platforms, and the very controversial purchase proposal for Twitter set up by Elon Musk. Follow us: Twitter @politicium_pod Instagram & Koo @politicium Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): Intro- http://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/ultraviolet License code: CLJURMV4QWXZ7FHX Outro- http://uppbeat.io/t/prigida/cherry-blossom License code: ALQ8AQAIPKRPO6IU