Next Of Kin The Honest Critique

With so many moving parts in the complex geo-political chessboard of the middle east, it seems like Saudi Arabia and Iran are the ones fighting it out- both literally and metaphorically. We know that relationships were not as bitter as they are now between these two players- but what went wrong? Tune in to find out.

How did two countries who did not start off on the wrong foot turn into archenemies making the entire Middle East their chessboard? Tracing the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran, this episode will take you through Saudi-Iran friendship treaties, lobbies, and their strictly different interpretations of Islam. 

Imagine, for 10 years people have lived amidst war, so much so that they are numb to it. This is how the people of Yemen live. With soaring prices, food and fuel shortages and worsening inflation- UN describes Yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. Painted with personal anecdotes of a Yemeni torn between the overlapping occurrence of a civil and a cold war, we bring to you episode 2- The Yemen Crisis.

The Middle East is often referred to as the most tumultuous region in the world. However, the fact that it represents its people and their aspirations is often overlooked.
The Arab Spring is a rather flowery connotation for a movement that was more guns than roses, and yet fitting because it was a step towards change, towards hope and a better tomorrow. Join Riddhima and Muskan, in conversation with Dr Guy Burton, as they learn what the Arab Spring was all about.

Coming soon: The face of global politics is ever-evolving, often engulfing us in a hodgepodge of indistinguishable noises that seem to come from all around us. As situations change by the second, ‘Next of Kin’ attempts to keep a track of what’s going on and how a particular situation came to be the way it is. If you would like to explore and understand the multiple dimensions that surround global scenarios then join Riddhima and Muskan, every Wednesday, as they delve into the realm of Global Gambit and gain insight into the crux of the matter: incidents that led to a domino effect and changed the world as we know it.