What are India’s prospects in the 2022 Commonwe...
Rakesh Rao speaks to us on India’s prospects in the Commonwealth Games this year, and the most reliable participants in different sports.
17 min
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Are Western sanctions on Russia having a boomer...
D.B. Venkatesh Varma speaks to us on whether Russia and Iran have Chinese backing as they deal with sanctions and the fallout of the Ukraine war
27 min
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What’s behind Europe’s hellish summer? | In Foc...
Dr Kirsten Thonicke speaks to us on heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, and how these fires are comparable to those in the rest of the world.
27 min
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Do the new Forest Conservation Rules favour pri...
Kanchi Kohli speaks to us on the updates to the Forest Conservation Rules, and whether they affect the rights of forest dwellers.
24 min
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Is India's external debt a problem?
Tanvee Gupta Jain speaks to us on India's external debt and the consequent rupee depreciation
18 min
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What does Ranil Wickremesinghe's election as Pr...
Ambika Satkunanathan speaks to us on whether Ranil Wickremesinghe will be able to steer Sri Lanka out of its current economic mess
23 min
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Did Joe Biden get what he wanted from his West ...
Stanley Johny speaks to us on the objectives behind the American president’s West Asia visit, and the possible deals and agreements that were discussed during the tour.
32 min
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Will the new 'unparliamentary' words affect fre...
P.D.T. Achary speaks to us on the impact of categorizing regular words as unparliamentary, and how that will affect the rights of the members..
18 min
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Why has Twitter gone to court against the India...
Alok Prasanna speaks to us on the legal elements of Twitter’s petition against the government over content-blocking orders, and ways of approaching content moderation.
21 min
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Will climate change affect India's solar and wi...
Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay speaks to us on how climate change is affecting the production of alternate sources of energy, and how the industry can handle this crisis properly.
24 min
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What are the changes being proposed to environm...
Maya Menon speaks to us on the changes proposed by the MoEFCC to the laws governing environmental protection and pollution, and the effect of decriminalizing minor violations.
26 min
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What’s next for Sri Lanka? | In Focus podcast
Amal Jayasinghe speaks to us on the resignation of the President and Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and who will take over the government following the recent historic protests in the country.
23 min
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Why are DU’s English teachers fearful of losing...
Dr Maya John speaks to us on the DU’s omission of English from credit courses under UGCF, and how that has affected several teaches as well as students alike.
33 min
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Why did Boris Johnson finally resign as Britain...
Andrew Whitehead speaks to us on the reasons that led to the recent resignation of UK Prime Minister, and the actions that will follow this move.
21 min
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Decoding the implications of Turkey’s deal with...
Stanly Johny speaks to us on what Turkey wants from Sweden and Finland with regard to their NATO membership
30 min
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Has the new RBI circular impacted the fintech i...
G. Padmanabhan speaks to us on the reasoning behind the new RBI circular that prohibits non-bank PPIs from loading credit lines, and understanding the issue from the regulator’s perspective.
22 min
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Can Pakistan and India pick up the threads of d...
T C A Raghavan speaks to us on the current relationship between India and Pakistan 50 years after the Simla agreement, and on the idea of re-opening formal dialogue between the neighboring countries.
22 min
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Will an IMF package ease the pain for ordinary ...
Meera Srinivasan speaks to us on the current economic situation in Sri Lanka, and how the recent visit by the IMF will impact the crisis.
27 min
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What are the strategic implications of the fall...
Stanly Johny speaks to us on the Russia-Ukraine crisis, and how the recent fall of Severodonetsk has impacted the lasting war
30 min
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Environment Performance Index 2022: Can it trig...
Kanchi Kohli speaks to us on Environment Performance Index and how valid are the government’s claims that its metrics are biased and unfair to India
27 min
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Wimbledon 2022 Preview: No ranking points but n...
N Sudarshan speaks to us on the controversy surrounding Wimbledon this year, and whether that has affected the players that are likely to claim the title
22 min
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Will compromise prevail in France as Emmanuel M...
Kanwal Sibal speaks to us on President Macron’s next move after missing a parliamentary majority
22 min
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How will the Agnipath military recruitment sche...
Ajai Shukla speaks to us on the protest against Agnipath scheme and is Agnipath, as the scheme is called, basically a cost-cutting measure from the Government
20 min
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Media rights sale: Is the IPL now bigger than c...
Vijay Lokapally speaks to us on the working of IPL auction for media rights and how is IPL able to generate such a huge valuation.
25 min
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What does the rupee depreciation mean beyond ex...
Ananth Narayan speaks to us on the weakening of rupee and RBI’s subsequent balancing act in controlling imported inflation