As India continues to walk the challenging path of tackling COVID-19, this month there has been some excitement with regard to possible vaccines.

Guest : Stanly Johny , International Affairs Editor, The Hindu .

The headline conclusion of the report is that India has passed its COVID-19 peak, and that if current trends continue there will be minimal cases by February.

Guest : Rukmini Banerji , Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation.

Guest: Hiroyuki Akita , commentator on foreign affairs in Tokyo

Guest : Prajval Shastri, Bangalore-based astrophysicist

Will this new five-point course of action make any difference at all? Where do things stand now and are they headed?

<p>With less than two months to go before the U.S. presidential election not only Americans but people across the world are asking what policy paradigm the winner would bring to the White House.</p><p>Whether in terms of economic policy, including trade and investment, or immigration, geopolitics, and climate change, there could be major differences between the possible presidencies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.</p><p>We explain these differences and why they matter to India, and&nbsp;the relevant policy and political attributes of the Republican and Democratic agendas.</p><p>Guest: Dhruva Jaishankar, U.S. Director of the Observer Research Foundation</p><p>Host: Narayan Lakshman, Associate Editor, <em>The Hindu</em></p>

Guest : Richard Verma , former U.S. Ambassador to India (2014-2017) and currently the Vice-Chair of strategy advisory firm, The Asia Group.

Guest : Suresh Seshadri , Business Editor, The Hindu .