In Focus by The Hindu

A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into current developments with subject experts, and brings in context, history, perspective and analysis.

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1101
Vaccine trials are designed to encounter infect...
20 min
1102
What are the farmers’ groups big concerns over ...
28 min
1103
How should India respond to China’s growing inf...
Guests : Suhasini Haidar , National Editor and Diplomatic Affairs Editor, The Hindu ; Meera Srinivasan , Sri Lanka Correspondent, The Hindu .
27 min
1104
What’s behind the killing of Iranian nuclear sc...
The assassination last Friday of top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh has triggered the possibility of a new crisis in West Asia.
24 min
1105
The risks and opportunities of the presidential...
19 min
1106
Pakistan’s move in Gilgit-Baltistan and what it...
21 min
1107
What if corporate houses owned banks? | The Hin...
On June 12, 2020, an Internal Working Group was set up by the Reserve Bank of India to review the current licensing and regulatory guidelines regarding ownership and control of banks in India.
34 min
1108
Was India right to leave the RCEP trade deal? |...
28 min
1109
Is Ethiopia is on the brink of a long ethnic ci...
23 min
1110
Why are some States opting for laws on freedom ...
16 min
1111
How will Joe Biden change America’s relations w...
24 min
1112
Will regulation of digital media lead to an era...
30 min
1113
Reading the polls and reflecting on the campaig...
31 min
1114
U.S election preview: will there be a result on...
32 min
1115
With the Google antitrust case, is big tech fin...
34 min
1116
BECA treaty and the long view on India-U.S. tal...
26 min
1117
How close are we to getting a COVID-19 vaccine?...
As India continues to walk the challenging path of tackling COVID-19, this month there has been some excitement with regard to possible vaccines.
33 min
1118
Muttiah Muralitharan biopic <i>800</i> — the po...
22 min
1119
What’s behind the protests by students in Thail...
Guest : Stanly Johny , International Affairs Editor, The Hindu .
26 min
1120
Bihar polls from the ground — covering an elect...
19 min
1121
Has India passed its COVID-19 peak, as a new go...
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.
27 min
1122
How smoothly can schools “unlock”? | The Hindu ...
Guest : Rukmini Banerji , Chief Executive Officer of Pratham Education Foundation.
29 min
1123
Explaining the science behind this year’s Nobel...
23 min
1124
Explaining the science behind this year’s Nobel...
18 min
1125
India’s drug laws (Part 2) — the debate on lega...
16 min