Suhasini Haider on what the election of Japan's first female prime minister signals about women leading conservative parties and whether their rise can truly improve the lives of women

Kenneth Regan, the mathematician guarding chess’s sixty-four squares, talks about how he uses data to detect deceit and keep the game fair.

Dr Sivaranjani Santosh who campaigned to have the ORS label removed from beverages that did not meet the medical criteria, explains why ORS is a crucial product, the harm mislabelling can cause and how the legal campaign unfolded.

Writer Suketu Mehta on Zohran Mamdani’s win in Wall Street’s backyard and what it tells us about the anger, hope and impatience shaping politics everywhere.

Srinivasan Ramani of The Hindu on whether alliances understand the state’s many regions and their shifting priorities.

Sports journalist Lavanya Lakshminarayanan describes India’s historic triumph, South Africa’s spirited rise and what this moment means for women’s cricket.

Pulmonologist Dr Lancelot Pinto explains the health implications of living in close proximity to pigeons, who is most affected and how residents can protect themselves 

Senior Advocate Rebecca John speaks to The Hindu about the implications of the Fatehpur case verdict on the misuse of anti-conversion laws as a tool for persecution

Online trafficking is, however, concerning and social media heads need to take serious action, says Vivek Menon, IUCN’s new chair of the Species Survival Commission

Siam Thangsing and Greeshma Kuthar discuss Manipur’s ethnic conflict, its impact on communities, and the surprising drop in reported crimes against women.

Economist Jean Drèze joins us to discuss Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), their limitations, and the ways evidence-based approaches can go wrong.

Abhijit Das joins us to discuss the reason behind China’s decision and how this will affect India’s prospects at the WTO.

Dr. Subramanian Swaminathan speaks to us about why rabies continues to claim lives in India, where the country stands on surveillance of rabies cases, and whether dog bites should be made a notifiable condition.

Sreeparna Chakrabarty speaks to us about whether the pan-India SIR is necessary, whether the process will include the changes suggested by the supreme court in the Bihar context, and how serious the concerns are about mass disenfranchisement.

Art crime expert Christopher Marinello breaks down why the stolen jewels are hard to recover and what past heists reveal.

Prof. Kumar Sanjay Singh highlights how Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraaj, caste vote swings, NDA’s ₹10,000 women’s scheme and the voter list revision could shape the Bihar elections.

Partha Chatterjee from Shiv Nadar University joins us to unpack the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, awarded to Philippe Aghion, Peter Howitt, and Joel Mokyr for their pioneering work on innovation-driven growth.