Podcast Episodes

Reading the polls and reflecting on the campaigns, ahead of Bihar election 2020 results | The Hindu In Focus podcast

With the results of the Bihar election expected on Tuesday, November 10, major TV networks had released exit polls on Saturday evening predicting that the ruling Janata Dal United–Bharatiya Janata Pa…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

U.S election preview: will there be a result on November 3? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

There is a chance — in fact, a large chance — that the hugely consequential United States Presidential Election 2020 may not be straightforward. A huge proportion of voters in the U.S. have opted for…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

With the Google antitrust case, is big tech finally beginning to feel the heat? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The Antitrust case filed by the U.S. Justice Department against Google on October 20, as well as the U.S. Congress Antitrust report which preceded it, lay out a case against the big four tech compani…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

BECA treaty and the long view on India-U.S. talks | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The big headline from the recently-concluded round of the 2+2 dialogue is that India and the United States have signed the basic exchange and cooperation agreement. BECA involves the sharing of navig…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

How close are we to getting a COVID-19 vaccine? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

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

At present, there are four vaccines in India in variou…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Muttiah Muralitharan biopic <i>800</i> — the politics behind the controversy

In this episode, we discuss the politics around the film 800, the biopic on the legendary Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan and his record of being the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets. …

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

What’s behind the protests by students in Thailand? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

Last week, Thailand’s government, led by the Army-chief–turned–Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, declared a state of emergency, banning public gatherings and censoring the media, to tackle the growin…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Bihar polls from the ground — covering an election during a pandemic | The Hindu In Focus podcast

Reporting during this election, the first in the age of COVID-19, presents a number of challenges for journalists covering the campaigns. Among the biggest is that while the Election Commission has p…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

Has India passed its COVID-19 peak, as a new government study claims? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

Over the weekend, there was some significant news in the form of a modelling study conducted by a seven-member expert panel, constituted by the government, on the future course of the pandemic. The h…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

How smoothly can schools “unlock”? | The Hindu In Focus podcast

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage, but office and public places have begun to reopen after months of closure under the various “unlock guidelines” released by the Central government. On October…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago