Podcast Episodes

India vs Brazil: Is the spectacle worth the cost?

Joy Bhattacharjya discusses the scale and cost of organising the fixture, India’s decision to prioritise Brazil over the ASEAN Cup and the wider deba…

1 week, 4 days ago

From KYC to AI models: Is India losing its digital sovereignty?

Technology, and especially AI, are no longer just a tool for humans. Today they control our choices, shape our daily routines, and determine how we i…

1 week, 5 days ago

Weekend Bonus episode | Where have the birds gone? with Asad Rahmani

In this special weekend bonus episode, we have a crossover with the Hindu's Rearview podcast.

Common birds are no longer common. Rural landscapes now…

2 weeks ago

Should ongoing SIR be junked and pre-SIR voter rolls restored

From the beginning, civil society and section of political parties have questioned an exercise of such enormous scale, one that was presented as an e…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

In Focus-Parley | Should permanent membership and veto powers of the UN Security Council be abolished?

In the ongoing session of the UN General Assembly, France has made a proposal to enhance the functioning of the UN, especially in dealing with the re…

2 weeks, 1 day ago

How will the tussle within the Tata Group play out?

The Tata Group is facing its most consequential governance crisis in decades. N. Chandrasekaran, who had announced his departure, has now been reappo…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Can India Keep Buying Russian Oil Amid US Pressure?

Why is India continuing to buy Russian crude despite growing pressure from the United States? And what happens if Washington imposes steep tariffs on…

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Bonus episode: How the UAE projects power across the Gulf and beyond

In this special bonus episode at In Focus we have a special crossover episode featuring the Hindu's Global Faultlines podcast with Sharmada Venkatasu…

2 weeks, 5 days ago

Longing for an Elsewhere: the cultural impulses of our Development Model

In this episode of In Focus Weekend Podcast, we speak to Chandan Gowda, a noted sociologist. He is currently the Dean of School of Liberal Arts, Vidy…

3 weeks ago

2026 Asian Games: Can India improve on its best ever medals tally from 2023?

The 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou saw India’s best ever performance – we came back with 107 medals, including 28 gold medals, and we finished fourth o…

3 weeks ago