Podcast Episodes

Understanding the concerns over EPIC-Aadhaar linkage

On March 18, 2025, the Election Commission of India announced that its officials will hold talks with UIDAI experts for linking the Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) with Aadhaar. 

This linking is…

Published on 9 months ago

Could environmental pollution be behind the rise in cancers in India?

Cancers are rising and rising fast in India. The Indian Council of Medical Research’s National Cancer Registry Programme estimated a 12% increase between 2020 and 2025. This year, cancer numbers were…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Kunal Kamra incident: Is vandalism as a response to political humour getting normalised in India?

India is up in arms again, over the words of a stand-up comedian known for

political jokes. Kunal Kamra’s remarks on Maharashtra Deputy Chief

Minister Eknath Shinde were not liked by the latter’s suppo…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Unpacking the PTPA’s class action lawsuit against tennis’s governing bodies

The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and 22 players have

filed a class action lawsuit against the sport’s governing bodies

in a US court.

The case has been filed against the ATP, the WTA,…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Why does India not have a national emergency helpline?

Blinkit, a quick commerce company was recently in the news after it announced the launch of its 10-minute ambulance service, to be rolled out, beginning in Gurugaon and with plans to expand to other …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

What’s in the 30-day ceasefire proposal for Russia, Ukraine and Europe?

Ukraine and the US have jointly proposed a 30-day ceasefire deal to Russia. They reached an agreement following a meeting between Ukrainian and American officials in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Russian Pre…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Can Europe adapt to the trans-Atlantic reset sparked by Trump’s America First foreign policy?

The Trump administration’s trans-Atlantic policy has made a sharp break from that of the Biden administration, and in fact, from the entire post-World War II paradigm where the US was the prime guara…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the implications of Trump’s threat to ‘mirror’ India’s tariffs?

The United States is India’s biggest trading partner. In 2023, the U.S.-India bilateral trade in goods and services stood at $190.08 billion -- $123.89 billion in goods and $66.19 billion in services…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

How RBI can address rupee volatility

The Indian rupee is on a downward trend. It logged its fifth straight monthly fall in February, weighed down by foreign portfolio outflows and increased hedging in the onshore and the non-deliverable…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Decoding the measles outbreak in the U.S. and its larger implications

Earlier this week, the United States recorded its first death due to measles after over 10 years. Why is this significant? The US had declared the eradication of measles, a highly infectious viral di…

Published on 10 months ago