Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIs C-Dot’s 5G technology compatible with global providers?
Fifth generation telecom technology, or 5G, has been in the news lately. Spectrum that was recently auctioned to telecom firms for providing 5G servi…
3 years, 10 months ago
What global factors influence India's forex reserve levels?
India’s foreign exchange reserves are lower by about $100 bn from a year ago. The rupee has also depreciated; it has seen a decline of more than 7% …
3 years, 10 months ago
What explains China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control?
On September 13, 2022, India and China disengaged from a fifth friction point in Eastern Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Both sides ha…
3 years, 10 months ago
How much should India prop up the Rupee?
The rupee weakened past 81 against the dollar for the first time ever last week. The RBI’s intervention in the forex market to help stem the volatili…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Gehlot twist in the Congress saga
Nothing seems to be going easy for the Congress. Even selecting and electing a non-Gandhi family member as the Congress president has proved to be a …
3 years, 10 months ago
Did Hans Niemann cheat in his victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen?
There is a minor storm in the chess world over alleged cheating. It all began on September 4 when a 19-year-old grandmaster named Hans Niemann defeat…
3 years, 10 months ago
Can Putin’s ‘partial mobilisation’ of reservists change the course of the Ukraine war?
Following setbacks in his invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a partial mobilisation of ‘reservists’ to bolster the w…
3 years, 11 months ago
Why Iranian women have hit the streets in protest
Zar. Zendegi. Azadi. Women. Life. Freedom. That’s the slogan given by Iranian women protesters after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died after being alleged…
3 years, 11 months ago
The changes to the rules governing adoption in India
Adoption in India is known to be a rather long, tedious and painful process. Now, in an ostensible attempt to speed up the adoption process, the gove…
3 years, 11 months ago
The changes to the BCCI's constitution explained
On September 14, a two-judge bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli assented to several significant amendments to the BCCI Constitution. The…
3 years, 11 months ago