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How can India build a sporting culture? | In Focus
Since good health is both a pre-condition and an outcome of sporting activity, is there a case to be made for linking sports policy to public health?…
4 years, 4 months ago
The geopolitics behind the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan | In Focus
The return of the Taliban and the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan has raised a lot of new questions. We’ve discussed some of them in d…
4 years, 4 months ago
China's game plan in Afghanistan | In Focus
In the wake of the Taliban takeover and U.S. exit, attention has focused on what role China is likely to play in Afghanistan. Beijing was among the f…
4 years, 4 months ago
What you need to know about the General Insurance Amendment Bill | In Focus
The Parliament cleared the General Insurance Business (Nationalisation) Amendment Bill, 2021 on August 11th. The Bill seeks to amend the General Insu…
4 years, 4 months ago
Explaining the Afghan Army's disappearance, Taliban's terror links, and more | In Focus
With events moving so fast in Afghanistan, officials and analysts have all been caught napping. The Taliban took their first provincial capital on Au…
4 years, 4 months ago
What the Taliban's return means for India | In Focus
The fall of Kabul and the Taliban's rapid takeover has plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty. In this episode, we look at the return of the Taliban an…
4 years, 4 months ago
Mixing vaccines, meeting targets, and more | In Focus
As of August 16, 8.8 % of India's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while 30.9% has received at least one dose. Earlier this mon…
4 years, 4 months ago
OBC reservation, social justice and caste politics | In Focus
The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2021 amends the Constitution to allow states and union territories to prepare their…
4 years, 4 months ago
How India is shaping the UN Security Council's agenda | In Focus podcast
On August 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked India’s stint as a rotating president of the UN Security Council for the month of August by presidin…
4 years, 4 months ago
India at Tokyo Olympics: positives, near-misses, and disappointments | In Focus
The Tokyo Olympics is finally done and dusted. The Indian contingent has come back with its best ever Olympic haul – of one gold, two silver and four…
4 years, 4 months ago