Podcast Episodes

Are extreme weather events becoming more frequent? | In Focus

Flood devastation is mostly associated with developing countries in tropical zones. But over the past fortnight, some of the world’s richest and technologically most advanced countries with sophistic…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Can, and should, India reopen schools now? | In Focus

Guest: Anurag Behar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

Earlier this month, the Indian Council of Medical Research's director general, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that once the country begins to consider re-ope…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

India at Tokyo Olympics so far: what went wrong, and what we got right | In Focus

We are now past the halfway point of the Tokyo Olympics, which is a good time to pause and take stock. India started off well, with an early silver for Mirabai Chanu in weightlifting. But there were …

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Why was Yediyurappa replaced as Karnataka CM? | In Focus

Basavaraj Bommai became Karnataka’s 30th Chief Minister of Karnataka on July 28. He went from being Home Minister in the Cabinet of B.S. Yediyurappa to displacing him as the Chief Minister in a matte…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Where are India-U.S. relations headed in the Biden era? | In Focus

On Wednesday, July 28, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited India and held key meetings with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well a…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Will consensual adult sex work be criminalised by the new anti-trafficking Bill? | In Focus

There has been considerable debate over the Trafficking in Persons (Prevention, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2021, which is likely to be introduced in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament.…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

The making of China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy | In Focus

In this episode, we are examining the rise of what's being called China's wolf warrior Diplomacy, referring to an increasingly assertive brand of fiery diplomacy from many of Beijing's diplomats and …

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

What are India’s prospects at the Tokyo Olympics? | In Focus

With the Tokyo Olympics finally kicking off this week, one year late, there is both excitement as well as uncertainty around the event. Tokyo is still under a COVID emergency, and there are many who …

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

Does India need a Ministry of Cooperation? | In Focus

During the recent Cabinet reshuffle, the government announced the creation of a Ministry of Cooperation. The Ministry’s mandate, the government says, “is to provide a separate administrative, legal a…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago

The Pegasus saga and the legality of surveillance in India | In Focus

An international group of news publications are reporting that a spyware known as Pegasus has been used to spy on politicians, journalists, and activists in at least 10 countries. Reports from the gr…

Published on 4 years, 5 months ago