Podcast Episodes

How China's digital currency will change online payments | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

In this episode, we look at China's plans for a Digital Currency, officially titled the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), also known as the digital RMB (the Renminbi is China’s currency).

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Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Understanding India’s second COVID-19 wave and its implications | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

Last year, after several months of COVID-19 positive cases on the rise, India saw a decline in cases after September, even though lockdown restrictions were lifted, and economic and other activity re…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The battle for Nandigram and what lies ahead in the West Bengal polls | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

In this episode, we begin our state-by-state analysis of the Assembly elections and we begin with the biggest story perhaps, of this whole election cycle, the battle for Nandigram in West Bengal wher…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Five factors to look out for in the Assembly Elections | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

Over the course of this week and the next we begin our detailed analysis of the assembly elections in four states and one union territory where voting has already begun in some cases and some where i…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

The significance and symbolism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bangladesh visit | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

In this episode, we examine the takeaways from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to Bangladesh, and the range of bilateral issues on the agenda from the Teesta river waters and border kill…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

What next on electoral bonds after SC refuses to bar their sale | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

In today’s episode, we give you some immediate reactions and then a larger grounding to understand today’s decision by the Supreme Court not to stay the sale of electoral bonds before Assembly electi…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

How the UNHRC vote will impact Sri Lanka, the Tamil Question and Relations with India | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

On March 23, the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva adopted the resolution on ‘Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka’ with 22 member states of the 47-membe…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Lloyd Austin’s visit and the unfolding picture on U.S.-India relations | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

We have had a few busy weeks in foreign policy and international relations. U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in New Delhi a few days ago as part of his first trip abroad, the first summit l…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka at the UN Rights Council and the choice before India | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

In today’s episode we look ahead to a crucial session of the United Nations human rights council on March 22 which will take up a resolution against Sri Lanka. This draft resolution as it is called i…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

What does the U.S.-China Alaska summit mean for India and the Quad? | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

Later this week, on March 18, top officials from the U.S. and China will hold the highest in-person engagement under the new Biden administration as they meet in Alaska, where Secretary of State Anto…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago