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Are the U.S. and Iran returning to full-scale war?

2

Is digitalisation aiding land grab from Dalit and tribal farmers?

3

Who is accountable for mistakes in the IVF sector?

4

Should NEET be scrapped – Part 3: How does a paper leak happen?

5

U.S.-Iran tensions return: is the MoU already failing?

6

Should NEET be scrapped – Part 2: Does NEET undermine merit?

7

In Focus-Parley | Has the 48-team World Cup made the tournament better?

8

Should NEET be scrapped – Part 1: How does NEET align with India’s public health goals?

9

Why do industrial accidents keep happening in India?

10

₹200 Pension in 2026? A look at India's old age pension schemes

11

What does Starmer's resignation mean for Britain, Labour and India?

12

Wimbledon 2026 preview: Is Sinner the overwhelming favourite yet again?

13

In Focus-Parley | Should Indian seafarers stop serving on sanctioned ships?

14

From Barcelona Messi to Argentina Messi: How has the football icon evolved?

15

Decoding India’s polycrisis: Ailing economy, broken education system, acute unemployment

16

Did Trump’s Iran deal sideline Israel?

17

Iran, visas and politics: How is FIFA handling U.S. excesses at the World Cup?

18

In Conversation with Romila Thapar: Is Hindutva compatible with democracy?

19

Cough syrups no longer OTC: who needs to take them and how?

20

In Focus-Parley | Is India producing more graduates than what the economy can absorb?

21

How does the recent Supreme Court judgement redefine voluntary sex work in India

22

Musk vs OpenAI: Why this case matters beyond the courtroom

23

Can the new U.S.-Iran deal hold?

24

FIFA World Cup preview: Who will take home the trophy?

25

Political stability, India ties, economic crisis: Where is Bangladesh headed under BNP?

26

In Focus-Parley | Should India incentivise bigger families?

27

Foreign Portfolio exodus: What does it mean for domestic investors?

28

Falling fertility rate: Is India in danger of missing its demographic dividend?

29

Making history at Norway Chess: When Pragg beat Carlsen twice in his own backyard

30

Malviya Nagar hotel fire tragedy: Behind Delhi’s endemic failure to enforce safety norms

31

India-Africa Summit and the lost decade: Can New Delhi catch up?

32

What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak

33

Making sense of TVK's victory: What does Vijay's win mean for Tamil Nadu's politics? | Part 2

34

Making sense of TVK's victory: Why and how did Vijay win? | Part 1

35

IPL 2026 review: What defined a season of records, runs and repeat champions?

36

If you are a trauma survivor, what does it take to heal?

37

What can India's open prisons unlock that conventional jails never have?

38

Is increasing the Supreme Court’s sanctioned strength an effective way to reduce pendency?

39

Meta's encryption rollback: what's the scope for privacy on Instagram and beyond now?

40

CBSE's On-Screen Marking fiasco: An evaluator and a parent explain how it unfolded

41

Heat stress: Why are Indian cities the world's hottest?

42

10 years of Disability Rights Act: Where does India stand on digital inclusion?

43

In Focus-Parley | Should the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) be decentralized?

44

Cockroach Janta Party: What does it mean to represent India’s ‘cockroaches’?

45

Is the IPL losing its appeal?

46

Why Trump is in a strategic gridlock over Iran?

47

Can CBT prevent future NEET paper leaks?

48

What were the biggest breakthroughs of the Trump-Xi Summit?

49

How has India’s approach to FTAs evolved over the years?

50

In Focus-Parley | Is this the end of the road for the INDIA bloc?

51

What's behind PM Narendra Modi's austerity call?

52

Do India’s badminton stars deserve more recognition after Thomas Cup bronze?

53

Hantavirus explained: The science behind the scare

54

India-UK FTA: Does it pack enough to increase bilateral trade?

55

In Focus-Parley | Do abortion laws in India need overhauling?

56

Tamil Nadu Election Results 2026: Can TVK break the DMK–AIADMK Duopoly?

57

Assembly poll results: How do they alter the political calculus in India?

58

Why are negotiations between the U.S. and Iran stalled?

59

Can high temperatures influence the sex of your baby?

60

In Focus-Weekend | What do tech disruption and stagnant wages mean for India’s middle class?

61

What are the political implications of 7 AAP MPs ‘merging’ with BJP?

62

In Focus-Parley | Does the PIL jurisdiction need to be reconsidered?

63

India’s temporal inequality: Why the poorer you are, longer the queue

64

What are the key challenges in PoSH reporting and implementation?

65

Why are Haryana's farmers resisting the new digital verification rules at mandis?

66

In Focus-Weekend | How AI could reshape the future of species

67

Noida protest: Why do labour disputes get treated as ‘law and order’ issue?

68

In Focus-Parley | Has a weakening of unionisation hurt workers?

69

How to make India's metro systems serve our cities better?

70

How will 'Indian Ozempics' change treatment for diabetes and obesity?

71

Can a cancer therapy help treat autoimmune diseases?

72

As polls near, how is Tamil Nadu's economy doing?

73

Israel-Lebanon 10-day ceasefire: Will it hold?

74

In Focus Parley | Should the Mythos AI model raise cybersecurity alarms at governments and companies?

75

Justice Kurian Joseph Committee Report explained: what are its recommendations?

76

US-Iran war: Why did the Islamabad peace talks fail?

77

Why are Central banks not raising interest rates despite rising oil prices?

78

Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections: Can DMK retain power amid BJP’s push, AIADMK’s challenge, and Vijay’s TVK entry?

79

Can Cuba weather its worst crisis in decades?

80

Have elections in India become plutocratic?

81

What is behind U.S.- Iran ceasefire?

82

Will the 'No Kings' protest be a defining moment in Trump's second term?

83

Should privacy be a tradable right?

84

West Bengal elections: How will SIR voter deletions and anti-incumbency shape outcomes?

85

Is cinema a positive influence in Tamil Nadu politics?

86

Why has the FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026 sparked such outrage?

87

Assembly elections: Can the Left overcome anti-incumbency in Kerala?

88

The Tamil Nadu way: How to reverse India's creeping centralisation

89

Has gold lost its safe haven status?

90

Does India have enough health professionals to care for its rising senior population?

91

How do you make a living will?

92

In Focus-Parley | Should men get paternity leave in India?

93

What happens to the FIFA World Cup if Iran were to withdraw?

94

Is trump making a u-turn on Iran war?

95

Is the U.S. running out of missiles in the Iran-Israel war?

96

West Asia conflict: Under what conditions would Iran agree to a ceasefire?

97

Why was the National Transgender Council kept in the dark about the 2026 Amendment Bill?

98

How far should governments go in using AI?

99

Assam Assembly elections: Is Himanta all set for a second term as CM?

100

LPG crisis: Is the Strait of Hormuz blockade India's biggest energy security test yet?

101

US-Israeli war on Iran: Will Trump escalate or exit?

102

When a godman takes over your life: In Conversation with Priyamvada Mehra

103

Why are farmers protesting against an India-US trade deal?

104

In Focus-Parley | Is India tailing the U.S. in its West Asia policy?

105

Trump's tariffs fail in the Supreme Court: How can India recalibrate its trade strategy?

106

Was the Ahmedabad pitch worthy of a World Cup final?

107

Was the SC's move to 'ban' the NCERT textbook an instance of judicial censorship?

108

From protests to power: Is Nepal entering a new political era?

109

Strait of Hormuz Crisis: How the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran impacts global oil supply

110

In Focus-Parley | Has the Supreme Court been effective in curbing hate speech?

111

Does too much ultra-processed food affect mental health?

112

Ayatollah Ali Khameini: His legacy, and the fallout of his assassination

113

Israel–U.S.–Iran war: Where is the West Asia conflict headed?

114

West Bengal polls explained: Can the BJP halt the TMC’s fourth-term bid?

115

In Focus-Parley | Have AI products begun disrupting India’s IT services sector?

116

‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ case: Can Supreme Court’s observations help reverse the declining protection for free speech in India?

117

Can Mumbai lead India’s clean energy transition while battling climate risks?

118

India’s Rare Earth strategy: Digging beneath the Budget announcements

119

After the Hockey Pro League setback, how ready is India for this year's World Cup and Asian Games?

120

What does social media do to young brains?

121

Rubio’s Munich speech: A call for unapologetic Western domination?

122

In Focus-Parley | Does football suffer because of cricket?

123

Japan’s strategic shift: What Takaichi’s return means

124

Accountability on ICE: How are Trump’s military-style anti-immigrant raids impacting America?

125

Is nuclear stability at risk after New START’s collapse?

126

What a ‘post-nation’ future might look like? with Rana Dasgupta

127

ISL 2025-26 season: A rescue mission or a reckoning for Indian football?

128

Is a double-engine government crucial for growth?

129

What does the SC's judgement on menstrual health mean for gender equity in India?

130

Bangladesh elections 2026: Decoding the big themes and trends

131

What is driving the latest surge of violence in Balochistan?

132

Maharashtra after Ajit Pawar: Will the two NCPs unite? with P. Sainath

133

Should the Governor's address be scrapped?

134

India-US ‘trade deal’: What does India gain from it?

135

What’s driving the protests against UGC’s new campus equity rules?

136

The Greenland gamble: who won, who lost, and who gambles?

137

Why is violence the male response to a woman's rejection in India?

138

Reading between the lines of Economic Survey 2025–26

139

What would India's markets and small businesses expect from Union Budget 2026?

140

In Focus-Parley | Will removing curbs on Chinese FDI help India?

141

ICC T20 World Cup: Why was Bangladesh replaced by Scotland?

142

Should India join Trump’s Board of Peace?

143

Decoding SC’s ruling on Tiger Global’s tax ruling

144

In Focus-Weekend | Talking entrepreneurship with ‘Ground Breaker’ Kanwal Rekhi

145

What Canada PM Mark Carney said: Official obituary of the rules-based global order?

146

In Focus-Parley | Does Trump's Greenland plan signal the end of NATO?

147

What can an ‘autistic’ Barbie represent when neurodivergence has no single look?

148

What Maduro’s capture means for the world

149

Jana Nayagan vs. the CBFC: What goes behind censoring 720 hours of film?

150

Why are specific acid attack survivors excluded from disability rights in India?

151

China’s mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo: How will it affect India?

152

Iran protests explained: What’s driving the unrest?

153

Why India struggles with cadaver organ donation

154

Is denying bail to Khalid and Imam a departure from judicial precedent?

155

Removal of Maduro: Decoding the latest chapter in US interventionism

156

Indore deaths: What ails the water supply systems in India

157

Insurance Bill 2025: What’s in it for policyholders?

158

In Focus-Parley | Is the 10-minute delivery model necessary?

159

How is AI redefining the case for personality rights legislation in India

160

Thiruparankundaram Murugan Temple Karthigai Deepam Row: What is behind the dispute?

161

From aviation to digital markets: why tighter regulation is needed to curb duopolies

162

Indian tennis in 2026: Bengaluru Open and beyond

163

The Aravalli debate: Is it impossible to protect fragile ecosystems in India?

164

Has housing become prohibitively expensive in Indian cities?

165

Beyond Mamdani’s Inauguration: What’s in store for the Democratic party in 2026

166

What defined 2025 for India and the world, and what awaits us in 2026

167

India’s SHANTI Bill: Does it pass the smell test on nuclear safety?

168

Ten years on, has the Paris Climate Accord delivered?

169

From firefighting to managed decline: why the RBI let the rupee breach 90

170

Why do reports of attacks on Christians spike around Christmas in India?

171

Can propaganda be great art?

172

VB-GRAMG Bill: Will it destroy the world’s most successful workfare program?

173

Explained: Why is India’s NHRC accreditation being downgraded from ‘A’ to ‘B’

174

In Focus-Weekend | ‘Sick Nation’: Are you eating your way into metabolic dysfunction?

175

How can India navigate the new wave of trade protectionism?

176

IPL 2026 auction: Why did teams splurge on uncapped players?

177

In Focus-Parley | Is the Artificial Intelligence boom a bubble?

178

India’s new labour codes explained: Why are trade unions upset?

179

Does the WHO’s “benchmark” of 1 doctor per 1,000 people actually exist?

180

Why did India get a 'C' grade from IMF?

181

Russia-Ukraine war: Is the 28-point Trump peace deal dead in the water?

182

Indigo’s ‘cancel culture’: Is India’s aviation sector jinxed?

183

In Focus-Parley | Is the falling rupee a cause for alarm?

184

India vs South Africa: What the Test collapse and ODI fightback reveal

185

Is India staring at a superbug threat?

186

Delhi’s toxic air: Can it ever be fixed?

187

In Focus-Weekend | Artillery at Kargil: How India’s guns turned the tide

188

Digital Gender-Based Violence in India: Why are survivors struggling for justice?

189

Sanchar Saathi episode: Is India lowering expectations on consent and privacy?

190

In Focus-Parley | Do we need to change how cities are governed in India?

191

On reasonable accommodations: Why a rights-based approach is needed to make workplaces disability inclusive

192

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen: Breaking Down F1’s Thrilling 2025 Title Battle

193

Health insurance: Decoding the mismatch between claims filed and settled

194

In Focus-Weekend | Inside Mumbai’s battle against the underworld w/ D. Sivanandhan IPS (Retd.)

195

Why are mumps cases spiking in India and can the vaccine help?

196

Did COP30 deliver on the expectations?

197

In Focus-Parley | Are the labour codes labour friendly?

198

Presidential reference: Is the Supreme Court’s opinion a blow against federalism?

199

What does Kerala’s Zero Extreme Poverty announcement really mean

200

Ryan Williams case: Can foreign-born players solve Indian football’s woes?

201

In Focus-Weekend | What Happened to Daniel Naroditsky in the Online Chess Era?

202

IPL trades: On retentions, team strategies and auction war rooms for IPL 2026

203

Death sentence for Hasina: What does it mean for Bangladesh politics?

204

Is federalism in retreat under single-party hegemony?

205

Bihar verdict: Anomaly, or end of the road for the Opposition?

206

What does the latest petition before the Supreme Court mean for surrogacy in India?

207

Young love vs POCSO Act: The hidden realities behind the low conviction rates

208

How U.S. oil sanctions are testing India-Russia ties

209

Blood safety in India: What are the issues and how can they be resolved?

210

Sudan’s RSF massacres: What’s behind the unending war?

211

In Focus-Parley | Should public celebrations or expression of devotion be avoided?

212

When she is Right: Is a female conservative PM good news for women?

213

Bihar SIR: What the Supreme Court’s intervention has achieved and what lies ahead

214

Is G-2 real or mere rhetoric: Decoding the US-China ‘truce’ reached in Busan

215

In Focus-Weekend | Something Strange on the Chessboard? Call the Chess Detective.

216

What is ORS and why did Dr. Sivaranjani take the label to court?

217

Decoding New York's Mamdani moment

218

In Focus-Parley | Is using AI-based tools for mental health useful or harmful?

219

How are the guardrails of India’s microfinance sector helping it back to health?

220

Have Political Parties Decoded Disparate Bihar Ahead of the State Elections?

221

Can India’s win redefine power and possibility in women’s cricket?

222

In Focus-Weekend | Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl: Do her lyrics still resonate with fans?

223

Is close contact with pigeons bad for your health?

224

Supreme Court quashes ‘mass conversion’ FIRs: What it means for anti-conversion laws in India

225

In Focus-Parley | Should AI be introduced as part of school curricula?

226

Why are ‘Extinct in the Wild’ species becoming a conservation priority in India

227

Crimes against women during conflict in Manipur: What the numbers don't say

228

‘Evidence-based’ approach and RCTs: Can they distort policy-making?

229

China drops ‘developing country’ tag at WTO: What it means for India

230

Why does rabies still kill so many in India?

231

Pan-India SIR: Given the Bihar experience, what can we expect?

232

In Focus-Parley | Should India take global leadership on climate change?

233

Can the stolen Crown Jewels from the Louvre ever be recovered?

234

Bihar elections: What are the key factors that will decide the outcome?

235

Decoding the 2025 Nobel in Economics: How new ideas crush the old and fuel growth

236

In Focus-Weekend | So you think your kid can be a chess champ?

237

Can Indian women turn talent into wins at the Cricket World Cup?

238

Should India host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and the 2036 Olympics?

239

In Focus-Parley | Is landlockedness the reason for Bihar’s underdevelopment?

240

Decoding the paracetamol-autism controversy

241

What's driving India's renewed engagement with the Afghan Taliban regime?

242

Why the challenge against Securities Transactions Tax in the Supreme Court?

243

Is GPT-5 a revolution or hype?

244

Can Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Laureate Maria Corina Machado Inspire Change?

245

Trump’s Gaza peace plan: Can it deliver a lasting ceasefire?

246

In Focus-Parley | Are women deciding Assembly elections?

247

Why Indians are shifting from fixed deposits to SIPs

248

Cough syrup deaths: Where is India going wrong with its medicines

249

Why is DNA evidence in India often not reliable?

250

In Focus-Weekend | Naming chimps, making room: Jane Goodall’s wild legacy for women in science

251

Understanding the impact of public opinion on the Israel-Hamas war

252

In Focus-Parley | Should Ladakh get statehood?

253

The Asia Non Cup: No Handshakes, No Trophy?

254

Why ‘Design in India’ must be the next step in defence manufacturing

255

Why are C-section rates rising in India?

256

How Ladakh’s peaceful protests turned violent and led to Sonam Wangchuk’s arrest

257

In Focus-Weekend | Anxieties of the IB school parent: How to tell if it’s the right fit for your child?

258

Aman Sehrawat’s big miss: Does Indian wrestling have a weight-cutting problem?

259

In Focus-Parley | Is the American Dream dead for Indians?

260

Saudi-Pak Defence deal: Should India be alarmed or is it ‘no big deal’?

261

Tariff Watch: Is India’s gem and jewellery sector losing its sheen under US tariffs?

262

Is there an H1-B ‘scam’ that affects both Indian and American workers?

263

Is GST becoming the “good and simple tax” it was promised to be?

264

What do India's declining fertility rates mean for the future?

265

Decoding the Supreme Court’s interim order on Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

266

In Focus-Parley | Should India overlook boundary issues while normalising ties with China?

267

Can India’s Factories Survive America’s Tariff War?

268

Tariff Watch: US Tariffs Leave Indian Shrimp at Sea

269

20 Years of Forest Rights Act: Can it work without a tribal policy?

270

In Focus-Weekend | Sinner vs Alcaraz: A new era of dominance in tennis

271

Israel's attack on Qatar: Is diplomacy now a target?

272

Tariff Watch Part 2: How US tariffs could impact India’s textiles sector

273

Nepal on the Brink - Part 2: Beyond the Gen Z's rage

274

Nepal on the Brink: Will the old guard step aside?

275

Why most students in Bengal and Odisha take private tuitions

276

Is your hair transplant being performed by a qualified practitioner?

277

In Focus-Weekend | Dinosaur fossils: Can India protect its prehistoric past?

278

Why is Kerala seeing a spike in brain-eating amoeba infections?

279

Tariff watch Part 1: Will Trump’s duty-free cut hurt India’s online sellers?

280

In Focus-Parley | Should commercial speech on digital platforms be regulated?

281

Can India’s real money gaming ban withstand constitutional scrutiny?

282

Modi-Xi at Tianjin SCO summit: Does it signal a shift in momentum for India-China ties?

283

Are persons with disabilities in India compensated well?

284

In Focus-Weekend | Coffee Blues: Will Record Price Surges Hurt Our Daily Fix?

285

Is Wickremesinghe's trial a turning point in Sri Lankan politics?

286

Trump tariffs: How can India gain from a pivot to China?

287

Should States be compensated for revenue loss from GST reforms?

288

Can RBI's new guidelines regulate the use of AI, without slowing down innovation?

289

What are the risks of using ChatGPT for mental health?

290

Gaza’s Journalists: Reporting Under Fire, Paying with Their Lives

291

In Focus-Weekend: Manu Joseph on why the poor don’t kill us, and other such mysteries

292

US Open 2025 preview: Will Sinner prevail over Alcaraz?

293

Is the Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill anti-federal?

294

Will a two-tiered World Test Championship do more harm than good?

295

How will the reformed GST impact India's economy

296

Bihar SIR: What the Supreme Court’s interim order means for voter rights

297

What does the U.S. slashing of funding for mRNA vaccine research mean for public health

298

From Obesity to Ozempic: Is This the Right Way to Lose Weight?

299

Why stunting happens in children and what we can do about it

300

China’s Mineral Curbs: Will your new EV arrive late and cost more?

301

Should HIV/AIDS testing be made mandatory before marriage?

302

India’s stray dog crisis: Can the Supreme Court’s Delhi ruling curb rabies?

303

Does the average Indian diet meet protein requirements?

304

Indian Railways’ money problem: Will higher fares fix it?

305

Uttarkashi flash floods: Can we prevent the next tragedy?

306

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations: Is transparency the EC’s best weapon to counter them?

307

Should there be a ceiling on salaries of top management?

308

Trump’s 25% tariffs: Would India be better off without a rushed trade deal?

309

Does India need to decriminalise teenage relationships?

310

At 19, Divya Deshmukh Makes Chess History for India

311

How would NISAR expand our understanding of the Earth?

312

Kamchatka quake: How come 8.8 in magnitude but zero casualties?'

313

Is ICJ's ruling on climate change merely symbolic?

314

Behind the scenes: How the data and science teams measured heat stress

315

What is India doing about its child trafficking problem

316

Did a Wall Street Giant Crush India’s Small Options Traders?

317

Pitch Imperfect: The ISL suspension and Indian football's latest crisis

318

Tesla Finally Lands in India: Is It Too Late?

319

Does the wellness industry in India need more regulation?

320

QS rankings and Indian universities: Are they meaningful or just window dressing?

321

Nipah virus and Kerala: What is the connection

322

AI 171 Crash: Fuel Cutoff and a Fatal Plunge

323

The Nimisha Priya Case: Decoding death penalty laws

324

The Sandal Scandal: Of Birks, Crocs, and Fakes | Part 2

325

The Sandal Scandal: Of Birks, Crocs, and Fakes | Part 1

326

The terms and conditions of Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs

327

Gujarat Bridge Collapse: Another Warning, More Lives at Risk

328

July 9 General Strike: What do India’s workers want?

329

What was the rationale for the fuel ban on End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) in Delhi

330

Is the government reluctant to ensure better road safety for its citizens?

331

Does the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar risk mass disenfranchisement?

332

Wimbledon 2025: Preview and analysis

333

Why are short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) so dangerous?

334

Israel, Iran, and the US: What were their calculations behind the ceasefire?

335

Is India's extreme heat impacting pregnancies?

336

India as the world's fourth largest economy: What the numbers tell us

337

Has Israel’s objective in attacking Iran shifted – from de-nuclearisation to regime change?

338

World Crocodile Day: Appraising 50 years of Crocodile Conservation in India

339

What are the risks of the government's proposed 'mixopathy' move?

340

Article 143: What is the context of the Presidential reference to SC regarding TN Governor case?

341

What do you need to know about the Covid-19 spike in India?

342

What are the implications of Ukraine’s unprecedented drone attacks deep inside Russian territory?

343

How healthy are India’s State legislatures?

344

Canada post-elections: Can PM Carney bring about a reset in relations with India?

345

Is Manipur ready for a ‘popular government’ yet?

346

Are advertising and easy access driving rising sugar consumption among Indian children?

347

Does India’s alleged forced repatriation of Rohingya refugees breach international law?

348

French Open 2025: Preview and analysis of the Men’s and Women’s Draw

349

Could India-U.K. trade deal be a template for other FTAs?

350

Why did India restrict imports from Bangladesh to just two ports?

351

Were the 21 lakh 'excess deaths' in 2021 caused by the Covid19 pandemic?

352

Atmospheric memory: How do monsoons ‘remember’ the past?

353

What are the implications of India’s ‘new normal’ in fighting cross-border terrorism?

354

Petitions challenging Waqf Act in SC: What concerns are flagged for adjudication?

355

Is climate change increasing the levels of toxic arsenic in our rice?

356

What does it mean for India to conduct a caste census?

357

Are the extinct dire wolves really back?

358

Is a candidate winning an election ‘unopposed’ unconstitutional?

359

Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy: What does the copyright law say?

360

How can India strengthen the foundations of its justice delivery system?

361

What can we expect from the US-Iran nuclear talks?

362

What is Type 5 diabetes and why is it of concern in India?

363

What are the concerns with the Income Tax Bill, 2025?

364

What are the factors at play in content moderation

365

Why are health insurance premiums so high in India?

366

Why is torture prevalent in Indian policing even though it is illegal?

367

What does Generative AI mean for the working classes?

368

How can India counter Trump's tariffs?

369

How does Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act weaken the RTI?

370

Understanding the concerns over EPIC-Aadhaar linkage

371

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

372

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

373

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

374

Why does India not have a national emergency helpline?

375

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

376

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

377

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

378

How RBI can address rupee volatility

379

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

380

How can voters in different states end up with same EPIC numbers?

381

Three years of a proxy war: Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine conflict

382

WHO exit, USAID suspension: What the United States' moves mean for global health

383

The Jannik Sinner case: Is tennis’s anti-doping regime ‘broken’?

384

Does AAP’s loss in Delhi signal the end of ‘alternative politics’ in India?

385

President’s Rule in Manipur: Can it resolve the ethnic strife and restore normalcy? | In Focus podcast

386

The Good, Flaws and the Opportunities arising from the Budget 2025

387

Why India needs to urgently reduce its salt intake

388

What to expect from the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam?

389

Decoding the economics of Trump’s tariffs

390

What’s behind the recent eruption of large-scale violence in Colombia?

391

Decoding Uttarakhand's Uniform Civil Code

392

Demystifying Guillain-Barre Syndrome following the Pune outbreak

393

Can Trump realistically deport millions of undocumented immigrants?

394

Can SMRs power India's renewable energy transition?

395

How will South India's declining births affect society

396

Can the AAP return to power in Delhi yet again?

397

How did workers from UP end up trapped in a cement plant in war-torn Libya?

398

Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal: How did it happen?

399

Agenda of Trump 2.0: What can the world expect?

400

Decoding the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

401

Understanding HMPV: Why there is no need to panic

402

Key episodes of 2024

403

What does overusing paracetamol do to your body?

404

Why did the now-impeached President of South Korea declare martial law?

405

Why are rice farmers facing profitably challenges?

406

What is the scale of environmental risks and biodiversity losses linked to the Great Nicobar mega-project?

407

What are the implications of the fall of the Assad regime in Syria?

408

Is air pollution one of the reasons behind high rates of heart disease in India?

409

Understanding the Sambhal violence that led to five deaths

410

Why did the plastic pollution talks in South Korea fail to yield a treaty?

411

Decoding the Maharashtra election controversies

412

Decoding the Maharashtra poll verdict: What changed between June and November 2024?

413

Does what you eat affect how your brain works?

414

COP29: Why are developing countries so disappointed? | In Focus podcast

415

Decoding the extradition controversy around Sheikh Hasina

416

Can Dissanayake chart a new economic path for Sri Lanka or will he stay bound by the IMF program?

417

Decoding the mandate for Trump and his picks for the White House

418

Saudi's Neom project: What do its exploitative work conditions say about India's migrant worker scenario?

419

Why accountability is key for climate financing | In Focus podcast

420

Census and delimitation: what’s going to happen in South India

421

Trump vs Harris: Who has the upper hand on eve of polling day? | In Focus podcast

422

Why is this year's Nobel prize for Economic Sciences so controversial?

423

How will the Vijay factor affect the political field in Tamil Nadu? | In Focus podcast

424

Decoding the India-China border patrolling agreement

425

What does Sinwar’s death mean for prospects of Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations?

426

What role does microRNA play in our cells and why is this vital?

427

Why did the Supreme Court recall its order striking down provisions of the 2016 amendments to the Benami Act, 1988? | In Focus podcast

428

What are the problems with the bail system in India?

429

Decoding the workers strike at Samsung India in Chennai

430

What are the objections to the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024?

431

Decoding the J&K assembly elections verdict

432

How did the BJP pull off an unexpected victory in the Haryana assembly polls?

433

How did Marathi become a classical language?

434

Is Delhi set to have even worse air quality this winter compared to previous years?

435

What is passive euthanasia and why should we be talking about it more?

436

What are the implications of Hassan Nasrallah’s death for Lebanon and Gaza?

437

What is the Body Roundness Index (BRI) and could it replace BMI?

438

What went into India’s historic double gold at Budapest Chess Olympiad?

439

Badlapur encounter—what does the law say?

440

What’s next for Sri Lanka After the presidential election results?

441

What happens to astronauts on an extended stay in space

442

What can be done to arrest the trend of democratic decline worldwide?

443

Can biofortified crops make India nutritionally secure?

444

J&K Assembly polls preview: Agendas, party promises, and voter expectations | In Focus podcast

445

Why are Kenyans protesting against proposed Adani airport takeover deal?

446

Decoding the Uttar Pradesh Digital Media Policy 2024

447

Air India-Vistara merger: What’s in store for flyers?

448

What are divorced people entitled to under Indian law?

449

Why did Brazil’s Supreme Court ban X?

450

What is behind the escalating violence in healthcare spaces in India | In Focus podcast

451

Making sense of the Israel-Hezbollah tit-for-tat attacks

452

Post-Hema Committee: How to ensure women’s safety in the film industry

453

Why are combination drugs in India being banned

454

View from Dhaka: What do the people of Bangladesh want?

455

US Open 2024: Preview and analysis of the men’s and women’s draw | In Focus podcasts

456

Does India need to be concerned about the global Mpox outbreak?

457

Does Kamala Harris's candidacy mean Indian-Americans have fully arrived in the US?

458

Should India reconsider its China FDI policy?

459

What lies ahead for Bangladesh?

460

How did the near-extinction of vultures in India contribute to thousands of additional human deaths?

461

Decoding the Wayanad landslide

462

Should the RBI focus on core inflation while forming its monetary policy? | In Focus podcast

463

Harris vs Trump: Who will determine the defining issues of the Presidential race?

464

Why is Imane Khelif at the center of a gender controversy at the Paris Olympics?

465

IAS aspirants deaths: Why are over 35,000 people drowning every year in India?

466

How will removal of indexation in LTCG tax calculation impact ordinary investors? | In Focus podcast

467

Exploring the Key Highlights of the Union Budget 2024: Part 2

468

Exploring the Key Highlights of the Union Budget 2024: Part 1 | In Focus podcast

469

Why did the Puja Khedkar case cause a ruckus over the disability quota? | In Focus podcast

470

What do the student protests signify for the Sheikh Hasina regime in Bangladesh?

471

What does the RSS ban on government employees being lifted mean? | In Focus podcast

472

Paris Olympics: Preview of India’s medal prospects

473

Trump at the RNC: How has the assassination attempt impacted the US Presidential race?

474

From Indira Rasois to Amma Unavagams: Why does urban India need government canteens? | In Focus podcast

475

What does PM Modi’s visit to Russia really mean for India

476

Why is India not exercising enough?

477

Can Iran’s reformist President-elect deliver on his promises? | In Focus podcast

478

Will Operation Azm-i-Istehkam curb terrorism in Pakistan? | In Focus podcast

479

Sri Lanka Presidential elections: Will they deliver on the political expectations of the 2022 protesters? | In Focus podcast

480

How will concerns over Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’ impact the US Presidential race? | In Focus podcast

481

Why India's millions of domestic workers have no legal protections in the country and abroad

482

What lies ahead for Britain under Starmer? | In Focus podcast

483

Will the T20 World Cup win trigger a phase of Indian domination in world cricket? | In Focus podcast

484

What does India need to do to make its railways safer? | In Focus podcast

485

Wimbledon 2024: Preview and analysis of the men’s and women’s draw | In Focus podcast

486

Can AI revolutionize the way we interact with phones? | In Focus podcast

487

Decoding the geopolitical implications of the Russia-North Korea security pact

488

Is India equipped to deal with the rise in its elderly population?

489

How well can Gandhi Sagar sanctuary accommodate free-ranging cheetahs?

490

Why is the ad industry unhappy with MIB’s self-declaration mandate?

491

What’s behind the calls for an independent probe into conduct of NEET 2024? | In Focus podcast

492

What’s behind the record number of ‘heat wave’ days in north India this year? | In Focus podcast

493

Does India need to be concerned about the avian flu outbreak?

494

Modi's third term: What can we expect from his government?

495

What is the Biden peace plan for Gaza and will it work?

496

Mandate 2024: Blip in the BJP dominant party system, or start of a new coalition era?

497

77th World Health Assembly: What’s standing in the way of a Pandemic Agreement?

498

Is the Draft Digital Competition Bill too restrictive?

499

Will the ICJ ruling make a difference to the Israel-Gaza issue? | In Focus podcast

500

French Open 2024 Preview: What the chances for Nagal, Nadal and Bopanna? | In Focus podcast

501

What are the implications of Raisi’s death for Iran | In Focus podcast

502

What does the Russia-China strategic convergence mean for India?

503

What's behind the furore over the AstraZeneca vaccine | In Focus podcast

504

Why has the ‘A’ status accreditation of NHRC been deferred for the second year in a row? | In Focus podcast

505

What’s behind India’s ‘ghost mall’ phenomenon?

506

What are the implications of Arvind Kejriwal making interim bail? | In Focus podcast

507

Why is Israel not OK with the Gaza ceasefire plan that was accepted by Hamas? | In Focus podcast

508

What explains the extraordinary delay in sharing of polling data by the Election Commission?

509

Indian spices unsafe: Do food safety laws in Indian need an overhaul? | In Focus podcast

510

Decoding the claims and counterclaims in India's election campaign

511

What will be the impact of IRDAI regulation asking health insurers to cover those above 65 years of age? | In Focus podcast

512

AAP-Congress alliance: What's the impact on AAP's 'anti-political' appeal?

513

What impact will the unrelenting heat have on India’s future health? | In Focus podcast

514

Has the delay in the 2021 Census sparked a data crisis in public health science?

515

What do Nestle's sugary baby cereals say about Indian food safety laws?

516

17-year-old Challenger: How Gukesh made chess history | In Focus podcast

517

What can we expect from Tesla’s entry in the Indian EV market?

518

Will the new wildlife rules accelerate illegal trade of India's captive elephants | In Focus podcast

519

Will Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel trigger a wider regional war?

520

What do India’s anti-terror comments mean for the country’s foreign policy | In Focus podcast

521

What is Kerala's fiscal autonomy suit all about?

522

The IPL ‘fan wars’: Why is Mumbai Indians’ captain Hardik Pandya getting booed at every venue? | In Focus podcast

523

What can the 10,000 genome project tell us about India's health | In Focus podcast

524

How is India faring in the battle against corruption | In Focus podcast

525

Where does India stand in the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations? | In Focus podcast

526

Will ‘retrieval’ of Katchatheevu solve the problems of Tamil fishermen? | In Focus podcast

527

How to create more jobs for India’s educated youth | In Focus podcast

528

Do India’s Free Trade Agreements with European nations benefit the country? | In Focus podcast

529

What the recent UNSC resolution means for Palestinians in Gaza | In Focus podcast

530

How do Ozempic and other weight-loss drugs work? | In Focus podcast

531

Moscow terror attack: Why did ISIS target Russia?

532

What can microplastics do to the human body?

533

Do the electoral bonds disclosures merit a full-fledged probe? | In Focus podcast

534

What lies ahead for Pakistan-Taliban relations

535

Why does the Election Commission need seven phases to conduct general elections?

536

Is there a mental health crisis among students in India? | In Focus podcast

537

Has poverty really dropped to 5% in India? | In Focus podcast Bonus episode

538

What the resignation of an Election Commissioner ahead of general elections implies | In Focus podcast

539

How can Bengaluru achieve water resilience?

540

What the developing countries were fighting for at WTO's Abu Dhabi session | In Focus podcast

541

What lies ahead for Pakistan’s new PM and his Cabinet

542

The end of immunity for MPs and MLAs over bribery

543

How will the change in surrogacy rules impact prospective parents?

544

Why hasn't England's 'Bazball' delivered in India?

545

Cross-voting and defections in Indian politics | In Focus podcast

546

What drives the illegal organ trade in India?

547

Two years of the Ukraine War: What’s in store next? | In Focus podcast

548

Why are house prices so high in India?

549

Why plastic recycling is not a solution

550

What can India learn from the recent shifts in geoeconomics? | In Focus podcast

551

Where is the farmers' protest heading?

552

How does a chip in your brain work?

553

Lok Sabha elections 2024: What can we expect | In Focus podcast

554

What the Electoral Bonds verdict of the Supreme Court implies | In Focus podcast

555

What are the issues with Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code?

556

What the Centre's White Paper on Indian Economy says, and doesn't say | In Focus podcast

557

What next in Pakistan, after parliamentary elections 2024?

558

How will the new hit and run law affect drivers in India? | In Focus podcast

559

Decoding the factors with a bearing on India-Iran relations

560

Why did the RBI clamp down on Paytm? | In Focus podcast

561

Are cough syrups effective for children?

562

What can we expect from Pakistan’s parliamentary elections 2024? | In Focus podcast

563

What are the issues with the Digi Yatra app? | In Focus podcast

564

Bonus Episode - Has the economy improved in the NDA’s second term?

565

Australian Open 2024: A ‘Happy Slam’ for India, thanks to Nagal, Bopanna | In Focus podcast

566

Can smartphone savvy be used to help India's teens fill in education gaps?

567

Why is artificial rice being distributed through India’s public distribution system? | In Focus podcast

568

Decoding the widening conflict in West Asia

569

Multidimensional poverty in India: decoding the Niti Aayog report | In Focus podcast

570

What do we know about India's new ICU guidelines

571

What are the implications of Maldives’ March 15 deadline to India for withdrawing troops?

572

Does the Telecommunications Act, 2023 bolster the government’s digital regulation powers? | In Focus podcast

573

What we know about the new Covid variant JN.1

574

How can gene editing help cure diseases? | In Focus podcast

575

What does excessive screen time do to your brain?

576

Is Biden’s Israel policy compromising the US’s strategic interests?

577

Decoding the three new criminal law Bills | In Focus podcast

578

Decoding the Constitution Bench’s judgement on Article 370 abrogation | In Focus podcast

579

A COP-28 post-mortem: How will the ‘Dubai consensus’ help? | In Focus podcast

580

What is dollarisation and why would a country go for it? | In Focus podcast

581

Should India be worried by the new spike in respiratory illnesses in China?

582

Decoding the key factors behind the 2023 Assembly election outcomes

583

What does Geert Wilders’s victory in Dutch elections mean for immigrant minorities? | In Focus podcast

584

COP 28 Preview: What progress can we expect toward climate goals? | In Focus podcast

585

Analysing the World Cup final: What went wrong for India?

586

Decoding global semiconductor geopolitics and India’s strategic options | In Focus podcast

587

How safe is the online space for children in India?

588

How are governments approaching AI regulation?

589

How safe is our personal, health data with the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

590

Can air pollution in India increase the risk of type 2 diabetes?

591

India’s diplomatic challenge with eight Navy veterans on death row in Qatar | In Focus podcast

592

How do the findings by Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin apply to working women in India?

593

Will the new President alter Maldives’ ‘India first’ foreign policy?

594

Assembly elections preview: Who has the edge in which state?

595

What would it mean for India to host the 2036 Olympics? | In Focus podcast

596

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

597

History of the Israel-Palestine conflict - Part 3

598

History of the Israel-Palestine conflict – Part 2 (Wars from 1948 to the present) | In Focus podcast

599

What can we do to get MNCs and billionaires to pay their fair share in taxes?

600

History of the Israel-Palestine conflict – Part 1 (Origins) | In Focus podcast

601

Decoding the Supreme Court's judgement against same sex marriage legalisation

602

What’s life like for the elephant that leads the Dussehra procession? | In Focus podcast

603

How much of an impact will the Women’s Reservation Bill have?

604

Does the Bihar Caste Survey point to a need for a national caste census? | In Focus podcast

605

The Israel-Hamas war and its geopolitical implications

606

How does confrontation with India fit in with Canada's Indo-Pacific ‘pivot’?

607

What happens under the proposed new law if you break a promise to marry?

608

Cannabis in India: Does the law need to catch up with reality?

609

Decoding the historic decline in financial savings of Indian households | In Focus podcast

610

Preview of ICC World Cup 2023: What to expect over the next 45 days

611

NEP 2020: What are the objections to the Multiple Entry Multiple Exit system?

612

Decoding the govt’s Bill on appointment of Election Commissioners | In Focus podcast

613

India-Canada tensions: Fallout of the Canadian PM’s allegations | Bonus Episode

614

Why Ultra Processed Foods are deadly and how you can avoid them | In Focus podcast

615

Are corruption cases driven by political rivalry? | In Focus podcast Bonus episode

616

G-20 Summit: The big wins and the takeaways | Bonus episode

617

What lies behind the Nipah virus outbreak in India?

618

Decoding the new RBI guidelines on floating rate EMIs | In Focus podcast

619

What difference will the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor make?

620

US Open 2023: Predictable winners yet full of surprises

621

Is India ready for Controlled Human Infection Studies?

622

One Nation, One Election: How feasible is it and what would be its impact? | In Focus podcast

623

Why did Xi Jinping decide to skip the G-20 summit?

624

Why has attendance in Bihar government schools dipped post-pandemic? | In Focus podcast

625

Does the Forest Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2023 dilute protections for forests? | In Focus podcast

626

Can India's One Health Mission help tackle the rising number of infectious diseases? | In Focus podcast

627

Decoding Praggnanandhaa’s world-beating run to the Chess World Cup final | In Focus podcast

628

What's behind the rising rates of childhood obesity in India? | In Focus podcast

629

How will the Jan Vishwas Bill impact makers of substandard drugs?

630

Sri Lanka’s economy and the impact of the IMF bailout

631

Does NEET favour wealthy, urban and CBSE board students? | Bonus episode

632

How will the import restrictions on laptops and tablets affect India?

633

The worms that came alive after 46,000 years

634

Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023

635

What would it take for D Gukesh to crack the 2800 barrier in chess? | In Focus podcast

636

Bonus Episode - How Shinzo Abe changed Japan and its relations with India

637

How will age-based certification for movies brought in by the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2023 work? | In Focus podcast

638

The problem of substandard drugs in India

639

Decoding the new Israeli law that limits the Supreme Court’s power

640

Decoding Rajasthan’s Right to Minimum Guaranteed Income Bill, 2023

641

Behind the rapid rise and mysterious disappearance of China’s Foreign Minister | In Focus podcast

642

Manipur conflict: What would it take to restore normalcy?

643

Drinking in moderation is good for the health: myth or fact? | In Focus podcast

644

How legal are live-in relationships in India?

645

Why did the US take a U-turn on cluster munitions and offer them to Ukraine? | In Focus podcast

646

Why are state governments complaining about denial of food grains under OMSS? | In Focus podcast

647

Is the food price rise making our diets unhealthy? | In Focus podcast

648

World Snake Day: Why is India still the snake bite capital of the world?

649

How will the government’s Green Credit Programme work? | In Focus podcast

650

Out of the 2023 World Cup: What’s behind the decline of the Calypso Kings?

651

What lies ahead for GST in India? | In Focus podcast

652

Is ‘highway hypnosis’ a cause for concern on Indian roads? | In Focus podcast

653

2023 Wimbledon Preview: Who are the contenders capable of stopping Djokovic? | In Focus podcast

654

How Chinese investments are returning to India | In Focus podcast

655

Has the Bhadralok intellectual culture in Bengal faded? | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

656

How does extreme heat affect our body? | In Focus podcast

657

The meaning of the Wagner Group's march | The Hindu In Focus Podcast

658

Why does India have such high diabetes numbers? | In Focus podcast

659

Will the govt’s new anti-tobacco messaging mandate ruin your OTT experience? | In Focus podcast

660

What does the Ariha Shah case tell us about child care laws in India and abroad? | In Focus podcast

661

What does RBI’s current monetary policy mean for India’s economy? | In Focus podcast

662

Cheetah Translocation Project: Why did three of the four cheetah cubs die? | In Focus podcast

663

What does the GDP growth rate of 7.2% mean in terms of health of the economy? | In Focus podcast

664

Is there a clear north-south divide in Indian politics? | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

665

Account aggregator framework and concerns around privacy of personal financial data: Part 2 | In Focus podcast

666

Account aggregator framework and how can it help you: Part 1 | In Focus podcast

667

What are OTT aggregators and what can they do for you? | In Focus podcast

668

What lies behind India’s missing wombs problem? | In Focus podcast

669

Should states revert to the Old Pension Scheme? | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

670

What will be the impact of Russia’s capture of Bakhmut? | In Focus podcast

671

Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023: Does it aim for climate mitigation at the expense of biodiversity, forest rights? | In Focus podcast

672

French Open 2023 Preview: Who will make the most of Nadal’s absence? | In Focus podcast

673

All you need to know about Long Covid in India | In Focus podcast

674

What to expect from the Turkey Presidential run-off on May 28 | In Focus podcast

675

Decoding the Karnataka election results | In Focus podcast

676

Rajeev Bhargava on how the Constitution of India represents the distilled wisdom of the founders of the nation | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

677

What WHO's announcement on COVID-19 no longer being a public health concern means | In Focus podcast

678

Delhi’s G-20 Demolitions: Are the state authorities following established law and procedures? | In Focus podcast

679

What is behind the eruption of communal violence in Manipur? | In Focus podcast

680

What does the recent Supreme Court ruling mean for divorce laws in the country? | In Focus podcast

681

The prospects of Narendra Modi and the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections | In Focus podcast

682

1,000 matches of IPL: Taking stock of the League’s global impact on cricket and beyond | In Focus podcast

683

Ding Liren: Can the new World Chess Champion become the best player in the world? | In Focus podcast

684

The problem of space for India's translocated Cheetahs | In Focus podcast

685

The Bournvita controversy and the debate over food labels | In Focus podcast

686

What’s behind the latest conflict in Sudan? | In Focus podcast

687

Can a visit by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to Goa change anything between India and Pakistan? | In Focus podcast

688

What does Tiger Census 2022 say about tiger conservation in India? | In Focus podcast

689

Decoding the reorientation in Saudi foreign policy engineered by MBS | In Focus podcast

690

NCF 2023: Is it a good idea to make students give Board exams twice a year, in 16 subjects? | In Focus podcast

691

What the on-camera execution of Atiq Ahmed and his brother means | In Focus podcast

692

How is India tackling the COVID-19 resurgence? | In Focus podcast

693

How does Finland joining NATO affect Europe’s security architecture? | In Focus podcast

694

Is India prepared for the threat of extreme heat waves and a ‘wet bulb’ summer? | In Focus podcast

695

Lessons from the Supreme Court’s judgment on the Media One news channel | In Focus podcast

696

Understanding the Status of Policing in India Report 2023 | In Focus podcast

697

What does the Right to Health Bill really mean for Rajasthan? | In Focus podcast

698

Why the Rajasthan HC acquitted all four persons sentenced to death in the May 2008 bomb blasts | In Focus podcast

699

Single parents: Does the law discriminate? | In Focus podcast

700

What is the significance of India’s four gold medals at the Women’s World Boxing Championships? | In Focus podcast

701

Why are Israelis protesting against PM Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul proposals? | In Focus podcast

702

What Amritpal Singh’s rise spells for Punjab | In Focus podcast

703

Are there modes of execution 'more humane' than death by hanging? | In Focus podcast

704

Is Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha in order? | In Focus podcast

705

A slide without end in Pakistan | In Focus podcast

706

Wagner Group: Russian mercenary outfit or a proxy for the Kremlin in different parts of the globe? | In Focus podcast

707

Vladimir Putin, the ICC warrant and the Ukraine war | In Focus podcast

708

Why the Supreme Court put in place a three-member panel to appoint Election Commissioners | In Focus podcast

709

What caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, and is there a danger of ‘contagion’? | In Focus podcast

710

What legalisation of same sex marriage will mean in India | In Focus podcast

711

Decoding the UN High Seas Treaty | In Focus podcast

712

The meaning of China brokering a deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia | In Focus podcast

713

How will the US Fed's decision on high interest rates impact India? | In Focus podcast

714

Is the addition of Adani firms in 14 NSE indices a matter of concern? | In Focus podcast

715

What you need to know about the H3N2 influenza virus currently circulating in India | In Focus podcast

716

Decoding the assembly poll results of Tripura, Nagaland and Meghalaya | In Focus podcast

717

Can a four-day work week work in India? | In Focus podcast

718

Is ‘period leave’ the right intervention for working women? | In Focus podcast

719

What does the Q3 GDP data mean for India? | In Focus podcast

720

Making sense of Russia’s retreat from New START, Biden’s Kyiv visit and China’s ‘peace plan’ | In Focus podcast

721

Decoding Air India’s mega aircraft deal with Boeing and Airbus | In Focus podcast

722

What the EC decision on the Shiv Sena means for politics in Maharashtra | In Focus podcast

723

Women’s Premier League: Will it be a game-changer for Indian women’s cricket? | In Focus podcast

724

Why does child marriage continue to be an issue in India? | In Focus podcast

725

Is there a middle way between the Old Pension Scheme and the New Pension Scheme? | In Focus podcast

726

India's disappearing wetlands: Will the new scheme announced in the Budget help? | In Focus podcast

727

The Invasion of Ukraine – one year on | In Focus podcast

728

How will the latest RBI rate hike impact home loan EMIs, FDs rates, housing market? | In Focus podcast

729

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Why does India’s assistance matter? | In Focus podcast

730

The battle for democracy in Myanmar | In Focus podcast

731

What are the implications of the cuts in allocation to MGNREGA in the Union Budget? | In Focus podcast

732

How will China respond to the U.S. shooting down its balloon? | In Focus podcast

733

What is the legacy of Pervez Musharraf? | In Focus podcast

734

Decoding India's population conundrum | In Focus podcast

735

The Hindenburg effect: Is it a storm that will pass or is a shake-up on the cards? | In Focus podcast

736

Will the entry of advanced tanks turn the war in Ukraine’s favour? | In Focus podcast

737

Tanvi Srivastava on tracing the life of an Indian teenager in Japan during WWII and life in Netaji’s Indian National Army | In Focus podcast bonus episode

738

Where does the banking sector stand today? Pre-Budget Analysis | In Focus podcast

739

Can the Supreme Court and the Centre resolve their differences over judicial appointments? | In Focus podcast

740

What are the private sector investment levels in India? Pre-Budget Analysis Part 2 | In Focus podcast

741

Are remote voting machines (RVMs) the best way to enable migrants to vote? | In Focus podcast

742

What India needs to improve its education system post-pandemic | In Focus podcast

743

What is the current state of the Indian economy? Pre-Budget Analysis Part 1 | In Focus podcast

744

What is the legal position of narcoanalysis for police investigation in India? | In Focus podcast

745

Generative AI: What are the potential applications and ethical concerns? | In Focus podcast

746

Can Pakistan's current economic crisis be fixed? | In Focus podcast

747

How will the rise of AI impact jobs? | In Focus podcast

748

The signal from the sinking of Joshimath | In Focus podcast

749

Australian Open 2023: Preview and analysis of the men’s and women’s draw | In Focus podcast

750

Should India be alarmed by China’s COVID surge? | In Focus podcasts bonus episode

751

Can Brazil’s democracy survive the attack by Bolsonaro’s supporters? | In Focus podcast

752

Why does India want to be a global hub for Green Hydrogen? | In Focus podcast

753

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast

754

Decoding the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework | In Focus podcast

755

Does Israel’s new far-right government spell bad news for Palestinians? | In Focus podcast

756

The Taliban haven’t changed their spots | In Focus podcast

757

What the military clash in Tawang means for India | In Focus podcast

758

FIFA 2022 World Cup wrap: What made it fifth time lucky for Lionel Messi? | In Focus podcast

759

Decoding the Multistate-Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2022 | In Focus podcast

760

COVID-19 Vaccine: How well does India's adverse reaction tracking system work? | In Focus podcast

761

Is the Wildlife Protection (Amendment) Bill a missed opportunity? | In Focus podcast

762

Why does Turkey want to launch another military offensive in Syria? | In Focus podcast

763

Measles outbreak: How will India deal with another infectious disease? | In focus podcast

764

Decoding the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022 | In Focus podcast

765

What are the concerns around 5G services and the functioning of Altimeters | In Focus podcast

766

Denied & delayed: Is the RTI process becoming more restrictive and less pro-people | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

767

What do the new e-commerce customer review norms mean? | In Focus podcast

768

Wildlife protection in India: A status check on the occasion of World Wildlife Conservation Day | In Focus podcast

769

What happened to the plan to translocate lions in India | In Focus podcast

770

Why banks write off big loans | In Focus podcast

771

The signals from China’s anti-COVID lockdown protests | In Focus podcast

772

What kind of Army Chief will Asim Munir make in Pakistan? | In Focus podcast

773

Fourth Draft: Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 – Part 2 | In Focus podcast

774

Fourth Draft: Decoding the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 – Part 1 | In Focus podcast

775

Why are medical students protesting over the bond policy | In Focus podcast

776

Is escalation built into the Russia-Ukraine war? | In Focus podcast

777

Should the age criteria for consensual sex be lowered in India? | In Focus podcast

778

FIFA World Cup 2022: What to expect in Qatar? | In Focus podcast

779

Decoding PARAKH: Why does India need a centralised assessment regulator? | In Focus podcast

780

COP 27: Where will the funds for mitigation and adaptation come from? | In Focus podcast

781

The significance of Xi Jinping meeting Jo Biden | In Focus podcast

782

Why has the CCI levied multiple penalties on Google | In Focus podcast

783

Two finger test for sexual assault: What the latest ban says | In Focus podcast

784

Is the BJP all set to return to power once again in Gujarat? | In Focus podcast

785

What the U.S. midterm elections signal | In Focus podcast

786

Will Russian oil price caps be effective | In Focus podcast

787

The issues around genetically modified mustard – Part 2 | In Focus podcast

788

The issues around genetically modified mustard – Part 1 | In Focus podcast

789

The attempt to kill Imran Khan and its implications for Pakistan | In Focus podcast

790

Can Lula da Silva unite a divided Brazil? | In Focus podcast

791

Should you be feeding stray dogs in public places? | In Focus

792

How the warming climate is affecting health in India | In Focus podcast

793

Is battery swapping the right model for India’s EV transition? | In Focus podcast

794

What Imran Khan’s disqualification means for Pakistan’s politics | In Focus podcast

795

The road ahead for Rishi Sunak | In Focus podcast

796

What a third term for Xi Jinping means for China, India and the rest of the world | In Focus podcast

797

Are drugs manufactured in India safe? | In Focus podcast

798

ICC T20 World Cup Preview: Can India go all the way this time? | In Focus podcast

799

After Truss, what next in Britain? | In Focus podcast

800

Can Mallikarjun Kharge make a difference to the Congress party’s fortunes? | In Focus podcast

801

Why does South Asia have the highest levels of hunger in the world? | In Focus podcast

802

What is the state of Indian private sector investment? | In Focus podcast

803

Is Europe a garden and most of the world a jungle? | In Focus podcast

804

RBI's norms on hedging against exchange rate risks | In Focus podcast

805

Mid-day meal scheme: what's really being served? | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

806

Why is the Chinese Communist Party Congress important for Xi Jinping and the rest of the world? | In Focus podcast

807

India's abstention on the China human rights vote | In Focus podcast

808

What is the current global economic situation? | In Focus podcast

809

Is C-Dot’s 5G technology compatible with global providers? | In Focus podcast

810

What global factors influence India's forex reserve levels? | In Focus podcast

811

What explains China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control? | In Focus podcast

812

How much should India prop up the Rupee? | In Focus podcast Bonus Episode

813

The Gehlot twist in the Congress saga | In Focus podcast

814

Did Hans Niemann cheat in his victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen? | In Focus podcast

815

Can Putin’s ‘partial mobilisation’ of reservists change the course of the Ukraine war? | In Focus podcast

816

Why Iranian women have hit the streets in protest | In Focus podcast

817

The changes to the rules governing adoption in India | In Focus podcast

818

The changes to the BCCI's constitution explained | In Focus podcast

819

Is quiet quitting a new concern in the industry? | In Focus podcast

820

Meetings in troubled times – an SCO session in Samarkand | In Focus podcast

821

Is it the beginning of the ‘Alcaraz era’ in men’s tennis? | In Focus podcast

822

The curious case of Masood Azhar and his whereabouts | In Focus podcast

823

Is Russia's economic resilience realigning the global economic order | In Focus podcast

824

Do Ukraine’s recent gains mean a shift in the war? | In Focus podcast

825

What does the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 mean for ordinary consumers and farmers – Part 2 | In Focus podcast

826

What does the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 mean for ordinary consumers and farmers – Part 1 | In Focus podcast

827

The takeaways from Sheikh Hasina’s visit | In Focus podcast

828

The astounding legacy of the Williams sisters | In Focus

829

What next for Liz Truss after UK PM race win?

830

Mikhail Gorbachev and his legacy | In Focus podcast

831

What was Delhi’s now-scrapped excise policy trying to do? | In Focus podcast

832

What happened with the Adani and NDTV transaction? | In Focus podcast

833

The challenges of the Congress party presidential elections | In Focus podcast

834

The diplomatic kerfuffle over a Chinese vessel in Hambantota port | In Focus podcast

835

Slavery in the modern world, and who is most vulnerable to it | In Focus podcast

836

How to grow cricket in the OTT age: Australia’s strategic plan | In Focus podcast

837

A solution to the woes of State power distribution companies? | In Focus podcast

838

Did the Gujarat govt err in releasing the Bilkis Bano case convicts? | In Focus podcast

839

The implications of the Personal Data Protection Bill's withdrawal | In Focus podcast

840

Is China facing growth challenges? | In Focus podcast

841

Where did India's football administration go wrong? | In Focus podcast

842

Should courts decide on freebies? | In Focus podcast

843

Shruti Kapila on violence, fraternity, and sovereignty in Indian political thought | In Focus podcast bonus episode

844

Is a Chinese vessel's 'visit' to Sri Lanka a threat to India? | In focus podcast

845

Understanding the trajectory of interest rates | In Focus podcast

846

Why has Nitish Kumar parted ways with the BJP again? | In Focus podcast

847

Analysing India's performance at the 2022 Commonwealth Games? | In Focus podcast

848

What are the implications of the Supreme Court’s PMLA judgement? | In Focus podcast

849

Decoding the strategic implications of Pelosi’s visit for the U.S., China and Taiwan | In Focus podcast

850

The importance of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s assassination | In Focus podcast

851

Inside the 5G spectrum auction | In Focus podcast

852

What's next in Pakistan's crisis? | In Focus podcast

853

Why India's top sports federations are in trouble | In Focus podcast

854

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast

855

What are India’s prospects in the 2022 Commonwealth Games? | In Focus podcast

856

Are Western sanctions on Russia having a boomerang effect?

857

What’s behind Europe’s hellish summer? | In Focus podcast

858

Do the new Forest Conservation Rules favour private developers? | In Focus podcast

859

Is India's external debt a problem?

860

What does Ranil Wickremesinghe's election as President mean for Sri Lanka? | In Focus

861

Did Joe Biden get what he wanted from his West Asia visit? | In Focus podcast

862

Will the new 'unparliamentary' words affect freedom of expression in Parliament? | In Focus podcast

863

Why has Twitter gone to court against the Indian government? | In Focus podcast

864

Will climate change affect India's solar and wind energy production? | In Focus podcast

865

What are the changes being proposed to environmental protection laws? | In Focus podcast

866

What’s next for Sri Lanka? | In Focus podcast

867

Why are DU’s English teachers fearful of losing their job? | In Focus podcast

868

Why did Boris Johnson finally resign as Britain’s Prime Minister? | In Focus podcast

869

Decoding the implications of Turkey’s deal with Finland and Sweden on NATO membership | In Focus

870

Has the new RBI circular impacted the fintech industry negatively? | In Focus podcast

871

Can Pakistan and India pick up the threads of dialogue? | In Focus podcast

872

Will an IMF package ease the pain for ordinary Lankans or make it worse? | In Focus podcast

873

What are the strategic implications of the fall of Severodonetsk | In Focus podcast

874

Environment Performance Index 2022: Can it trigger positive changes in environmental-decision making?

875

Wimbledon 2022 Preview: No ranking points but not lacking in excitement

876

Will compromise prevail in France as Emmanuel Macaron loses parliamentary majority? | In Focus

877

How will the Agnipath military recruitment scheme play out?

878

Media rights sale: Is the IPL now bigger than cricket as we knew it?

879

What does the rupee depreciation mean beyond export and import bills?

880

Does Boris Johnson have a future as Britain’s Prime Minister?

881

Beating adversity once again: How does Nadal do it? | In Focus

882

How does ethanol blending in fuels aid India’s energy transition? | In Focus

883

Decoding CUET: Will it level the playing field or worsen exclusion?

884

Why are Kashmiri Hindus quitting the Valley? | In Focus

885

How have attrition cycles in the IT industry changed over time?

886

Decoding Broadcom’s intent to acquire VMWare for $61 billion | In Focus

887

How does the Northeast view ‘punishment’ postings? | In Focus

888

What is the impact of fuel duty cuts on inflation? | In Focus

889

Decoding the return of Labour to power in Australia

890

Fast and furious: How can India ensure Umran Malik fulfills his potential? | In Focus

891

Is China-PLUS-One Strategy a good opportunity for India ?

892

Was pilot suicide the reason for the China Eastern crash?

893

Decoding the geopolitical implications of Finland and Sweden joining NATO | In Focus

894

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam?

895

How India’s Thomas Cup triumph was scripted | In Focus

896

Can Sri Lanka emerge from its current economic and political crisis? | In Focus

897

What does Bongbong Marcos’ election mean for the Philippines? | In Focus

898

What can one expect from Hong Kong’s new Chief Executive?

899

Should India invest in scaling up its semiconductor ecosystem? | In Focus

900

Why has the Government not appointed a new Chief of Defence Staff?

901

Is the Assam-Meghalaya agreement a viable template for resolving North-East border disputes?

902

Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition: What are the implications for users? | In Focus

903

Can wheat exports affect India’s food security? | In Focus

904

Are the Prashant Kishores essential to win elections in India?

905

Ukraine War: What are the chances of a resolution after two months of fighting? | In Focus

906

What is the RSS concept of Akhand Bharat?

907

How does stress play out in one of the most difficult professions there is?

908

Shanghai Lockdown: Is China’s ‘Zero COVID’ strategy beginning to backfire? | In Focus

909

Will TRAI’s latest recommendation benefit the industry?

910

Where are India-Pakistan relations headed under Pakistan’s new Prime Minister? | In Focus

911

UGC’s two courses facility: How will this pan out in practice? | In Focus

912

French Presidential elections: Can Macron keep the far-right at bay a second time? | In Focus

913

Where are Indo-U.S. relations headed after Russia’s war on Ukraine? | In Focus

914

What are the implications of the latest IPCC report for India?

915

What can we anticipate from Pakistan’s next Prime Minister? | In Focus

916

The impact of war on India - Russia ties

917

What’s the rationale for the merger of HDFC Ltd and HDFC Bank? | In Focus

918

Pakistan’s ongoing political crisis | In Focus

919

What is the potential stem cell ‘cure’ for HIV/AIDS all about? | In Focus

920

Decoding the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 | In Focus

921

Decoding the ‘historic’ Arab-Israeli conference attended by U.S. Secretary of State | In Focus

922

What are the complex geopolitical questions underpinning the Russia-Ukraine crisis? | In Focus

923

What would it take for Lakshya Sen to stay at the top in world badminton? | In Focus

924

Can Pakistan PM Imran Khan withstand the no-confidence motion against him? | In Focus

925

How does Karnataka High Court’s hijab verdict deal with core constitutional principles? | In Focus

926

Has Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine lost momentum? | In Focus

927

How will the Ukraine-Russia conflict affect crude oil prices? | In Focus

928

Decoding the Punjab verdict | In Focus

929

What the U.P. and Punjab results mean | In Focus podcast

930

Russia-Ukraine war: What is Putin’s end game? | In Focus

931

Why medical education in India remains unaffordable | In Focus

932

How Russia's war on Ukraine has thrown the world order into a flux | In Focus

933

How will the sanctions on Russia impact global trade and economy? | In Focus

934

Why have India and China refused to condemn Russia’s actions against Ukraine? | In Focus

935

What can we expect next of the pandemic? | In Focus

936

Chitra Ramkrishna and the story of the ‘faceless yogi’ | In Focus

937

Did detection of leprosy fall during the pandemic? | In Focus

938

Decoding the suspension of the Table Tennis Federation of India | In Focus

939

Decoding MeITY’s proposal for ‘Federated Digital Identities’ | In Focus

940

What drives the business of IPL auctions? | In Focus

941

Why do we need a law for ‘restitution of conjugal rights’? | In Focus

942

Do rising levels of corruption enable authoritarianism? | In Focus

943

What really happened to vulnerable children during the pandemic | In Focus

944

Union Budget 2022: What does the budget offer the common man?

945

Domestic violence amid the pandemic | In Focus

946

Why a dipping population growth has China worried | In Focus

947

What's at stake in the Punjab Assembly polls? | In Focus

948

What's at stake in the U.P. Assembly polls? | In Focus

949

Penetrating the Tek Fog on automated trolling | In Focus

950

Why did Yemen’s Houthi rebels launch an attack on Abu Dhabi? | In Focus podcast

951

What’s behind the Kazakhstan unrest? | In Focus

952

Are the provisions of the FCRA loaded against civil society? | In Focus

953

What you need to know about children's vaccines and booster doses | In Focus

954

Can India’s best stop badminton’s new superstar Loh Kean Yew? | In Focus

955

Could the Novak Djokovic visa mess have been avoided? | In Focus

956

Will Sudan’s military allow a successful transition to democracy? | In Focus

957

Digital Address Code: What is it and why do we need it? | In Focus

958

What next for school education? | In Focus

959

The Oting killings, Naga insurgency, and AFSPA | In Focus

960

Why has Putin amassed troops near the border with Ukraine? | In Focus

961

What we know, and do not know, about the Omicron variant | In Focus

962

Is India particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases? | In Focus

963

What next on agricultural reforms? | In Focus

964

Why should we care about mental health of death row prisoners? | In Focus

965

What happens to your body when you breathe in polluted air | In Focus

966

How safe is India’s crypto gold rush for ordinary investors? | In Focus

967

Tennis star Peng Shuai’s sexual assault allegations and the Chinese Communist Party's response | In Focus

968

Should there be a total ban on liquor? | In Focus

969

The rise and rise of Xi Jinping | In Focus

970

How can India keep itself relevant in Afghanistan? | In Focus

971

Why is Ethiopia at war again? | In Focus

972

Why did India have a bad dengue season this year? | In Focus

973

What the Facebook papers reveal | In Focus

974

How will a new party affect the electoral playing field in Punjab? | In Focus

975

India's net zero commitment at CoP 26, explained | In Focus

976

A public void between Pakistan PM and Army chief over the ISI | In Focus

977

RBI’s new recurring payments norms and their implications | In Focus

978

Why is Mercedes-Benz selling cars directly to customers in India? | In Focus

979

Will Merck's new anti-viral drug help fight COVID-19? | In Focus

980

What does 'Indianisation’ of the justice system mean? | In Focus

981

Why the world's first malaria vaccine is important | In Focus

982

Does the GHI ranking reflect India's hunger and nutrition levels? | In Focus

983

Will the Tatas be able to turn around Air India? | In Focus

984

Can Sonia Gandhi galvanise a divided Congress? | In Focus

985

What's at stake in the Japan elections? | In Focus

986

Is COVID-19 vaccine necessary for children? | In Focus podcast

987

What made Virat Kohli step down from T20 captaincy? | In Focus

988

The current situation in Kashmir | In Focus

989

How DNA vaccines work | In Focus

990

What happened in Lakhimpur Kheri? | In Focus

991

Can reforms save India's telecom sector? | In Focus

992

The impact of dams in the Himalayas | In Focus

993

Behind Imran Khan's defence of the Taliban at the UN | In Focus

994

The future of women's Test cricket | In Focus

995

The Evergrande crisis and how Xi is remaking China's economy | In Focus

996

Dealing with the mental health challenges of students | In Focus

997

An enhanced Quad and the missing 'C' word | In Focus

998

Will replacing Capt Amarinder Singh help the Congress in Punjab? | In Focus

999

SCO vs Quad for India | Featured episode of Worldview with Suhasini Haidar

1000

What the AUKUS military pact means for India and the Quad | In Focus