Politics & Policy

27 October 2023

Political savant Prashant Kishor shares sharp insights on India 2024

Watch India’s most astute & high profile political savant PRASHANT KISHOR & award winning journalist SHOMA CHAUDHURY in an exclusive & riveting conversation of political insight, personal anecdote & sharp prediction.

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7 August 2023

Piercing insight. Legend Garry Kasparov on Putin, Russian psyche, why we’re at war

The language of war has changed, and unlike chess, there's no possibility for a tie. Kasparov explains how the free world's response to Russia's invasion fell short. And why dictators play geopolitics like poker, not chess.

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16 July 2022

Ace diplomat Shyam Saran on how China thinks of India & why it’s flexing its muscle

Having written an incisive book, "How China Sees India", the former foreign Secratary decodes some of the most enduring master narratives that powerful countries have created about themselves. Why do these narratives matter and how are they influencing present day geopolitics? Is the China story, afterall, a myth? This is a nuanced revision of history, culture, and the foundational structures of nation-making.

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17 May 2022

Political scientist Jacob Hacker on the economic reasons for US toxic culture wars

Jacob Hacker, author of "Let Them Eat Tweets", unveils the hypocrisies of the Rebublican Party, what is causing populist democracies to fail across the world, and how deep cultural divides are fragmenting America .

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21 April 2022

The BJP must remember Sanatan Dharm values: Arif Mohammad Khan on communal riots

As the discourses on religion and politics get conflated, Governor of Kerala, Arif Mohammad Khan speaks as the custodian of the Constitution. In today's India, what does it mean to revive Sanatan value and adopt its practice in public life?

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12 April 2022

“China doesn’t know how to make friends”: Nirupama Rao on Sri Lanka & Pakistan crisis

With democracries in jeopardy and economies in collapse, how should India, China, and USA rethink diplomacy? Former foreign secretary, Nirupama Rao, undertakes a deep-dive into the heart of South Asian conflicts

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5 March 2022

Crackling insights: Why the whole world will lose in Putin’s War: Tom Friedman

We are in a one-of-a-kind conflict in a world of surplus information. The world's most famous trend-spotter, Tom Friedman explains why we are already in the middle of World War 3 and what got us here.

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18 February 2022

How to read Putin: A master class on Ukraine crisis: PS Raghavan

As Ukraine battles against a full-scale Russian invasion, what is motivating Putin? Is he a reckless expansionist? What are the stakes for global players? Security expert, P S Raghavan gives his perspective on this dangerous face-off.

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23 November 2021

What next for Indian farmers after repealed laws. 2 super informed voices weigh in

After a long year of protest and the revocation of the farm laws, Anil Ghanwat, President of Shetkari Sanghatan, and anthropologist Mekhala Krishnamurthy discuss how the government can free the market without putting farmers' necks on the line.

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28 September 2021

Taliban co-founder Mullah Zaeef on power grab, women, Islam, terror & Pakistan

Will the return of the Taliban undo 20 years of recuperation for Afghanistan? What shall be the fate of women and international diplomacy? Watch Mullah Zaeef'd exclusive

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