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The Times of India podcast expands storytelling and reportage from India’s largest newsroom. We put the spotlight on ideas, people and stories that matter from Monday to Friday. To read views and analysis, please subscribe to TOI+ at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus

  1. 'My job is to hold a mirror to what is happening on the ground'

    27 SEPT

    'My job is to hold a mirror to what is happening on the ground'

    Journalist-columnist Harinder Baweja talks about writing about conflict over four decades, terrorism in Punjab, her multiple trips to Pakistan, exposing Pakistan’s claims on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and more that are documented in her new book.

    38 min
  2. 'Gen Z' forces out Nepal's political class, but what next?

    12 SEPT

    'Gen Z' forces out Nepal's political class, but what next?

    The Prime Minister has resigned, political leaders were attacked in the streets, the Nepal Army is now in charge. Roman Gautam, editor of magazine Himal Southasian and resident of Kathmandu, explains why 'Gen Z' protests in Nepal erupted, why it brought down a government and what next for Nepal.

    38 min
  3. 'It is the number of idiots that give dignity to a stupid idea'

    5 SEPT

    'It is the number of idiots that give dignity to a stupid idea'

    Poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar was recently invited to a Urdu literature festival in Kolkata and then saw the invite withdrawn after Muslim groups objected to his presence, on the grounds that he is an atheist. In this episode, he speaks with Alka Dhupkar about his atheism, why a community can't claim ownership over a language and why he's happy to receive abuse for his views from all religious groups.

    32 min
  4. How much safer is flying in India after AI-171?

    19 JUL

    How much safer is flying in India after AI-171?

    The preliminary report on the Air India flight’s crash in Ahmedabad has raised more questions instead of answering them. Captain Amit Singh, co-founder of aviation safety think-tank Safety Matters Foundation, explains the problems with the report, what it should have done and what India can do to make its skies safer.

    51 min
  5. Is the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar too intensive?

    9 JUL

    Is the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar too intensive?

    There has been a lot of opposition to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls from opposition parties and there are multiple petitions against it in the Supreme Court.  One of the petitioners, Prof Jagdeep Chhokar, co-founder of the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), explains why they have opposed the Election Commission's drive and the many problems they see in this initiative.

    37 min
  6. Top Maoist leader killed, will India meet its 2026 'deadline'?

    1 JUN

    Top Maoist leader killed, will India meet its 2026 'deadline'?

    Author and security analyst Sudeep Chakravarti - a long-time observer of the Maoist rebellion - explains what the Indian state really needs to do to end Maoism completely.

    42 min
  7. When caste data is there but isn't released

    23 MAY

    When caste data is there but isn't released

    Even as the central government plans to conduct a caste census across the country, Karnataka has data on the socio-economic data of backward castes in the states for nearly a decade that it hasn't released fully.  Political analyst and author Sugata Srinivasaraju explains the partial release of data and why the state may have inspired caste-based reservations in India in the past, it hasn't done very well with the current survey's data.

    29 min
  8. Why India and Pakistan can claim victory after Operation Sindoor

    14 MAY

    Why India and Pakistan can claim victory after Operation Sindoor

    Strategic affairs analyst Manoj Joshi decodes the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, how much both sides gained and lost with Operation Sindoor, the role the US played, China's role in the conflict and what it means for the future of ties between the two nations.

    22 min
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The Times of India podcast expands storytelling and reportage from India’s largest newsroom. We put the spotlight on ideas, people and stories that matter from Monday to Friday. To read views and analysis, please subscribe to TOI+ at https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-plus

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    Times Of India
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    579
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