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First, we talk to The Indian Express’ Anil Sasi about how the US’s dramatic military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is less about narco-trafficking and more about oil and why even oil giants are hesitant. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Jayprakash Naidu about the ongoing protest by thousands of midday meal cooks in Chhattisgarh, who are demanding a living wage and basic digni...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Parul Kulshrestha about a video that went viral and led to a major political controversy in Rajasthan. The video featured a Booth Level Officer claiming that he was being pressured to delete hundreds of voters from voter rolls that are being created afresh under the SIR.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Saman Husain about the increase in the number of wom...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Girish Kuber about the BJP-Shiv Sena’s sweeping municipal poll win in Maharashtra and what it reveals about the shifting contours of urban politics in the state. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Vineet Bhalla about a split Supreme Court verdict on Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act and how it reopens the long-standing debate between shielding...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about the appointment of Sergio Gor as the new United States ambassador, and the impact his appointment can have on the relationship between the two countries and the stalled trade deal. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Shubham Tigga about deadly killings in Jharkhand by an elephant that have once again brought the c...

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First, we speak to The Indian Express’ Rinku Ghosh about how Delhi’s toxic winter air may be helping the spread of a dangerous, antibiotic-resistant superbug. Next, we talk to The Indian Express’ Harish Damodaran about the underground parasite quietly decimating India’s mustard crop and why that matters for edible oil imports. (15:45) Lastly, we speak to The Indian Express’ Soumyarendra Barik abou...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's recent visit to India, his meeting with PM Modi and the agreements that have been signed between the two countries. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Amitabh Sinha about the failure of the Indian Space Research Organisations' PSLV-C62 mission. He shares what the mission was abo...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express’ Mihir Vasavda about the case of Ankush Bhardwaj, a shooting coach recently booked under the POCSO Act. Mihir explains how the case surfaced, the gaps in safeguarding athletes, and why this incident has reignited concerns about coach-athlete power dynamics in Indian sport. Next, we speak to The Indian Express’ Kanchan Vasudev about the killing of a kabaddi prom...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' Tanushree Bose about how last week the Enforcement Directorate carried out raids at ten locations linked to election management firm I-PAC, which is handling the Trinamool Congress’s poll campaign. Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Varinder Bhatia about the improvement in the sex ratio of Haryana and how it has gone from 834 girls per 1,000 boys in 2011 to...

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First, we speak to The Indian Express' Anonna Dutt about Jammu, where a heated controversy over admissions to a new medical college has now grown into a bigger question...whether the college should be running at all. Next, The Indian Express' Kiran Parashar talks about a young woman's murder case that has sent shockwaves across Karnataka. (13:45) In the end, we talk about a proposed US law that co...

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First, we talk to The Indian Express' National Legal Editor Apurva Vishwanath about bail being given to five out of the seven accused in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case. She shares the reasoning given by the court for not giving bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam and how the order expands the definition of terrorism.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Aiswarya Raj about protests that hav...

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First, we speak to The Indian Express' Sukrita Baruah about Assam, where the government has brought back a law from 1950 and is using it for the first time.  Next, The Indian Express' Jayprakash S Naidu talks about Chhattisgarh, where vandalism of Christmas decorations inside a mall has sparked a larger political and communal controversy. (13:50) In the end, we take a look at the ED’s searches lin...

First, we talk to The Indian Express' Anand Mohan about the deaths and hospitalisations that have happened in Indore due to contaminated water. He shares about the current situation, the investigation and the government's response.  Next, we talk to The Indian Express' Ravi Dutta Mishra about the situation of Indian exports post the implementation of the 50% tariffs by the US. He talks about how t...

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In the final episode of our 2025 rewind, we zoom out to the world and what it forced India to confront. From the highs and hard edges of Trump 2.0 and tariffs, to a new redline on Pakistan after Pahalgam, to churn in Nepal and Bangladesh, India’s neighbourhood looked anything but stable. Today, we're joined by The Indian Express' Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy breaks down what changed, wh...

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