Best How Indian Politics Work Podcasts (2025)

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America’s Favorite Gunfighters and the Birth of the Old West 58:10

28m ago58:10

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com America loves the Western. Stories about frontier towns, outlaws and lawmen, and—most of all—killing. How did the myth and legend of the gunfighter come to permeate the U.S.? Were there rules to gunfights? How did you become famous by killing people? Did Texas, yes Texas, make all…

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NATIONAL INTEREST: Op Sindoor is the first battle in India’s two-front war. A vicious pawn in a King’s Gambit 12:23

1m ago12:23

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The Chinese use Pakistan as a cheap instrument to triangulate India between them. It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command. A two-front war is on. Except, the Chinese see no need to fight it directly. They have an able and willing proxy in Pakistan. Watch this week’s #ThePrint #Nation…

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ThePrintAM: WHAT'S THE IMPORTANCE OF KASHMIR RAIL LINK INAUGURATED BY PM MODI? 4:31

7h ago4:31

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By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: Indira to Modi, why it took 42 yrs to build Kashmir rail link & how it links Valley to rest of India 19:52

8h ago19:52

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CutTheClutter: Indira to Modi, why it took 42 yrs to build Kashmir rail link & how it links Valley to rest of IndiaBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Anubrata Mondal threatened a police officer & may go scot-free. It’s a blot on TMC 5:38

28m ago5:38

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Mondal’s foul comments are legendary. But in the leaked audio clip of a phone conversation that went viral last week, his language crossed too many Lakshman Rekhas.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: How Rajasthan bank employee ‘duped’ 41 villagers of Rs 4.5 cr over 3 yrs, to fuel ‘stock trading addiction’ 4:46

15m ago4:46

4:46

Sakshi Gupta, 26, a relationship manager at ICICI Bank’s Kota branch, turned financial inexperience of her mostly elderly customers into personal opportunity. She's now in judicial custody.By ThePrint

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Macrosutra: What do GDP numbers say about the Indian economy? 20:00

3h ago20:00

20:00

The Q4 GDP numbers for financial year 2024-25 were released by the government last week, and they indicated an overall GDP growth rate of 6.5%. Which sectors helped push this ahead, and which did not perform as strongly? Watch Economist Radhika Pandey with Correspondent Akanksha Mishra in ThePrint Macrosutra to find out.----more----Rear this week's…

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ThePrintAM: Why has Tharoor-Congress feud sparked unease in Thiruvananthapuram party unit? 7:50

12h ago7:50

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The Congress leader has come under fire from party colleagues Udit Raj & Jairam Ramesh. Back in his constituency, voters & party workers watch his moves closely, with mixed reactions.By ThePrint

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Review show: Paris Lees drama What It Feels Like for a Girl 42:28

19m ago42:28

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Tom and guests review What it Feels Like for Girl, the BBC's coming-of-age drama based on the memoir of Paris Lees; Taylor Jenkins Reid's new novel, Atmosphere, set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program and new film, Lollipop, about a young woman released from prison battling to regain custody of her children, written and directed…

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CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges ahead 24:03

1h ago24:03

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CutTheClutter: 1st yr of Modi 3.0: What BJP-led NDA govt got right, where they went wrong & the 3 challenges aheadBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Doctor-turned-civil servant whose ‘heart was always in politics’, KG Arunraj set to join TVK 7:03

9h ago7:03

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Arunraj likely to be given a post roughly equivalent to that of gen secy, it is learnt. He is said to have grown close to Vijay after an I-T raid on the actor’s properties in 2020.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: All-party delegation isn’t failure of Indian missions abroad. Diplomats work behind the camera 8:32

3h ago8:32

8:32

An incentive system for Indian diplomats that is based on validation through recognition ‘back home’ would lead to a preference for spectacle over substance.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Bengaluru stampede tragedy: What science tells us about crowd control 4:24

9m ago4:24

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A stampede during RCB's victory celebrations outside Chinnaswamy Stadium claimed 11 lives Wednesday. Research shows crowds exhibit wave-like patterns, identifying which can aid management.By ThePrint

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Security Code: India paid for ignoring warnings in 1965 war. It can’t afford to repeat those mistakes today 13:26

4m ago13:26

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Six decades ago this summer, as Pakistan’s army mobilised for war in Kashmir, India’s military and intelligence services ignored warnings in plain sight. The lessons learned in 1965 helped India win the Bangladesh war, but the lack of an institutional culture of introspection and honest self-criticism led to mistakes being repeated in 1999, 2001-20…

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ThePrintAM: What led to the stampede at RCB victory celebrations in Bengaluru? 2:15

1h ago2:15

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By ThePrint

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Daisy Goodwin on her play about the late Queen and her dresser 42:30

1d ago42:30

42:30

Daisy Goodwin discusses her debut play, By Royal Appointment, which stars Anne Reid as Queen Elizabeth and Caroline Quentin as her dresser, and which opens this week at Theatre Royal, Bath. The life and legacy of Irish novelist playwright and poet Edna O'Brien is discussed by writer Jan Carson and the director of the documentary Blue Road: The Edna…

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CutTheClutter: Unique idea of Pakistan where army’s power grows as it damages the nation. Munir the case in point 24:52

42m ago24:52

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CutTheClutter: Unique idea of Pakistan where army’s power grows as it damages the nation. Munir the case in pointBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: China is hypocritical on IWT. Just look at how it has maximised upstream water usage 6:50

1h ago6:50

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China’s actions fit into a broader pattern of asserting upstream control while denying others the same right. It’s less about water and more about projecting dominance.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Axiom-4 mission, pushed to 10 June, to have 5th ‘crew member’ & a surprise for India’s 1st astronaut 4:43

2h ago4:43

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Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and other members of the crew will fly from the NASA Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 5:52 pm IST.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Anna University rape case—the ‘Sir’ who was never unmasked, to a rare, quick conviction 6:18

18m ago6:18

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Police took just 162 days to complete probe, file charge sheet and secure life sentence for M Gnanasekaran, in case that became a flashpoint between TN’s ruling DMK & opposition parties.By ThePrint

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ThePrintAM: What has Karnataka HC said on Kamal Haasan's controversial remark on Kannada? 3:49

2h ago3:49

3:49

What has Karnataka HC said on Kamal Haasan's controversial remark on Kannada?By ThePrint

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Nick Mohammed on comedy and improvisation 42:20

3d ago42:20

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Comedian Nick Mohammed on his stand-up show Mr Swallow, and Deep Cover, his action thriller about a group of comedy improvisers. Kate Wasserberg, Artistic Director of Theatr Clywd on the theatre's £50 million redevelopment, and opening the new auditorium with a production of the musical Tick Tick... Boom! Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of pai…

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CutTheClutter: India's BrahMos missile that even Pakistan hails & why we should thank our messy politics for it 30:53

18h ago30:53

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India's BrahMos missile has been hailed not just by PM Modi, but also by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif last week. How it gave an edge to India against Pakistan following Op Sindoor, and why the missile is a tribute to continuity in India's governance & politics- Watch ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta explain, in Ep 1675 of #CutTheClutter. Deputy…

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The Hidden Costs of the India-UK Free Trade Agreement with Abhijit Das 38:56

6h ago38:56

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In this episode, author and journalist Puja Mehra speaks to trade policy expert Abhijit Das about what’s at stake for India in its free trade agreement (FTA) with developed economies like the UK. Why do countries push for non-trade clauses such as labour, environment, and gender standards in trade deals? How do intellectual property (IPR) obligatio…

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PoliticallyCorrect: CDS' remarks about Pakistan downing Indian aircraft fires up Oppn, but PM won't lose sleep over it 9:00

11h ago9:00

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Post-Op Sindoor, PM Modi has reasons to worry more about BJP colleagues than the Opposition, ThePrint Political Editor DK Singh analyses in this episode of #politicallycorrect Produced By: Mahira KhanBy ThePrint

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ThePrintAM: What was Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb? 6:10

15h ago6:10

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Russia acknowledged that 'several aircraft caught fire' following Ukraine's attacks on its air bases in Murmansk & Irkutsk, in the Russian Arctic and eastern Siberia.By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: Ukraine gives Russia its Pearl Harbor moment & answer to what IAF did for 2 days before 9 May attack 35:40

21h ago35:40

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CutTheClutter: Ukraine gives Russia its Pearl Harbor moment & answer to what IAF did for 2 days before 9 May attackBy ThePrint

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Fiddler on the Roof returns to the stage 42:17

21h ago42:17

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Samira discusses the Olivier award-winning production of Fiddler on the Roof with its star Adam Dannheisser and director Jordan Fein. Sarah Dunant talks about the women in the Renaissance who became art patrons, as she publishes her novel The Marchesa, about Isabella d'Este of Mantua. Screenwriter Frederic Raphael, whose films include Far From the …

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ThePrintPod: India’s all-party delegations show a problem with our embassies 7:40

22h ago7:40

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Reforms are needed in two directions—decolonisation of the structure of Indian embassies, and the promotion of active over passive leadership.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Big pharma pivoting to more lucrative obesity segment, Indian drugmakers eye insulin market 3:59

23h ago3:59

3:59

The size of India’s insulin market was an estimated Rs 4,404 crore in April this year, with Indian players making steady entry into a market once dominated by Big pharma.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Interval or end credits? Why Kamal Haasan may have cast aside dream to become CM, at least for now 5:29

23h ago5:29

5:29

After meeting CM Stalin last week, Haasan told the media his ‘voice has always been for the Tamils and for the first time, it will be heard in Parliament’.By ThePrint

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OpinionPOD: Decoding Op Spider's Web- Ukraine’s drone innovation that has stunned the world 13:47

24h ago13:47

13:47

What looks lifted from the pages of science fiction-- Ukraine on 1 June, launched "Operation Spiderweb," smuggling 117 drones across borders via trucks, and unleashing them as far as 4,000 kilometers and beyondinto Russian territory. These drones have targeted five high-security air bases simultaneously across five time zones in a meticulously coor…

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OffTheCuff: India's Op Sindoor & its military takeaways: #ThePrintOTC with Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari (Retd) 1:36:54

1d ago1:36:54

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In the latest edition of #ThePrint #OffTheCuff, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari speaks to ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip. The conversation focuses on India's Operation Sindoor in Pakistan & PoK following the dastardly Pahalgam attack. The discussion revolves around Op Sindoor's military objectives, takeawa…

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ThePrintAM: Who is IPS Rajeev Krishna, UP's 5th acting DGP in a row? 4:00

1d ago4:00

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https://theprint.in/india/who-is-1991-batch-ips-rajeev-krishna-ups-5th-acting-dgp-in-a-row/2643606/By ThePrint

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National Interest: Asim Munir just stole his 5th star & has nothing to show for it. It’ll make him desperate, dangerous 12:09

3d ago12:09

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Victory celebrations for propaganda apart, Asim Munir knows his military has suffered a severe setback. Any yet unsubstantiated claims of downing Indian planes can please the population for a while. However much he thumps his chest, the additional jingle of that fifth star will not change those facts on the ground. Watch this week's National Intere…

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ThePrintAM: What's the controversy over Kamal Haasan's Tamil-Kannada remark? 5:58

4d ago5:58

5:58

https://theprint.in/india/how-kamal-haasans-tamil-kannada-remark-touched-a-nerve-reigniting-identity-war-among-southern-states/2641984/By ThePrint

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CutTheClutter: How Pakistan is buying its way into Trump White House & the crypto link you can’t miss 22:24

4d ago22:24

22:24

Pakistan’ Shehbaz Sharif govt has plunged headlong into cryptocurrency; a thread ties its newly formed crypto council to firm with links to Trump family. In episode 1673 of #CutTheClutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta connects the dots to explain how Islamabad has wiggled its way into the Trump White House—and the crypto link that you can…

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ThePrintPod: Orthodox Russia doesn’t take orders from Pope. Vatican can’t convince Putin for a ceasefire 6:55

4d ago6:55

6:55

There is no reason why Pope Leo XIV would broker peace between Putin and Zelenskyy just because the president of America wants him to do it.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: HC struck ‘middle path’ with relief for DPS Dwarka students. But unpaid hiked fees saga far from over 7:09

4d ago7:09

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In interim order, high court said students can pay a portion of raised fee to resume attending classes. The parents have been at loggerheads with school admin over the hike.By ThePrint

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ThePrintAM: WHAT HAS INDIA SAID ABOUT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH US? 4:14

5d ago4:14

4:14

Trade talks between India-US still ongoing, ‘tech, trade & talent’ future of ties, says MEA https://theprint.in/diplomacy/trade-talks-between-india-us-still-ongoing-tech-trade-talent-future-of-ties-says-mea/2641296/By ThePrint

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Imelda Staunton in Mrs Warren's Profession 42:25

5d ago42:25

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Samira Ahmed and writers Dreda Mitchell and Mark Ravenhill review Imelda Staunton and her daughter, Bessie Carter, in Mrs Warren's Profession. They consider, too, theatre director Marianne Elliott's first foray into film, The Salt Path, based on a Raynor Winn's bestselling memoir of how she and her husband, after they have lost their house and farm…

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CutTheClutter: IAF’s chief’s plain-speak on Op Sindoor lessons, delays in defence projects & pvt player entry 21:49

5d ago21:49

21:49

CutTheClutter: IAF’s chief’s plain-speak on Op Sindoor lessons, delays in defence projects & pvt player entryBy ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: India isn’t using Indus water—it can solve irrigation problems, generate hydropower 8:46

5d ago8:46

8:46

India isn’t using all the water it is entitled to under IWT. Every year, Pakistan gets about 3.3 billion cubic metres of water from eastern rivers—those allocated to India.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: Launched by Khattar, how Haryana’s Rs 700-cr tablet scheme for govt school students has fallen apart 6:05

5d ago6:05

6:05

Gadgets distributed to govt school students with much fanfare in 2022 lie unused due to a lack of internet access, leaving poor students struggling to access study material.By ThePrint

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ThePrintPod: ‘Everything at stake’ for Indian students as US pauses visa interviews amid social media vetting plan 5:08

5d ago5:08

5:08

After a judge blocked Trump's move to ban foreign students at Harvard, Marco Rubio's diplomatic cable to embassies comes as the latest shocker for Indians set for studies in the US.By ThePrint

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'India needs to focus on winning in Kashmir, not fighting Pakistan' 12:29

5d ago12:29

12:29

This month’s precision strikes in Pakistan have shown India has the will, and resources, to punish Pakistan for backing terrorist groups. Experience shows, though, India’s past punitive operations have brought it only short-lived tactical pauses in Kashmir. The real challenge is to build a durable political order in Kashmir, that can secure the pol…

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ThePrintAM: WHY HAS THAROOR'S PRAISE FOR OP SINDOOR DRAWN CRITICISM FROM CONGRESS? 3:59

6d ago3:59

3:59

Tharoor faces Congress leadership’s ire for breaking from party line on Op Sindoor, Trump’s claims https://theprint.in/politics/tharoor-faces-congress-leaderships-ire-for-breaking-from-party-line-on-op-sindoor-trumps-claims/2626080/By ThePrint

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The Horror of AI Generals Making Command Decisions 56:22

6d ago56:22

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Listen to this episode commercial free at https://angryplanetpod.com Palantir, Anduril and a suite of other Tolkien-inspired tech nightmares want to integrate artificial intelligence into every aspect of the U.S. military. Both companies have software suites they’re pitching as agents that will help make command decisions during combat. An AI gener…

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Paul Hartnoll of Orbital on the band's Brown album, and a new biography of Muriel Spark. 42:13

6d ago42:13

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Paul Hartnoll of electronic music duo Orbital talks about the reissue of the band's Brown album which was originally released in 1993, with the addition of 23 extra tracks of rarities and previously unreleased material and about the intersection between dance music and politics. Frances Wilson, who has previously published acclaimed biographies of …