India-Taliban Diplomatic Engagement

First, The Indian Express’ Sukrita Baruah tells us how several workers got trapped inside a rat-hole mine in Assam last week, and the political slugfest it has led to.

Next, The Indian Express’ Diplomatic Affairs Editor Shubhajit Roy talks about why India has now chosen to increase its engagement with the Taliban and what was discussed in their latest bilateral meeting (16:50).

Finally, we discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching Mission Mausam, which aims to upgrade the capabilities of India’s weather department in forecasting, modeling, and dissemination (26:02).

Hosted, written, and produced by Shashank Bhargava
Edited and mixed by Suresh Pawar