In Focus by The Hindu

The Union Cabinet has cleared the way for the updation of the National Population Register from April next year. Though the government was quick to state that the NPR is not related to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) there are still questions over the process through which the former will be compiled and the information that will be sought. Could the NPR then, be a precursor to a national NRC. This podcast looks at the link between the Census, NPR, NRC and finally the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Guest: K Venkataramanan, Associate Editor, The Hindu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Union Government has called upon the Supreme Court to to review an order it passed last year with regard to reservations. In particular, it asserted that the creamy layer concept, which distinguishes between the affluent among disadvantaged sections, not be applied to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes when determining who is not eligible for the benefits of reservations. Over the years the Supreme Court, in successive judgments, has refined the rules regarding the implementation of reservation. Could the current request to review lead to another landmark ruling in the history of affirmative action jurisprudence in India?  Guest: K Venkataramanan, Associate Editor, The Hindu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens to atheists as per the Citizenship Amendment Bill?In this podcast we sum up the best of the debates and the lines of argument taken by each party.Guest: Maansi Verma - Founder, Maadhyam, a participatory policymaking initiative. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices