The Times Of India Podcast
Times Of India
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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Nov 30, 2022 • 29min
Should Pakistan Army's new chief worry India?
Senior fellow at Centre for Policy Research, Sushant Singh, explains the challenges facing General Asim Munir as he takes over as Pakistan Army chief
Nov 28, 2022 • 21min
How layoffs are hitting H1B visa holders in the US
It's a bad time to be an H1B visa holder as tech companies layoff thousands. SIIA's Neha Mahajan and TOI's Ishani Duttagupta explain why.
Nov 25, 2022 • 30min
Ask Devdutt Pattanaik: Murder and justice in Indian scriptures
Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik talks about Indian scriptures' nuanced view of murder and justice. We also talk about a serial killer in the scriptures, a murder mystery featuring Krishna and more.
Nov 24, 2022 • 19min
The man who could be India's first openly queer judge
A conversation with lawyer Saurabh Kirpal on why sexual orientation matters when it comes to becoming a judge and why the Supreme Court should be a counter-majoritarian institution.
Nov 23, 2022 • 28min
A fund to recover from disasters
TOI's Vishwa Mohan rounds up the big outcomes from the latest climate change summit and IIED's Ritu Bharadwaj explains why the loss and damage fund isn't reason for cheer just yet
Nov 21, 2022 • 32min
Will India finally take on the practice of female genital mutilation?
We Speak Out's Masooma Ranalvi talks to TOI's Sunil Baghel about their attempts to end the practice of female gential mutilation and why a recent recommendation at a UN body matters.
Nov 18, 2022 • 24min
Behind the Shraddha Walkar murder case is a familiar story
Dr Ranjana Kumari, director of the Centre for Social Research, on why the long-term domestic abuse Shraddha Walkar endured shouldn't be ignored.
Nov 17, 2022 • 22min
Modi-Xi meet but no end in sight to border dispute
Author and analyst Manoj Joshi explains why talks between India and China on the border dispute aren't going anywhere and why China's happy to keep India guessing.
Nov 16, 2022 • 25min
What it's like to live in Zero Covid China
As China refuses to abandon its Zero Covid policy, a Shanghai resident talks about what it's like to live with this policy when most of the world has moved on.
Nov 14, 2022 • 24min
What smells tell us about our cities
Gopal MS, who documents Mumbai's sights and smells, and sociologist Ishita Dey explain what the smell of cities tells us about them and also what it says about us.
