Express Conversations

In this episode, the President of the Indian National Congress and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge is in conversation with members of the Indian Express on a variety of topics related to Indian politics and political parties. He talks about elections in Karnataka, working towards Opposition unity, Rahul Gandhi's disqualification, and his autonomy in the Congress party.This session of Idea Exchange was moderated by Associate Editor Manoj CG. From the president of the Gulbarga Congress committee in 1969, and with no political background, Kharge has been an MLA 9 times, and a minister in all Congress governments.

In this episode, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is in conversation with members of the Indian Express on Indian politics, why he thinks the BJP might have overreached in the Rahul Gandhi political row, the opportunity it has created for a united resistance from the Opposition, and the road ahead for the Congress. The session of Idea Exchange was moderated by Indian Express Deputy Political Editor Liz Mathew.

Sushil Kumar Modi, senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member was a guest at Indian Express Idea Exchange. He started his decades long political journey in Bihar and was integrally involved in JP andolan. Mr Modi discusses key the takeaways from the Budget, Adani allegations the churn in Bihar’s politics and why Nitish Kumar is losing ground. The session of Idea Exchange was moderated by Senior Assistant Editor Harikishan Sharma.

Former Australian prime minister, Tony Abbott, an old India hand and key player in furthering bilateral relations and trade agreements between the two countries. A centre right politician, known for his open and strong views on climate change and abortions and sports.He discusses why Australia can be India’s trusted partner, the Adani allegations, trade deals and countering China and lots more with members of the Express team in a session moderated by Indian Express Deputy Chief of National Bureau Shubhajit Roy.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, whose long political journey started from being a student leader in the 1980s to finally now, becoming a state chief minister. Indian Express Manoj CG moderates the session as CM Sukkhu and members of the Indian Express group discuss the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and why the Congress needs to move from power-driven to organisation-driven politics, and a lot more.

Physician and author, Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee was the guest at The Indian Express Adda on 16th January. Indian Express Group's Executive Director Anant Goenka, and Indian Express' National Features Editor Devyani Onial spoke to Dr Mukherjee on a variety of topics around cancer, biology, and his latest books.

In this episode, Historian William Dalrymple speaks on the need for nuance in writing history, why tales around the Mughals are often misrepresented, and why the Marxist view of history is not the only way to tell a story.

Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change and Labour & Employment, speaks about sustainable consumption and COP27, India’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) climate justice the clearance given to GM mustard, why development and environment are not opposed to each other, the Indian labour employment, BJP, RSS and more.

The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari was the guest at The Indian Express Adda on 13th December. Anant Goenka, the Executive Director of Indian Express Group, and Vandita Mishra, the National Opinion Editor, of The Indian Express spoke to Gadkari about transportation, railways, waterways, the Indian economy, BJP, RSS and more.

In this episode, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global affairs speaks to the Indian Express about  the Metaverse push, the need to shrink the gap between policymaking and technology, and the challenges faced by social media platforms.