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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.

The Southern state of Travancore was one of the first among the princely states to refuse accession to the Indian union. It wanted to remain independent, but things changed after an assassination attempt on the dewan of the state, Sir CP Ramaswamy Aiyer. In this episode, historian Manu Pillai and renowned painter and descendant of the Travancore royal family, Rukmini Varma join us to tell us more about the story of the state’s integration.Hosted by Adrija Roychowdhury and Damini JaimanEdited by Damini JaimanMixed by Suresh PawarEditorial Support: Shashank BhargavaListen to all five episodes on the Indian Express://indianexpress.com/audio/pages-from-the-past/Or download The Indian Express app:iOS link: https://apps.apple.com/in/app/indian-express-news-epaper/id506351833Android link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.indianexpress.android&hl=en_IN&gl=US&pli=1

In this episode, British High Commissioner Alexander Ellis talks to the Indian Express about India being a top priority for the UK, echoes of the past, the violence in Leicester and how there is no justification for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In this episode, Umran Malik, the fastest bowler to emerge from India in recent years, speaks to the Indian Express about his first full IPL season with Sunrisers Hyderabad, his family, his early years in Jammu & Kashmir, and his love for fast bowling.(Illustration: Suvajit Dey)