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In Focus by The Hindu

A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into current developments with subject experts, and brings in context, history, perspective and analysis.

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Replug: Coronavirus outbreak: the view from China

Replug: Coronavirus outbreak: the view from China

The Hindu's former China Correspondent Ananth Krishnan was on holiday there for two weeks during the height of the scare... Read more

29 Feb 2020

28mins

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COVID-19: What China and South Korea are getting right, responses to the markets crash, and a regional update

COVID-19: What China and South Korea are getting right, responses to the markets crash, and a regional update

As the spread of the coronavirus dominates headlines around the world our weekly international affairs round up from an ... Read more

13 Mar 2020

25mins

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Coronavirus daily update — power system concerns, guidelines for antibody testing and masks

Coronavirus daily update — power system concerns, guidelines for antibody testing and masks

In this 16th episode of our coverage of COVID-19–related developments, we try and cover a flurry of updates in a somewha... Read more

5 Apr 2020

20mins

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Coronavirus daily update | Perspective on World Malaria Day, repatriation of Indians in the Gulf and optimistic govt numbers on growth of cases

Coronavirus daily update | Perspective on World Malaria Day, repatriation of Indians in the Gulf and optimistic govt numbers on growth of cases

On World Malaria Day, we get a perspective on India’s battle with a disease that still remains a significant challenge e... Read more

26 Apr 2020

19mins

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Coronavirus | One month into lockdown, a numbers comparison among States, and South Asian countries

Coronavirus | One month into lockdown, a numbers comparison among States, and South Asian countries

As we complete one month of the national lockdown, we look at the government's recent statement that the growth of cases... Read more

25 Apr 2020

20mins

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Coronavirus | Expert View: The mathematics of an outbreak

Coronavirus | Expert View: The mathematics of an outbreak

Guest: Adam Kucharski, Associate Professor and Sir Henry Dale Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medici... Read more

27 Mar 2020

14mins

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Coronavirus | Expert view | Tackling COVID-19 the Swedish way: No Lockdown

Coronavirus | Expert view | Tackling COVID-19 the Swedish way: No Lockdown

While most other countries around the world ave opted for some form of aggressive lockdown strategy Sweden adopted a mor... Read more

16 Apr 2020

22mins

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Coronavirus daily update — Crisis in the U.S, and ‘staggered exit’ strategy post lockdown

Coronavirus daily update — Crisis in the U.S, and ‘staggered exit’ strategy post lockdown

To start off the 14th episode of our daily updates on COVID-19, U.S. Correspondent Sriram Lakshman describes the alarmin... Read more

3 Apr 2020

19mins

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Coronavirus daily update | PM discusses lockdown-exit with States, ICMR cautions against using faulty rapid test kits

Coronavirus daily update | PM discusses lockdown-exit with States, ICMR cautions against using faulty rapid test kits

As the last week of the 40-day lockdown begins, the Prime Minister held a video conference with Chief Ministers on April... Read more

27 Apr 2020

18mins

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Coronavirus daily update — States’ strategy to exit lockdown, and the BCG vaccine hypothesis

Coronavirus daily update — States’ strategy to exit lockdown, and the BCG vaccine hypothesis

Besides the obvious news point in the Prime Minister’s video address on Friday, there’s more to discuss about the stagge... Read more

4 Apr 2020

18mins

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The controversy around Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s Rajya Sabha nomination

The controversy around Justice Ranjan Gogoi’s Rajya Sabha nomination

Justice Ranjan Gogoi, who retired four months ago as Chief Justice of India, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha on March 1... Read more

18 Mar 2020

20mins

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Delhi violence: an update on the latest developments

Delhi violence: an update on the latest developments

The death toll in clashed between pro and anti-CAA protesters in northeast Delhi rose to 27 on February 26 as the Delhi ... Read more

26 Feb 2020

13mins

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Battling Coronavirus: How Kerala draws lessons from the 2018 Nipah outbreak

Battling Coronavirus: How Kerala draws lessons from the 2018 Nipah outbreak

The 2018 Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala claimed 17 lives but also resulted in the State setting up a sophisticated surve... Read more

10 Feb 2020

21mins

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How badly will the economy be affected by the COVID-19 lockdown and what can the government do to help?

How badly will the economy be affected by the COVID-19 lockdown and what can the government do to help?

In this episode, we deal with the crucial question of what this lockdown will mean for our economy and what measures the... Read more

25 Mar 2020

17mins

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PM Modi’s speech and where we stand now on COVID-19 in India

PM Modi’s speech and where we stand now on COVID-19 in India

We start a new series today, sometimes as a stand-alone, and sometimes as a bonus episode added to our discussions on ot... Read more

19 Mar 2020

22mins

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Coronavirus | Expert View: Scientific awareness in the time of the COVID outbreak

Coronavirus | Expert View: Scientific awareness in the time of the COVID outbreak

It is becoming increasingly crucial for people to have awareness and knowledge about COVID-19, how the virus spreads, an... Read more

18 Apr 2020

19mins

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Decoding Donald Trump’s India visit

Decoding Donald Trump’s India visit

United States President Donald Trump’s visit to India was marked by a lot of spectacle and bonhomie between him and Prim... Read more

28 Feb 2020

44mins

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Coronavirus daily update — An HCQ pilot project in Dharavi, and questions over lack of testing kits

Coronavirus daily update — An HCQ pilot project in Dharavi, and questions over lack of testing kits

As we recorded this episode, the suspense of the Prime Minister's 10 a.m. address on April 14 loomed over us, because we... Read more

14 Apr 2020

21mins

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The Iowa Caucus fiasco and Trump’s impeachment acquittal: a U.S. politics round-up

The Iowa Caucus fiasco and Trump’s impeachment acquittal: a U.S. politics round-up

In this episode we do a quick catch up with three major news events that all seemed to occur virtually simultaneously in... Read more

8 Feb 2020

25mins

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Coronavirus | Shashi Tharoor on how the WHO has handled the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus | Shashi Tharoor on how the WHO has handled the COVID-19 pandemic

The WHO is facing arguably its biggest-ever crisis, with questions being raised over its handling of the COVID-19 pandem... Read more

20 Apr 2020

24mins

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