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   29 May 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

   A Former Ambassador Reveals What Happens Inside India's Toughest Global Negotiations | Mohan Kumar

   The post-WW2 world order is dead. The UN doesn't work. The WTO can't function. Multilateralism has collapsed. And the world is now in a dangerous "interregnum" — a period of fragmentation, conflict, and competing alliances where every country is fighting to shape what comes next. So what does this mean for India? In this conversation with Roshan Cariappa, Ambassador Dr. Mohan Kumar — Former Indian Ambassador to France and Bahrain, India's lead negotiator at the WTO/GATT for nearly a decade, Professor of Diplomatic Practice at OP Jindal Global University, and Chairman of RIS — takes us inside…

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   22 May 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

   "India Has 25 Years To Grow Rich Before It Grows Old " — Neelkanth Mishra, EAC-PM | Bharatvaarta

   India has 20–25 years. After that, the demographic window closes. That is the central claim of this conversation. India is racing to do in 50–60 years what the West did in 150–200. To grow rich before it grows old. To become a developed economy while still a democracy — something almost no large country has ever managed. In this Bharatvaarta conversation, Roshan Cariappa sits down with Neelkanth Mishra — Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Chief Economist at Axis Bank, and one of India's most respected voices on the economy — to ask the question that very few…

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   16 May 2026 · 1 hr 21 min

   🤯How PM Modi Won, Deepfake Politics & India's AI Race 🚨| Shashi Shekhar Vempati

   This is about How BJP Pulled Off The Biggest Political Comeback Of Our Generation! Behind the historic BJP victory wasn't just a charismatic leader — it was a small group of professionals who quietly built India's first real digital election machine. Shashi Shekhar Vempati was one of them. A decade later, he became the first non-bureaucrat CEO of Prasar Bharati, took on India's biggest media reform challenge, and is now one of the most important voices on India's AI future — co-founding AI4India and recently appointed Chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). This isn't…

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   9 May 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

   India's Middle Class is breaking | ft. Saurabh Mukherjea

   India is growing. But why does the average Indian still feel stuck? In this conversation with Saurabh Mukherjea, we break down what’s really happening to India’s middle class — from stagnant incomes and rising debt to job uncertainty and changing financial behaviour. Based on real data, field research, and on-ground stories, this episode explores: - Why people earning ₹5 lakh to ₹1 crore feel stuck - How automation is silently reducing salaries - Why India’s middle class is taking on more debt than ever before - The hidden impact of UPI and easy credit - Why people are taking loans for…

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   8 May 2026 · 1 hr 45 min

   Anuradha Goyal on Temple Culture

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   8 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 4 min

   Story of Maharani Tarabai - Maratha Queen who Defeated Aurangzeb | Medha Bhaskaran

   After the execution of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, the Maratha Empire stood on the brink of collapse. Leadership was uncertain. The Mughals were advancing. And the idea of Swaraj seemed close to fading. But history didn’t unfold the way it was expected to. In this conversation, Medha Bhaskaran — author of Queen Tara: Kali of the Deccan — joins Bharatvaarta to trace the rise of Maharani Tarabai, a leader who emerged from the margins of power to take charge in one of the most critical moments in Indian history. We explore how Tarabai, initially far removed from succession, became a “destiny…

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   29 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

   Why Hindus Don't Have One God And More | Ami Ganatra

   India’s civilisational identity is often taken for granted — but few questions are as fundamental, and as complex, as this one: Who are we as Hindus? In this wide-ranging conversation, Ami Ganatra joins Bharatvaarta to explore the philosophical foundations of Hindu thought — from identity and Dharma to the evolution of gods, rituals, and ways of thinking that have shaped this civilisation over thousands of years. We unpack why Hindu thought has no single founder or fixed doctrine, how it accommodates multiple ways of seeing the world, and why questioning has always been central to its…

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   22 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

   The Empire That Almost Ruled India | Uday S. Kulkarni

   India’s past is often told as a sequence of empires rising and falling — but few moments were as decisive as the 18th century, when one power came remarkably close to reshaping the entire subcontinent. In this wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Uday S. Kulkarni joins Bharatvaarta to trace the rise of the Marathas — from the early vision of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj to a force that expanded across India, challenged the Mughals, and altered the balance of power in the subcontinent. We unpack how Swaraj was not just a political idea but a civilisational response to centuries of upheaval, how…

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   7 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

   Cold War 2.0 Explained | Velina Tchakarova on Wars, Power & India’s Choices

   The world is entering a phase where crises no longer unfold in isolation — wars, supply chains, energy chokepoints, sanctions, and strategic rivalries are now tightly connected inside a rapidly accelerating global power transition.In this wide-ranging conversation, Velina Tchakarova joins Bharatvaarta to explain why we are now living through what she calls Cold War 2.0 — a far more complex confrontation than the first Cold War, shaped not just by military blocs but by technology, finance, energy systems, and strategic interdependence.  We unpack why the United States–China rivalry now…

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    30 Jan 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    India’s Hardest Choices in 2026 | Abhijit Chavda

    India is entering a decade where its biggest challenges will not come from visible enemies alone — but from the choices it makes under pressure in a rapidly fragmenting world order. In this wide-ranging and rigorous conversation, Abhijit Chavda joins Bharatvaarta to examine the hard geopolitical decisions India faces today — from energy security and strategic autonomy to American pressure, global trade realignments, and the limits of the so-called “rules-based order.” We unpack why India’s purchase of Russian energy is not just an economic decision but a sovereignty test, how sanctions and…