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Hafta 604: Reservation, ‘merit’ and the unbearable pressure on India’s students

Hafta 603: BJP’s Instagram problem, ‘Dimaagi Naxal’, and Maoism in India

Hafta 602: The India that was, the India that could’ve been

Hafta 601: Meta, Modi and the battle for India’s internet

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 8: A special feedback episode

Hafta 600: Nationalism, travel and bureaucracy — our most unpopular opinions

Hafta 599: CJP protest, Gen Z fury, social media and the crisis of TV news

Hafta 598: From Anna to Sonam Wangchuk, can a protest survive without an ideology?

Hafta 597: On Satluj and the FIFA controversy

Hafta 596: On Umar Khalid, UAPA, and judicial accountability

Hafta 595: Ram Mandir donation scandal and why corruption no longer shapes public opinion

Hafta 594: Trump, Modi and the G7 summit – what did India gain?

Hafta 593: Can the BJP survive without Modi?

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 7: A special feedback episode

Hafta 592: Opposition in crisis? Can the CJP protest succeed?

Hafta 591: Banaras redevelopment, Delhi Gymkhana takeover and CBSE’s OSM fiasco

Hafta 590: The Norway question that shook Modi’s tour and Press Freedom

Hafta 589: Modi’s austerity push, and what the Trump-Xi meet means for India

Hafta 588: What every election analysis is missing about today’s India

Hafta 587: Why are flights expensive? Were the Bengal polls fair?

Hafta 586: Vijay factor in TN, Bengal elections and the Delimitation debate

Hafta 585: Noida labour protests and Kejriwal’s recusal row

Hafta 584: Trump’s Iran War mess and the myth of ‘normalcy’ in Manipur

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 6: A special feedback episode

Hafta 583: BJP’s Assam lock, Vijay’s big splash, and a tight race in Kerala

Hafta 582: Old ghosts, new Af-Pak war and India’s strategy

Hafta 581: Bollywood’s #MeToo disincentive and the Trans Bill 2026 protests

Hafta 580: Nitish Kumar's ‘decline’, religion in sports, and the ethics of euthanasia

Hafta 579: US-Israel's war against Iran, civilian toll, and India’s dilemma

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 5: A special feedback episode

Hafta 578: The Lutyens’ bust row and India’s shifting ties with Israel

Hafta 577: AI Impact Summit, big tech brokering, and Delhi’s logistical chaos

Hafta 576 : Cinema, censorship and the crisis in Parliament

Hafta 575: The Naravane book row, WaPo layoffs, and TM Krishna on ‘making democracy a culture’

Hafta 574: Economic Survey, Budget anxieties and the UGC caste row

Hafta 573: Funding the ‘circus’ in Davos as the net tightens on press freedom in Kashmir

Hafta 572: BCCI vs Bangladesh, and the regime change debate in Iran

Hafta 571: Venezuela crisis, still no bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

Hafta 570: Dehradun lynching, Bangladesh in strife, and the gig worker strike

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 4: A special feedback episode

Hafta 604: Reservation, ‘merit’ and the unbearable pressure on India’s students

Hafta 603: BJP’s Instagram problem, ‘Dimaagi Naxal’, and Maoism in India

Hafta 602: The India that was, the India that could’ve been

Hafta 601: Meta, Modi and the battle for India’s internet

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 8: A special feedback episode

Hafta 600: Nationalism, travel and bureaucracy — our most unpopular opinions

Hafta 599: CJP protest, Gen Z fury, social media and the crisis of TV news

Hafta 598: From Anna to Sonam Wangchuk, can a protest survive without an ideology?

Hafta 597: On Satluj and the FIFA controversy

Hafta 596: On Umar Khalid, UAPA, and judicial accountability

Hafta 595: Ram Mandir donation scandal and why corruption no longer shapes public opinion

Hafta 594: Trump, Modi and the G7 summit – what did India gain?

Hafta 593: Can the BJP survive without Modi?

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 7: A special feedback episode

Hafta 592: Opposition in crisis? Can the CJP protest succeed?

Hafta 591: Banaras redevelopment, Delhi Gymkhana takeover and CBSE’s OSM fiasco

Hafta 590: The Norway question that shook Modi’s tour and Press Freedom

Hafta 589: Modi’s austerity push, and what the Trump-Xi meet means for India

Hafta 588: What every election analysis is missing about today’s India

Hafta 587: Why are flights expensive? Were the Bengal polls fair?

Hafta 586: Vijay factor in TN, Bengal elections and the Delimitation debate

Hafta 585: Noida labour protests and Kejriwal’s recusal row

Hafta 584: Trump’s Iran War mess and the myth of ‘normalcy’ in Manipur

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 6: A special feedback episode

Hafta 583: BJP’s Assam lock, Vijay’s big splash, and a tight race in Kerala

Hafta 582: Old ghosts, new Af-Pak war and India’s strategy

Hafta 581: Bollywood’s #MeToo disincentive and the Trans Bill 2026 protests

Hafta 580: Nitish Kumar's ‘decline’, religion in sports, and the ethics of euthanasia

Hafta 579: US-Israel's war against Iran, civilian toll, and India’s dilemma

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 5: A special feedback episode

Hafta 578: The Lutyens’ bust row and India’s shifting ties with Israel

Hafta 577: AI Impact Summit, big tech brokering, and Delhi’s logistical chaos

Hafta 576 : Cinema, censorship and the crisis in Parliament

Hafta 575: The Naravane book row, WaPo layoffs, and TM Krishna on ‘making democracy a culture’

Hafta 574: Economic Survey, Budget anxieties and the UGC caste row

Hafta 573: Funding the ‘circus’ in Davos as the net tightens on press freedom in Kashmir

Hafta 572: BCCI vs Bangladesh, and the regime change debate in Iran

Hafta 571: Venezuela crisis, still no bail for Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam

Hafta 570: Dehradun lynching, Bangladesh in strife, and the gig worker strike

NL Hafta Subscribers’ Take Ep 4: A special feedback episode