In Focus by The Hindu

In Focus by The Hindu

Hosted by G Sampath and Sharmada Venkatasubramanian · The Hindu

4.7from 710 ratings

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83Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
1,418
Episodes
210
Transcribed
710
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2020
First episode
304M
YouTube views

About 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.

Publisher
The Hindu
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
9 Jan 2020
Latest episode
9 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

210 of 1,418 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Election Commission Controversy: Who authorised the modified Form 6?

  2. 8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    In Focus-Parley | Are legal guarantees insufficient in abolishing untouchability?

  3. 7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    From AI to Super Intelligence: Trump's new American AI Agenda

Inside a recent episode

Election Commission Controversy: Who authorised the modified Form 6?

Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I mean, solve the problem. Where is the issue? But I think the election commission is not answering the questions which are being put to it. And that is very serious. Right. You know, we are looking at all these issues with the election commission, the SIR, the deletions, additions, lack of transparency, centralization, all of this. But if we were to go to the actual origin or the root of the problem, I think we may have to look at things a little bit upstream which is the way the election commissioners are appointed. The Supreme Court layered a particular way of doing it but then the government passed a law in 2023 which basically gave them a free hand, an effective veto on who gets to be an election commissioner. […]

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Who has been a guest on In Focus by The Hindu

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Vipul Mudgal
  • Valerian Rodrigues
  • Disha Wadekar
  • John Xavier
  • Farhat Hasan

Reach and audience

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YouTube views
304,354,821
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.4 / 5
40 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
670 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 83 / 100

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Quality
90
Social presence
0
YouTube
93
Engagement
98

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G Sampath and Sharmada Venkatasubramanian host the show. Published by The Hindu.

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