Politics : Interviews

Gautam Navlakha
'Are We Preparing for the Wrong War?'
24 Jan 2020
The Indian Army recently witnessed a major reform when General Bipin Rawat was appointed as the first ever Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after he retired from the position of Chief of Army Staff.…
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta
Questionable Track Records of R C Bhargava and Shikha Sharma
14 Jan 2020
Two of India’s leading corporate captains have been ‘rewarded’ despite their questionable track records in governance.
Prasanth R.
Why did UK Side with Boris Johnson?
13 Dec 2019
The Conservative Party registered a decisive victory with 364 seats in the UK elections. We talk about the role of Brexit in it and why the Labour Party suffered one of its worst defeats in decades.
Prasanth R.
Is Data Protection Bill Dangerous?
13 Dec 2019
The Personal Data Protection Bill (PDP) was placed in Parliament on December 11. What can be the implications if the Bill is passed?
Ajay Kumar
Govt Advisory: No Coverage to Protests in North-east?
13 Dec 2019
As the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has become an Act now, the protests against the act, which aims at granting citizenship based on religion, have intensified, especially in Assam and Tripura.
Prasanth R.
Lebanon's Intifada is Trying to Change the Very Structure of Society
22 Nov 2019
A month after massive protests broke out in Lebanon, Jana Nakhal from the Lebanese Communist Party analyses the current stage of the movement, the state and the police's response, and the path ahead…
Ajay Kumar
Electoral Bonds Controversy: In Conversation with Nitin Sethi
22 Nov 2019
Nitin Sethi has written a series of reports which reveal crucial information about the Modi government implemented electoral bonds despite opposition from various sources including RBI and Election…
Prabir Purkayastha
SC Verdict on Babri Masjid-Ramjanambhoomi Dispute
09 Nov 2019
Senior journalist Urmilesh and NewsClick’s editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha discuss Supreme Court’s verdict in the Babri Masjid-Ramjanmabhoomi land dispute.
Ajay Kumar
Meaning of Al-Baghdadi’s ‘Death’
28 Oct 2019
The rumours of Islamic State (IS) leader Al-Baghdadi’s death have surfaced many times before, in media. This time, American President Donald Trump himself declared on television that Al-Baghdadi is…
Prasanth R.
Syrian Conflict: A New Chapter Begins
25 Oct 2019
Former Indian ambassador to Turkey, M.K. Bhadrakumar, talks about the situation in Syria after the agreement between Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian president Vladimir Putin.