Oct 30, 202653 min
Foreign money is moving out of Indian stock markets and the reasons are not associated with profits but something more basic. “Right now, with taxation and with currency against them, they don't feel very welcome in...
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The Wire Talks
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The Wire Talks is back, but with a new look. Now, host Sidharth Bhatia will chat with guests on video as well as audio, on issues such as culture, politics, books and much more. Our guests will be well-informed domain experts. The idea is not to get crisp sound bites but to have a real discussion, resulting in an explanation that is insightful and offers the audience much to think about.
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The Wire Talks is back, but with a new look. Now, host Sidharth Bhatia will chat with guests on video as well as audio, on issues such as culture, politics, books and much more. Our guests will be well-informed domain experts.
Who hosts The Wire Talks?
The Wire Talks is hosted by The Wire. The show has published 59 episodes to date.
What has The Wire Talks covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Why are Foreign Portfolio Investors Turning Away From India?" (30 October 2026, 53 minutes), "We've never seen such an escalation of bad language as in recent times" (2 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "Indian states are welcoming massive data centres with incentives but what do the people get out of it?" (25 September 2026, 32 minutes).
How often does The Wire Talks publish?
The Wire Talks publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 59 episodes.
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Oct 2, 202637 minThe free bandying around of insulting language, not just by trolls but also by leaders has become a virtual epidemic. Cockroach, presstitute, Dimagi Naxal-these were not phrases used by small time party foot soldiers...
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Indian states are welcoming massive data centres with incentives but what do the people get out of it?
Sep 25, 202632 minThere is competition among Indian states to welcome multi-billion dollar data centres with subsidies, tax holidays and electricity grid and water priorities. But does this translate into jobs, or some other form of...
Sep 11, 202646 minRecently Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar were among those who signed a letter along with 18 other captains to the Pakistani prime minister, appealing for more humane treatment to Imran Khan. It comes at a...
Aug 21, 202641 minAfter the Jantar Mantar protests, Narendra Modi and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat tried to reach out to Gen Z. But these have not been successful because “Gen Z knows that the RSS is part of the problem,” says Dhirendra Jha...
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Aug 14, 202642 minSeven years ago Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir was read down and done away with and the region was converted to two Union Territory-J & K and Ladakh. The BJP had then said that this would fully integrate the state...
Episode #53
The Cockroaches’ Protest Has Been one of the Most Positive Developments in India for Some Time.
Aug 5, 20261h 6m“The youth movement consisted of many who were supporters of this government and that is significant”, says Tariq Ali, the icon of protest movements in the 1960s and after. “This is not a movement orchestrated by China...
Jul 31, 202646 minThe sudden takedown of the film Satluj from an OTT platform within 48 hours of release sparked a lot of discussion. The film was made four years ago and the censors had asked for 127 cuts which the director Honey Trehan...
Episode #51
The Govt’s Reaction to the Students Has Been Strong But They Do Not have the Guts to go Beyond This
Jul 24, 202635 minActor and activist Shabana Azmi was among those who joined the protestors at Jantar Mantar and says she saw “hope and anger” among them. “I and Javed saab (Javed Akhtar) wrote a letter directly to the prime minister...
Jul 17, 202631 minCongress leader Salman Khurshid, was among those who attended the funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei in Tehran in early July. He was invited personally and was also representing the Congress party. “I saw a lot of resilience...
Jul 10, 202650 minA new book, Indian Caliphate: Exiled Ottomans and the Billionaire Princes floats the tantalising possibility that the Nizam of Hyderabad’s dynasty came close to becoming the Caliphs in the 20th century. “With the wealth...
Episode #48
India Must Ask Itself, Do We Want to Take a Stand on Atrocities Against Palestinian Children or Not?
Jul 3, 202652 minS1The new report by the UN appointed Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has revealed shocking details about Israeli attacks on Gaza and specifically the torture and killings of Palestinian...
Jun 24, 202645 minThe definition of obesity has changed. Even those who look slim, without a big belly, may be obese. And this leads to many other health problems. The definition now includes a waist circumference of “about 80 cms for...
Jun 24, 202627 minJoe Sacco is An internationally known cartoonist journalist famous for his books on Palestine and Gaza. His first book on India — The Once and Future Riot — was published last year, about the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013...
May 30, 202640 minS0<p>India is extremely hot right now. Recently, it was reported that 50 of the world’s hottest cities in the world were in India. The media calls it a “heat wave.” This is only going to continue and get worse, says Amita...
Apr 17, 202652 minS1<p>Crucial elections will take place in West Bengal in two phases on April 23 and 29. Mamata Bannerjee’s Trinamool Congress has to fight anti-incumbency, because it has been in power since 2011, and the main challenger...
Apr 10, 202650 minS0<p>The recent proposed amendments to IT rules inviting public comments has been explained by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology as just procedural but this is not the case. Activists say that if...
Episode #41
Indian Americans Are Very Afraid in a Way That, They Haven’t Been Probably Since the Post 9-11 Era
Feb 23, 202639 minS0<p>With the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) picking up immigrants especially brown looking people, and even deporting them, a climate of fear has built up among the Indian community, says Sravya Tadepalli...
Jan 16, 202649 minS1<p >Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have been in prison for the last five years. Their bail has been denied repeatedly. Last week their five colleagues, also arrested in the Delhi riot case of 2020, were granted bail. Why...
Episode #39
There is a Sense of Complacency Among Indian Americans That We Are Doing Quite Well | Salil Tripathi
Jan 9, 202638 minS0<p>The strong statements by President Trump against India are echoed by the growing anti-Indian sentiment in parts of the country. No longer are Indians viewed as the model minority — well educated, successful...
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