3 Things
Our flagship daily news show, where hosts Neha Mathews and Shashank Bhargava talk to in-house experts about what is going on and why you need to care about it
India’s attempts to blacklist Pakistan, the SC/ST act judgement and restrictions in J&K
How India is trying to blacklist Pakistan at the FATF, what led the Supreme Court to recall its 2018 judgement on the SC/ST act and why some restrictions have been eased in Jammu.
The Catch Up: 3 October
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
Explaining the problem of open defecation in India
In light of PM Narendra Modi's announcement that rural India has declared itself open defecation free (ODF), we unpack why open defecation is a layered issue, whether the project has been successful, and how the...
The Catch Up: 2 October
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
Pleas against Jammu & Kashmir detentions, NRC and 10,000 jars of human faeces
Why J&K High Court is swamped with writ petitions, how NRC has affected Assam's neighbouring states and why the guests at the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad today will be presented with 100g jars of decomposed...
The Catch Up: 1 October
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
Why the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance seems unchallenged in Maharashtra
With the Maharashtra state elections around the corner, this episode of 3 Things dives into the fraught BJP-Shiv Sena alliance and why they are confident about sweeping the polls, why the NCP-Congress alliance is dependent...
The Catch Up: 30 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
India and Pakistan at the UN General Assembly, Bengal NRC rumours, Bihar floods
Analysing the speeches made by PM Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the UN General Assembly, what started the rumours of an NRC is West Bengal and why it is leading to panic, and...
The Catch Up: 27 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
The Chinmayanand case, Commonwealth Games and 2 Dalit children killed
Why the law student who accused Chinmayanand of sexual assault has now been arrested, why the president of IOA has called for India to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games and why two Dalit children were...
The Catch Up: 26 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
India’s war against plastic
The problems plastic cause, to what extent it is possible to replace it and the steps the government is now planning to take against it.
The Catch Up: 25 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
Multipurpose ID, Modi at Climate Action Summit, Chinmayanand case updates
Unpacking why Union Home Minister Amit Shah brought up the idea of a multipurpose identity card and National Population Register in reference to the 2021 Census, how India is faring in terms of climate action...
The Catch Up: 24 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
Onion prices, Final NRC not “final”, One ID
Why the government is walking the tightrope between rural onion producers and urban consumers as onion prices spike before state elections, why even those included in the final NRC could be removed, and why Amit...
The Catch Up: 23 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.
How the Corporate tax cut and GST cuts will impact the economy
On this episode, reporters unpack how the moves to slash corporate tax rates and lower GST rates on specific items are aimed at boosting investment and consumption, why the GST cuts could have been implemented...
The Catch Up: 20 September
The headlines this evening, from the Indian Express.