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In Focus by The Hindu

Nitika Francis, Aditya Bharadwaj, G Sampath, Suhasini Haidar

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led current-affairs and analysis podcast focused on Indian politics, foreign policy, geopolitics, society, history, and major developments, typically featuring academics, diplomats, authors, and specialist journalists. PR agencies could credibly pitch established policy experts, international-relations scholars, former diplomats, academics with relevant books or research, and subject-matter specialists; booking difficulty is medium to high because guests generally have substantial institutional or public-expert credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 1418

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 2.3M subscribers

Instagram: 4.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

customersupport@thehindu.co.in

socmed4@thehindu.co.in

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Host

Nitika Francis - Journalist and podcast host at The Hindu.

Aditya Bharadwaj - Journalist and podcast host at The Hindu.

G Sampath - Social Affairs Editor at The Hindu.

Suhasini Haidar - Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, covering Indian foreign policy and international affairs.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
University professors, foreign-policy scholars, former diplomats, senior policy specialists, authors of substantive books, and established experts with deep subject-matter authority.
Required Achievements:  
Senior diplomatic appointments, University professorships or academic leadership roles, Published books on history, development, or international affairs, Recognized research or commentary on Indian foreign policy and geopolitics

Recent Guest Discussions

Anuradha Chenoy - India's Strategic Autonomy, Dependence On Russian Oil, Secondary Tariffs, And The Geopolitical Consequences Of Disruptions To Russian Refining Capacity.

Chandan Gowda - The Cultural And Historical Foundations Of India's Development Model, The Role Of Technocrats And Experts, And Contemporary Dissent.

Happymon Jacob - The BRICS Summit, Indian Strategic Autonomy, Relations With Major Powers, And The Future Direction Of Indian Foreign Policy.

Ajay Bisaria - The BRICS Summit, India's Foreign-policy Direction, Relations With Russia, Iran And China, And The Implications Of The New Delhi Declaration.

Recent Topics

Politics, International Relations, Indian Foreign Policy, Geopolitics, Public Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
In Focus by The Hindu
:

Central Delhi lockdown: How did Jantar Mantar turn a protest site?

October 10, 2026

All roads, it seems, lead to the good old Jantar Mantar. Or do they, considering many of them are closed these days. Built in 1724, Jantar Mantar was not always the preferred site for anyone with a prayer, petition or protest on mind. The protest sites at various times in the past were at Boat Club where one remembers anti cow slaughter protests some 50 years ago followed by those during the Babri Masjid-Ramjanambhoomi stir. Then the Ramlila grounds became the place where thousands would gath...

Election Commission Controversy: Who authorised the modified Form 6?

October 09, 2026

The big Election Commission of India (ECI) story that made headlines this week is the Form 6 controversy. Who authorised the modifications to Form 6, which is used for enrolling new voters? The Election Commission has been claiming all along that the changes had the Supreme court’s approval. But on October 5th, the Supreme Court clarified that it had not approved any Form 6 modifications. Does this mean the Election Commission had mislead the nation, as is being claimed by the Opposition par...

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

October 08, 2026

In August this year, the performance of a "purification" ritual by certain Hindu groups in Uttarakhand, at the location where Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who belongs to a Dalit community, addressed a public rally, led to a national conversation on the practice of untouchability. This discourse was shaped as Opposition Congress leaders accused the ruling BJP dispensation of practicing caste discrimination and the Uttarakhand BJP chief defended the ritual saying it was meant to "clea...

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