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First Voice, Last Word

First Voice, Last Word

Hindustan Times - HT Smartcast



Is Indian Politics a big lunk of chaos or can it actually be analyzed, decoded and understood to work in our favor, as citizens?
In this weekly podcast, host Sunetra Choudhury, National Political Editor for Hindustan Times helps us form views, recognize patterns, and easily catch on to trends in politics so that we can make informed choices next time we vote!
So, get ready as we take you inside the corridors of power to understand what the Netas are talking about and how their moves have ripple effects on us.
This is a Hindustan Times podcast, produced by HT Smartcast.

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Available Episodes

25:27
Ankita Bhandari: Politics of a Murder Case
EPISODE 14

The murder of a young working woman Ankita Bhandari in the hills of Uttarakhand last month, really shook up the entire country . The story went from local crime news to national he ... Read more

15 Oct25 MINS
33:23
Politics: A Family Affair?
EPISODE 13

In this edition of First Voice Last Word, our weekly podcast on Indian politics, HT's National Political Editor Sunetra Choudhury looks at why Prime Minister Narendra Modi has take ... Read more

03 Oct33 MINS
24:51
Gyanvapi and the fight for Places of Worship
EPISODE 12

This month, a court in Varanasi upheld the maintainability of a case filed by five Hindu women, demanding the right to pray and access to the Gyanvapi mosque. The mosque authoritie ... Read more

26 Sep25 MINS
34:05
DANDI to RAM RATH to BHARAT JODO: What padyatras achieve?
EPISODE 11

On the 7th of September, the Congress party started one of their most ambitious campaigns till date. Led by their former chief and MP Rahul Gandhi, the party launched its mega plan ... Read more

19 Sep34 MINS
29:39
The making of a new Parliament
EPISODE 10

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Central Vista, the area in the Capital which marks the power centre with Rashtrapati Bhawan on one end and India Gate ... Read more

12 Sep30 MINS
34:15
An officer and a lady: 30 year fight for equality in the Armed Forces
EPISODE 9

2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the moment that the Indian Army started inducting women in branches other than the medical corps. This historic moment in 1992 was just the begin ... Read more

05 Sep34 MINS
28:14
2012-2022: Congress’ decade of decline
EPISODE 8

The Congress is confronting its most serious crisis in its electoral history since 1951. Since the 2019 debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, the second in a row, it has not won a ma ... Read more

29 Aug28 MINS
24:37
The Challenge Of Mamata Banerjee
EPISODE 7

If there's one person who has challenged the might of the Bhartiya Janata Party in the last year, it's West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The third time chief minister isn ... Read more

22 Aug25 MINS
22:16
The Switch: Post Mortem of a Nitish-BJP Split
EPISODE 6

It's been a week since Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar called it quits on his long-standing ally, the Bhartiya Janata Party(BJP). It's a game-changing moment in politics if ever ... Read more

17 Aug22 MINS
20:38
Who’s afraid of Aam Aadmi Party
EPISODE 5

Who do you think is the BJP’s big challenger in the next round of elections? Is it Congress or has AAP completely replaced them as challengers? In this latest episode, Sunetra spea ... Read more

08 Aug21 MINS
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