Nawaz Sharif, three-time Pakistan PM, returns after four humiliating years in exile and the fall of Imran Khan. Can he become PM again for a record fourth term? In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa looks at the new political power game in Pakistan, analyses the significance of Nawaz Sharif’s return to the centre stage and the challenges he faces. Listen in! Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh...
Oct 27, 2023•15 min
How to protect yourself from being robbed of your money through your phone! In this episode, we look at how your phone has increasingly become an instrument in the hands of criminals to rob you of your hard earned money. And then tell you what you can do to protect yourself. Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by India’s top cyber security expert, Dr Gulshan Rai, who also advised the prime minister for India, to give us insights. Listen in! Produced by Anna Pri...
Oct 20, 2023•37 min
What we are all watching in Israel are tragic scenes of death and devastation. Hamas militants fired more than 5,000 missiles on major Israeli population centres, accompanied by land and sea offensives. The attack left more than 1,200 Israelis dead and another 2,700 wounded. What was astounding was the failure of the Israeli defence, intelligence and security apparatus. Israel had in the past few decades had built up a fearsome reputation of its ability to defend itself and launch pre-e...
Oct 13, 2023•19 min
The Opposition will use the Bihar caste findings on OBCs to unleash a fresh wave of  Mandal politics to disrupt the BJP's Hindutva consolidation strategy for 2024. But can it work?
Oct 06, 2023•18 min
What's behind the diplomatic face-off between Modi and Trudeau, and will it turn even nastier. Produced by Anna Priyadarshini Sound mix by Kapil Dev Singh
Sep 29, 2023•21 min
In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa answers the key questions: Why did PM Modi enact the women’s quota bill at the fag end of his second term and not earlier? When will women enjoy the reservation quota that they have been promised? Will women’s legislation politically benefit the PM and the Bhartiya Janta Party or BJP for the upcoming state assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana? And will it give the ...
Sep 22, 2023•20 min
What’s in a name? Well plenty it seems when it comes to the name of a country. For 76 years most of us have been comfortable using India or Bharat to refer to our great nation. In general parlance, India was used while speaking in English and Bharat while speaking in Hindi.  Now there is huge debate over giving pre-eminence of all official communication to the word Bharat in place of India. The controversy throws up a lot of questions: Why did the debate suddenly hot up? What’s behind t...
Sep 15, 2023•15 min
The Geopolitical Divide Deepens as Xi and Putin skip summit but India gets Global South Centre-stage. Why Delhi G20 matters. When India assumed the G20 presidency late last year, the world was already in a state of deep disorder. It was, in fact, in free fall as a war provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—now in its 19th month—saw big powers line up dangerously against each other. This was immediately after the Covid-19 pandemic had gutted not just lives but even the economies of nations, spa...
Sep 08, 2023•18 min
In an exclusive interview with ISRO Chairman Dr. S. Somanath, Group Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa speaks about the big outcomes of Chandrayaan-3 and India's space plans ahead. With Chandrayaan's triumph, Somanath discusses its significance for India and how the data from Chandrayaan 3 will shape future scientific endeavors. He sheds light on the uniqueness of upcoming solar missions and the uncharted territories they aim to explore, marking a pioneering venture....
Sep 01, 2023•44 min
What India Today's latest Mood-Of-The-Nation Poll reveals? Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the big question is will Prime Minister Narendra Modi secure a third term? The survey found that 52 per cent of the respondents said that PM Modi is best suited to be the next Prime Minister, while 16% of respondents voted for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. What are its other major findings? In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa is joined by Yashwant Deshm...
Aug 25, 2023•21 min
In this episode, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa lists the 10 Big Things India needs to do in Amrit Kaal to become a developed country by 2047. What would it take for India to be a developed nation when it celebrates 100 years of Independence? A developed nation is defined as a country that demonstrates sustainable economic growth with a robust and has an efficient transport and communications infrastructure. It necessarily entails a well-rounded human development index, reflecting...
Aug 18, 2023•28 min
For close to three months now Manipur has been burning. The law-and-order machinery of the state has completely collapsed. There is now a virtual civil war between the two dominant communities in the state: The Meiteis and the Kukis. The state police force have taken sides. As a result heavily armed vigilantes from both communities now impose their writ on the districts that they have a majority in. What is evident is that a series of blunders were omitted both by the state and Central authoriti...
Jul 28, 2023•29 min
Till now the start-up sector has been the pride of India. India now has the third largest start-up eco-system in the world, next only to the US and China. It has as many as 108 Unicorns or those start-ups that have a valuation of more than one billion dollars. Again, this number is the third largest in the world. We have all become familiar with their names. Byjus, Meeshu, Oyo, Ola, Unacademy, Nyka, Swiggy’s, Zomato and Pharmeasy are just some examples. But, unfortunately, this success story is ...
Jul 21, 2023•28 min
India launched its ambitious Chandrayaan-3 mission to the Moon. The spacecraft launched aboard India's heaviest rocket, Launch vehicle Mark-III a.k.a LVM3 on a journey to the Moon. The spacecraft will complete the 3,84,000 kilometers-long journey in nearly 45 days to attempt a soft-landing on the Moon by the end of August. In this episode of Nothing But The Truth, Editorial Director (Publishing) Raj Chengappa lists the exciting experiments Indian space scientists have lined up when it lands on t...
Jul 14, 2023•26 min
The Bhartiya Janata Party or the BJP delivered a political masterstroke in Maharashtra last week that stunned the Opposition parties. A year ago on June 30, it broke the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government that had been ruling the state since 2019 and formed its own government. This is it did by splitting the Shiv Sena and winning over Eknath Shinde and band of 39 Shiv Sena MLAs an anointing him chief minister of the new alliance that they formed with it. On July 2, BJP played ano...
Jul 07, 2023•18 min
Analysing the chances of the nascent national alliance of 15 Opposition parties to defeat the BJP in the 2024 General Election. Listen in!
Jun 30, 2023•30 min
What the quantum leap in Indo-US ties holds for the future and the caveats. Listen in!
Jun 23, 2023•23 min
In a defining moment for India’s sportswomen, star wrestlers grapple with prejudice to bring WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to book for alleged sexual offences. Listen in!
Jun 16, 2023•17 min
The Inside Story of one of the worst rail accidents in India: what went wrong, who is to blame, and what needs to be done to improve rail safety. Listen in!
Jun 09, 2023•21 min
Raj Chengappa decodes the secret sauce behind PM Narendra Modi's extraordinary leadership as he completes four years of his second term. Listen in!
Jun 03, 2023•22 min
How the three key stakeholders, the Pakistan Army, the Sharif Government and Imran Khan, will play their cards they hold and the likely outcome of this messy battle. Listen in!
May 26, 2023•14 min
The inside story of the innovative political strategy the Congress evolved to register a spectacular victory over BJP in Karnataka and the lessons from it. Listen in!
May 19, 2023•21 min
After the Congress’s massive win, what are the big messages for the BJP, the Congress, and the other Opposition parties. Raj Chengappa in conversation with ace psephologist Pradeep Gupta of Axis My India who predicted the outcome accurately.
May 13, 2023•35 min
With drug resistant TB cases and deaths surging in India, the battle to eradicate the dreaded disease by 2025 gets tougher! Listen in!
May 05, 2023•14 min
The BJP and Congress are locked in a do-or-die duel in Karnataka to remain electorally relevant in the South. What are the key factors that will determine the outcome of the election? | Listen in!
Apr 28, 2023•22 min
The UP CM's crackdown on the mafia was popular, but the brazen murder of the notorious gang lord Atiq Ahmed in custody threatens to discredit his drive | Listen in!
Apr 21, 2023•17 min
NCERT's controversial deletions of significant passages in school textbooks on Indian history stoke fears of the politicisation of education | Tune in!
Apr 14, 2023•18 min
India's 2,000 year old world famous cave murals is in peril because of poor preservation policies and unbridled tourism. Raj Chengappa discusses with ace photographer Raghu Rai and conservationist Gurmeet Rai on what needs to be urgently done to save it. Listen in!
Apr 07, 2023•33 min
With the state's assembly poll to be held on May 10, three top psephologists analyse why the election is important for the BJP and the Congress and the key factors that could determine the outcome! Listen in!
Mar 31, 2023•16 min
The 4Ds: Democracy, Demography, Digitisation, and Deglobalisation are critical to India's progress. Raj Chengappa discusses with Amitabh Kant, G 20 Sherpa, and P.T.R. Thiagarajan's Tamil Nadu's erudite finance and human resources minister, India's progress or regress in these 4 key areas of development.
Mar 24, 2023•30 min
