The Breakdown

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The Breakdown is a weekly podcast where Abhishek Rakheja takes an issue pertinent to Indian democracy each week and sits down with experts and people on the ground to literally break it down.

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Episode 06: Foreign Policy feat Dr. Dhruva Jaishankar

May 18th, 2019 11:06 AM

In this final pre-election episode, we discuss the most prominent foreign policy issue of this election: Pulwama and Balakot. Helping us make sense of this issue is Brookings India's fellow of foreign policy, Dr Dhruva Jaishankar. What exactly percolated between Pulwama and Balakot? Does the Modi approach to foreign policy signal a shift? Music: Brooke's Triumphal March by United States Marine Band Source: YouTube Audio Library

Episode 05: Economy (Part 02) feat Sandip Sukhtankar

May 13th, 2019 5:42 AM

In this episode, Sandip Sukhtankar analyses the key economic themes and ideas of the 2019 election. Apart from that, Sandip reflects on whether the discourse on economic issues has received the importance it deserves. Is the NYAY scheme viable and just? What are BJP's ideas for the economy? Music: Brooke's Triumphal March by United States Marine Band Source: YouTube Audio Library

Episode 05: Economy (Part 01) feat Sandip Sukhtankar

May 10th, 2019 11:58 AM

In this episode we talk about the state of the Modi economy and how it has performed over the last five years. Associate Professor in Economics Sandip Sukhtankar from the University of Virginia joins us for this one. How can we explain GST and demonetization? Music: Brooke's Triumphal March by United States Marine Band Source: YouTube Audio Library

Episode 04: First-Time Voter Special

May 2nd, 2019 9:38 AM

This week four Delhi University students and first-time voters (Poorvi Gupta, Evita Rodrigues, Nikita Dennis Joseph, Devak Namdhari) discuss their views on the most pressing issues of the 2019 election and their concerns about Indian democracy and its durability. Is the current election discourse satisfactory? How are India's institutions holding up? Music: Brooke's Triumphal March by United States Marine Band Source: YouTube Audio Library

Episode 03: The BJP Manifesto

Apr 17th, 2019 11:09 AM

This week we speak about the election manifesto for the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). We discuss their ideas for national security, examine the goals set by them for the economy and their posture on questions pertaining to religion. How realistic are the objectives proposed by the BJP? Does this manifesto cover all bases? Music: Brooke's Triumphal March by United States Marine Band Source: YouTube Audio Library

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