We try to make sense of what's going on in India's most populous state ahead of the elections next year.

(Headphones Recommended) Afghanistan's status as the graveyard of empires has been proven once again, but what cards does this new regime hold for its role in South Asia?

(Headphones Recommended) Separated at birth but living rent-free in each other's minds, we discuss how far the two nuclear powers of South Asia have come and elucidate the relations not just of our two governments with one another but that of the citizen and the state on both sides of the border. 

(Headphones Recommended) No discussion on India's politics or modern history is remotely complete without it- the organization primarily responsible for Indian Independence has come a long way, currently existing as a mostly stagnant, somewhat pathetic political force and a shadow of its former self. Does the Indian National Congress have what it takes to get past this hiccup, or is its fate sealed? 

Warning: Opinions are present. Some which you might not agree with. For the inaugural episode of STwBC we dissect the phrase that's stuck around as both a worry and rebuttal for the better part of the last decade and attempt to expose the gross myth at its core.