The Jaipur Dialogues Podcasts

The events of the past decade seem to clearly indicate that sunset over Pax Americana is fast approaching. End of Fukuyama's End of History seems to have happened. What will it be like by 2030? Kanwal Sibal, Ruchir Sharma and Major Manik Jolly are hosted by Vibhuti Jha to discuss this earth defining issue.

The Union of India is officially secular, but does it behave like that in practice? Is appeasing the most strident and vocal interest groups the best way to ensure unity? Have the causes that led to formation of Pakistan been rooted out? Have we set the divisive narratives straight? Kapil Mishra, Ramnik Mann, Sandeep Deo and Fayaz Ahmad Fyzie discuss it with host Sanjay Dixit.

Did India choose the right political structure for itself in 1947? How much is Indian in that Constitution that serves as the structure? Has it worked for us? Is India a Civilizational State or Constitutional State, or as Shashi Tharoor says, are we civic nationalists? J Sai Deepak, Dr. Ajay Chrungoo and Vishnu Jain are hosted by Sanjay Dixit to debate these fundamental issues in the context of the upcoming decade.

In the field of Science and Technology, India seems to be punching well below its weight. Whether in the field of software, engineering or in the emerging fields of artificial intelligence, India seems to be doing a catch-up act. Rajiv Malhotra and Sankrant Sanu are hosted by Sanjay Dixit to discuss the causes, effects and solutions.

Hindus have been on the defensive for nearly a millennium. They have fought valiantly, but mostly in defence. They have not created structures to bring back the forcibly converted, or to give economic support to their causes after the temple ecosystem was dismantled by the invaders and the 'Secular' State. Is it time to change the battle of mere survival to a battle of domination? R Jagannathan 'Jaggi', Dr. Praveen Sinha and Omendra Ratnu are hosted by Vibhuti Jha to discuss.

Will the accepted History of Indian Independence remain the same by 2030? The Establishment version credits Gandhi and Congress with India's independence but important voices question that narrative. Sanjay Dixit hosts Vikram Sampath, Anuj Dhar, Sunil Sharma and Prakhar Srivastava to find a way out.

2019 was the Year of Great Reforms for the Indian Economy. Farm Law Reforms and Labour Law reforms appeared to in tune with Modi's declared goal of a $5 trillion economy by 2025 and $10 trillion by 2030. What is the fate of that goal after the roll-back of the Farm Laws under pressure of violence by farmers. Does it also shake the confidence of investors in the rules-based nature of Indian polity? Abhishek Tiwari hosts Harsh Vardhan Tripathi, Vijay Sardana and Sanjay Dixit on the issue.

Western Indologists, a combination of motley racists and western supremacists, have painted and vilified the ancient Sanatana Dharma aka Hinduism as almost exclusively a construct of caste. Vibhuti Jha hosts Pandit Satish Sharma, Dr. David Frawley and Prof. Bharat Gupt to discuss whether caste is actually what it is made out to be?

India's ancient history is marred by distortions and perversions like Aryan Invasion Theory, disappearing India's Science and corrupting its chronology. Dr. Shiv Shastry,  Dr. Niraj Rai, Abhijit Chavda and Nilesh Oak are hosted by Sanjay Dixit to discuss how to get Indians their real history by 2030

Amit Bagaria, the co-author of 'Modi Stole My Mask' and the irrepressible Abhijit Iyer Mitra take a look at Covid Management around the world with all the threats and problems, and benchmark India's performance.