{"podcast":{"title":"In Focus by The Hindu","slug":"in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","podcast_index_feed_id":421346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THGU4956605070","website_url":"https://www.thehindu.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/9e58a93a-ab36-11ec-8428-3f3370f316e0/image/716085c49f9a7b0412f1144186014fea.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Hindu","episode_count":1349,"summary":"A podcast from The Hindu that delves deep into current developments with subject experts, and brings in context, history, perspective and analysis.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:19:51.428428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346"},"episode":{"title":"In Focus-Parley | Is this the end of the road for the INDIA bloc?","slug":"in-focus-parley-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-the-india-bloc","published_at":"2026-05-14T10:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-focus-parley-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-the-india-bloc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU9738517772.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/THGU9738517772.mp3","summary":"Following the recent electoral setbacks faced by two of the largest constituents of the INDIA bloc, the DMK and the TMC, there is renewed debate over the future of Opposition politics in India. Do these developments signal a turning point for the INDIA bloc, or are they part of a longer structural shift in Indian politics? T Is this the end of the road for the INDIA bloc? Here, we discuss the question. Guests: Prof. KK Kailash, Professor and former HOD of Political Science at the University of Hyderabad; Yashwant Deshmukh, Founder-Director of C-Voter Host: Sobhana K Nair Producer: Jude Francis Weston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Following the recent electoral setbacks faced by two of the largest constituents of the INDIA bloc, the DMK and the TMC, there is renewed debate over the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2451,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/episodes/in-focus-parley-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-the-india-bloc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-focus-by-the-hindu-421346/in-focus-parley-is-this-the-end-of-the-road-for-the-india-bloc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}