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Podcast

Public Policy Reads Like an Airport Thriller

12 May, 201812 May, 2018 by Hamsini Hariharan and Amit Varma

Editors Amit Varma and Hamsini Hariharan discuss their favourite pieces and catch up on everything that took place over the week.
1. Why Spy, When You Can Buy? by Dheeraj PC
2. Frailty, Thy Name is Public Policy by Devika Kher
3. The Rockets’ Red Glare on The Pragati Podcast
4. The Interrogation of Our Editor on The Seen and the Unseen

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