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ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

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ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash gets eminent people from different walks of life to talk about issues that impact you and society at large. Join Smita Prakash as she brings important voices from the field of politics, sports, entertainment, and lifestyle. Dive in for a great listening experience brought to you by India’s largest news agency.

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From Tejas fighter jets and the AMCA programme to drones and missile systems. India is pushing aggressively towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing. Can India truly become “Aatmanirbhar” in defence? Or is complete self-reliance impossible in a... more

In this edition of ANI Podcast, Smita Prakash speaks to India’s first female Dastango, Fouzia Dastango, about Urdu, theatre, storytelling, women in traditional art spaces, and her journey of keeping the 16th-century art of Dastangoi alive in modern I... more

Geetam Tiwari is an Emeritus Professor at the Transportation Research & Injury Prevention Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. She has over 25 years of experience in transportation planning, road safety, and urban mobility. Her work focuses ... more

Dr Arvind Gupta is Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation and a former Deputy National Security Advisor of India.

Ambassador Veena Sikri is a former Indian diplomat who served as High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Malaysia, with decad... more

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Recent Guests

Sanjeev Kumar
Secretary of Defence Production
Ministry of Defence (Defence Production)
Episode: EP-416 | India’s Defence Sector: Tejas, AMCA, Drone Warfare & More | IAS Sanjeev Kumar
Fouzia Dastango
India's first woman Dastango and pioneering artist who revived the Urdu storytelling tradition
Independent artist / Dastango
Episode: EP-415 | Ramayana & Mahabharata in Urdu, and Art of Storytelling | Fouzia Dastango
Geetam Tiwari
Emeritus Professor, Transportation Research & Injury Prevention Centre, IIT Delhi
IIT Delhi
Episode: EP-414 | Why Are India’s Roads So Dangerous? | IIT Delhi Professor Geetam Tiwari Explains
Veena Sikri
Ambassador, career diplomat with 35 years of experience in academia and diplomacy
Former High Commissioner to Bangladesh and Malaysia; Council General for Hong Kong
Episode: EP-413 | Collapse of Global Order? NATO, West & Emerging World System | Arvind Gupta & Veena Sikri
Arvind Gupta
Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation; former Deputy National Security Advisor
Vivekananda International Foundation
Episode: EP-413 | Collapse of Global Order? NATO, West & Emerging World System | Arvind Gupta & Veena Sikri
Sushant Sareen
Defense analyst and repeat guest on the podcast
Independent commentator
Episode: EP-411 | War, Tech & Strategy: Lessons Learned from Iran War & Operation Sindoor | Sushant & Tilak
Tilak Devasher
Academic/analyst
Centre for Policy Research / academic think tank
Episode: EP-411 | War, Tech & Strategy: Lessons Learned from Iran War & Operation Sindoor | Sushant & Tilak
Sanjeev Kapoor
Renowned Indian chef and television personality
Wonder Chef / Brand of Sanjeev Kapoor
Episode: EP-410 | Inside India’s Food Culture: Street Food, Cloud Kitchens & Kitchen Hygiene | Sanjeev Kapoor
Vikas Tiwari
Bastar Talkies founder, journalist, storyteller of Bastar
Bastar Talkies
Episode: EP-409 | Inside Bastar: The Journalist Who Made 200 Naxals Surrender | Vikas Tiwari

Host

Smita Prakash
Host of the ANI Podcast, known for facilitating engaging discussions on impactful societal and political topics with various experts and notable individuals.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 1.7k ratings
  • A Must-Listen Podcast

    Smita Prakash's ANI podcast is a fantastic listen. Her conversations are consistently informative and often surprisingly fun, like the memorable "Samosa Caucus" episode. I always come away with valuable insights. Highly recommended for anyone seeking engaging and enlightening discussions especially if it regarding geo politics!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    sundar.kms
    Indiaa year ago
  • Poor episode. Not knowing the difference between neutralizing and murder, rpg and grenade... Points to very poor meeting prep, if any at all. Made it feel like a shallow attempt at a very serious topic. Please sharpen your pencils before the paper is distributed.

    Podcast Addict
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    MP
    a year ago
  • Sensible responsible and beautiful

    Really love the way things are responded to and responsible journalism at its best.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mahi2409
    Indiaa year ago
  • Extraordinary

    Dear Smita, I keep waiting to hear you conversing with eminent guests exploring deep insights. For me, It’s 1 hour one way travelling and what could be best utilisation than listening you. Amazing stuff.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Critic_Facebook
    Indiaa year ago
  • Biased & Coded Favoritism

    Smita Aunty is known for biased views, opinions & coded favoritism. She considers India & Kashmir differently. She’s left leaning who asks questions of the left but the fails to ask the right questions to the left wingers. Advocates & defends the left very often

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Review?? Here it is
    Canadaa year ago

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EP-416 | India’s Defence Sector: Tejas, AMCA, Drone Warfare & More | IAS Sanjeev Kumar
Q: What is being done to ensure self-reliance in critical technologies and supply chains?
Key measures include limiting imports of critical components, building domestic design and development capabilities, expanding indigenization lists, and ensuring redundancy by sourcing from multiple, friendly suppliers while maintaining strategic autonomy.
EP-416 | India’s Defence Sector: Tejas, AMCA, Drone Warfare & More | IAS Sanjeev Kumar
Q: What lessons can India draw from the West Asia crisis and the Ukrainian war regarding defence production?
The episodes stress that wars highlight the need to upgrade missiles and drones capabilities, expand domestic production capacity, and accelerate indigenization through schemes like IDEX, with a focus on reliability, redundancy, and self-reliance.
EP-407 | Delimitation, Women’s Quota Bill, North–South Divide & Census | Varghese K George & Swapnil
Q: What exactly went wrong for the BJP in pushing the bill despite not having the numbers?
The guests suggest that the BJP used the bill to push a broader political narrative and tested a delimitation-based strategy, but without securing the necessary two-thirds majority or a durable constitutional guarantee, the move exposed the fragility of the package and lack of consensus among opposition and coalition partners.
EP-408 | Indian Economy, Energy Crisis, Stock Market, AI & Power Politics | Nilesh Shah
Q: Explain to me what the Economic Advisory Council does, and what is your role, and how is it different from the others who are there in that council?
The council has full-time members and part-time members; Shah describes it as a sounding board for the Prime Minister with a policy-making focus rather than day-to-day crisis management, providing research inputs and policy inputs while aligning with the PMO's needs.
EP-403 | 'PRAHAAR': India’s First National Counter-Terror Policy Explained | Ex-NSG Chief MA Ganapathy
Q: What are some experiences you had in the NSG that illustrate its role and capabilities?
He notes that India has been largely free of large-scale terror attacks, with exceptions like an incident in the hinterland and urban threats, and stresses the NSG's elite status in handling urban terrorism and hijacking scenarios.

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2. Fouzia Dastango
3. Geetam Tiwari
4. Veena Sikri
5. Arvind Gupta
6. Sushant Sareen
7. Tilak Devasher
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