A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. The long term effects of the trade war, Sino-Pakistan ties and the World AI Conference dominated headlines.
Of Complicated Relationships
Signal, Noise and Statelessness
The approach of the government towards the National Registry of Citizens is faulty and ineffective. It will make life even more difficult for people who do not have the means to prove their identities.
Syria and the Ugliness of Modern Warfare
How did a peaceful protest turn into a multi-sided war that has killed half a million people and displaced more than 10 million Syrians?
This Is Your Brain on Democracy
The idea of a rational voter is a myth. The hard-wiring of our brains determines a lot about how we form opinions on politics, policy and voting.
Our weekly explainer on economics using lessons from popular culture. In Installment 60, the Kardashians demonstrate the Matthew Effect.
India's Jobs Crisis grows deeper -- but there are signs of hope.
Yashcha Mounk's 'The People vs Democracy' does a great job of explaining the problem. Now to solve it.
It's not right-wing. It's not left-wing. So what is it exactly?
India's agricultural crisis has been caused by the state. Farmer leader Gunvant Patil of the Shetkari Sanghatana joins Amit Varma in episode 86 of The Seen and the Unseen to explain the many ways in which Big Government has created our agricultural crisis.
A weekly bulletin offering news and analysis related to the Middle Kingdom. This week, pancake diplomacy, India's 'wily' diplomacy and treatment of ethnic Uighurs dominated headlines.