Cut from our documentaries, explainers and conversations. Each one links back to the full episode it came from.
0:49"Partition cost nearly 3.5 million lives lost, close to 68% were Muslims. In Bengal, Muslim death rates were 4.5 times higher than Hindus. Along the western Punjab border, Muslims were killed at 1.5 times the rate of Non-Muslims."
0:49"Partition cost nearly 3.5 million lives lost, close to 68% were Muslims. In Bengal, Muslim death rates were 4.5 times higher than Hindus. Along the western Punjab border, Muslims were killed at 1.5 times the rate of Non-Muslims."
0:49"Partition cost nearly 3.5 million lives lost, close to 68% were Muslims. In Bengal, Muslim death rates were 4.5 times higher than Hindus. Along the western Punjab border, Muslims were killed at 1.5 times the rate of Non-Muslims."
2:42With the introduction of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the burden of voter registration has shifted from the state to the citizen.
2:42With the introduction of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the burden of voter registration has shifted from the state to the citizen.
2:42With the introduction of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the burden of voter registration has shifted from the state to the citizen.
2:27"India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, yet nearly half the population lacks access to basic necessities."
2:27"India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, yet nearly half the population lacks access to basic necessities."
2:27"India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, yet nearly half the population lacks access to basic necessities."
2:55India’s Draft Constitution once guaranteed political reservations for Muslims—but Partition changed everything.
2:55India’s Draft Constitution once guaranteed political reservations for Muslims—but Partition changed everything.
2:55India’s Draft Constitution once guaranteed political reservations for Muslims—but Partition changed everything.
2:53India’s Constitution once imagined political safeguards for Muslims—alongside Dalits and Adivasis—as part of a broader minority question.
2:53India’s Constitution once imagined political safeguards for Muslims—alongside Dalits and Adivasis—as part of a broader minority question.
2:53India’s Constitution once imagined political safeguards for Muslims—alongside Dalits and Adivasis—as part of a broader minority question.
1:39Personal law does not override the Constitution, says Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, president of AIMPLB.
1:39Personal law does not override the Constitution, says Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, president of AIMPLB.
1:39Personal law does not override the Constitution, says Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, president of AIMPLB.
2:59Nearly 14.5 million people crossed new borders, and over 3.4 million never survived the journey after Partition in 1947.
2:59Nearly 14.5 million people crossed new borders, and over 3.4 million never survived the journey after Partition in 1947.
2:59Nearly 14.5 million people crossed new borders, and over 3.4 million never survived the journey after Partition in 1947.
2:43Is Islam about equality—or about justice?
2:43Is Islam about equality—or about justice?
2:43Is Islam about equality—or about justice?
2:22Ladakh sits at the heart of India’s national security—but peace cannot rest on security alone.
2:22Ladakh sits at the heart of India’s national security—but peace cannot rest on security alone.
2:22Ladakh sits at the heart of India’s national security—but peace cannot rest on security alone.
2:59As protests erupt across Iran, the deeper issue may not just be dissent—but austerity. This conversation unpacks how economic pain, lack of political honesty, and shrinking choices create fertile ground for authoritarian “strongman” politics.
2:59As protests erupt across Iran, the deeper issue may not just be dissent—but austerity. This conversation unpacks how economic pain, lack of political honesty, and shrinking choices create fertile ground for authoritarian “strongman” politics.
2:59As protests erupt across Iran, the deeper issue may not just be dissent—but austerity. This conversation unpacks how economic pain, lack of political honesty, and shrinking choices create fertile ground for authoritarian “strongman” politics.
1:10Postcolonial India saw the rise of a narrative in which Hindutva ideologues rejected the Aryan migration theory and promoted the “Out of India” thesis.
1:10Postcolonial India saw the rise of a narrative in which Hindutva ideologues rejected the Aryan migration theory and promoted the “Out of India” thesis.
1:10Postcolonial India saw the rise of a narrative in which Hindutva ideologues rejected the Aryan migration theory and promoted the “Out of India” thesis.
2:42Ladakh has long been seen as peaceful, patriotic, and deeply committed to India. But beneath that image is a growing sense of unease.
2:42Ladakh has long been seen as peaceful, patriotic, and deeply committed to India. But beneath that image is a growing sense of unease.
2:42Ladakh has long been seen as peaceful, patriotic, and deeply committed to India. But beneath that image is a growing sense of unease.
1:27On 3 January 2026, the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro under charges of narco-terrorism. A blatant violation of the “rules-based order” it claims to defend. In conversation with @vijayprashad, @_ali_javed_ unpacks what this act reveals about US imperial power today.
1:27On 3 January 2026, the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro under charges of narco-terrorism. A blatant violation of the “rules-based order” it claims to defend. In conversation with @vijayprashad, @_ali_javed_ unpacks what this act reveals about US imperial power today.
1:27On 3 January 2026, the US kidnapped Venezuelan President Maduro under charges of narco-terrorism. A blatant violation of the “rules-based order” it claims to defend. In conversation with @vijayprashad, @_ali_javed_ unpacks what this act reveals about US imperial power today.
2:14After the Soviet Union fell, defiance was no longer tolerated. States resisting U.S. power were labelled “rogue”—from North Korea and Syria to Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela. — Vijay Prashad
2:14After the Soviet Union fell, defiance was no longer tolerated. States resisting U.S. power were labelled “rogue”—from North Korea and Syria to Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela. — Vijay Prashad
2:14After the Soviet Union fell, defiance was no longer tolerated. States resisting U.S. power were labelled “rogue”—from North Korea and Syria to Cuba, Iran, and Venezuela. — Vijay Prashad
1:46"Casteism and the Hindu religion exist simultaneously-M. S. Golwalkar".
1:46"Casteism and the Hindu religion exist simultaneously-M. S. Golwalkar".
1:46"Casteism and the Hindu religion exist simultaneously-M. S. Golwalkar".
1:29“The petrodollar market gave Western banks enormous power over global capital.” In this clip, Vijay Prashad explains how oil wealth from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf was steered into Western banks—stabilising a petrodollar system that reshaped global finance, entrenched inequality, and concentrated …
1:29“The petrodollar market gave Western banks enormous power over global capital.” In this clip, Vijay Prashad explains how oil wealth from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf was steered into Western banks—stabilising a petrodollar system that reshaped global finance, entrenched inequality, and concentrated …
1:29“The petrodollar market gave Western banks enormous power over global capital.” In this clip, Vijay Prashad explains how oil wealth from Saudi Arabia and the Gulf was steered into Western banks—stabilising a petrodollar system that reshaped global finance, entrenched inequality, and concentrated …
