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What defined 2025 for India and the world, and what awaits us in 2026

What defined 2025 for India and the world, and what awaits us in 2026

In this episode, we reflect on the defining moments of 2025 and the questions shaping 2026 across politics, geopolitics, economy, environment, health, and sport.

In Focus by The Hindu

December 30, 202545m 5s

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Show Notes

2025 tested India and the world on multiple fronts. Politics dominated the discourse, global trade shocks rattled economies, climate stress pushed cities to the brink, and public health and trust came under strain. From BJP’s continued dominance and a faltering Opposition, to Trump-era tariff pressures, the war in Gaza that claimed many lives, and sport offering brief relief, the year unfolded in stark fragments.
In this In Focus year-ender, host Anupama Chandrasekaran brings together The Hindu’s journalists to reflect on the defining moments of 2025 and look ahead to the key questions of 2026 across politics, geopolitics, business, environment, health and sport.


Guests:
Nistula Hebbar, Political Editor; Suhasini Haider, Diplomatic Affairs Editor; TCA Sharad Raghavan, Business and Economics Editor; Jacob Koshy, Science Editor; Ramya Kannan, Health Editor; N Sudarshan, Sports Journalist, The Hindu

Host:
Anupama Chandrasekaran

Edited and produced by Jude Francis Weston

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