Tim Sebastian’s new show on Bloomberg UTV, The Outsider, is situated in a space largely unknown to us. It’s debate TV, a pleasant change from the Indian flavour of talk TV. We interpret the verb ‘to talk’ a little too liberally, giving participants and anchors the licence to use every means short of lethal force to push their agendas. Our shows have no clearly defined motion, only leading questions, allegations and vague arguments to morality that the anchor flings at the guests, usually in a high-pitched, hectoring tone of voice. Led on by this bad behaviour, the guests respond in like measure and the talk show degenerates into a shoutcast.