All Things Policy
Takshashila Institution
Ever wondered how automation will change the world? Maybe you puzzle over what India could do to ease traffic congestion, or how China's aircraft carriers will transform Indian Ocean geopolitics? All Things Policy, a daily podcast brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, brings you all the answers. Every weekday, our researchers break down complex economic and geopolitical ideas through the lens of current events. For everyone from the busy executive to the curious student, All Things Policy is all you'll need to understand the world (and appreciate your breakfast) better.
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Aug 6, 2021 • 1h 21min
Ep. 633: Uncovering the Warriors of Sinauli
Anirudh Kanisetti speaks to archaeologist and history communicator Disha Ahluwalia, who worked on excavations in the region, to find out.
Aug 5, 2021 • 32min
Ep. 632: Making Public Health More Equal
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Aug 4, 2021 • 34min
Ep. 631: The Game of Drones
Aditya Pareek joins Aditya Ramanathan to discuss the latest developments and some possible future trajectories for drones including autonomous systems.
Aug 3, 2021 • 25min
Ep. 630: Digital Communication Networks and their Harms
In this episode, Prateek Waghre joins Rohan Seth to discuss a Takshashila Working Paper that defines Digital Communication Networks (DCNs) and categorizes the harms attributed to them as potential market failures, social problems, and cognitive biases.
Aug 2, 2021 • 25min
Ep. 629: The Far Side of the Indo-Pacific
Aditya Pareek joins Yoshihiro Inaba to discuss Japan’s Self Defence Forces and the international law dimension to all parts of the Indo-Pacific.
Jul 30, 2021 • 46min
Ep. 628: What if Vijayanagara Won?
Anirudh Kanisetti and Aditya Ramanathan explore the culture, society, and geopolitics of the Vijayanagara empire and its nayaka successors in search of answers.
Jul 29, 2021 • 40min
Ep. 627: Making sense of feed algorithms
Mihir Mahajan joins Rohan Seth to talk about feed algorithms, how they work, and how technologists, regulators, and individual users can promote healthy information diets.
Jul 28, 2021 • 22min
Ep. 626: Defence of Japan
Aditya Pareek and Suyash Desai join Ameera Rao to discuss the publication in detail vis a vis Japan’s concerns about Russia, China, Taiwan, and the Indo-Pacific.
Jul 27, 2021 • 26min
Ep. 625: Can Genomic Surveillance Tackle COVID Variants?
In this episode, Shambhavi Naik, Ruturaj Gowaikar and Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida discuss India's genomic surveillance efforts and the ways in which it can increase its capacity to track new variants.
Jul 26, 2021 • 57min
Ep. 624: Living together, separately: What the Pew survey says about religion in India
Neha Sahgal and Jonathan Evans from the Pew Research Center, join Mihir Mahajan and Apurva Kumar to talk about their findings and help identify metaphors that describe contemporary India.
