All Things Policy

In this episode, Amit Kumar quizzes Anushka Saxena on the industrial and policy ecosystem surrounding drone technology in the Chinese military. Anushka describes types of Chinese drones, increasing emphasis on the modularity and autonomy of drones, and the challenges the Chinese ecosystem is currently facing.

After being in discussion for more than a decade, the Women's Reservation Bill has been passed, but could it be a non-starter? What are the implications? Are there other alternatives that could've been explored to increase women's representation? Saurabh Todi and Suman Joshi discuss. Readings: India’s first women MPs punched above their weight | The Indian Express The Women's Lottery Bill NBER Working Paper Series Women As Policy Makers: Evidence From A India-Wide Randomized Policy Experiment by Raghabendra Chattopadhyay

TRAI has released a consultation paper discussing the potential regulation of OTT platforms, reigniting discussions on net neutrality. The key questions raised: Should communication and entertainment platforms compensate for network usage? And should they be regulated in the same way as telecom service providers? Should selective banning of apps be allowed instead of blanket internet bans? Join Sridhar Krishna as he discusses these topics with Rijesh Panicker and Bharath Reddy. Reading: Takshashila Policy Advisory - Regulatory Mechanism for Over-The-Top (OTT) Communication Services and Selective Banning of OTT Services

Join Satya Sahu and Saurabh Todi as they have a conversation on the geopolitics and the complicated diplomatic path ahead for India and Canada in the aftermath of Prime Minister Trudeau’s allegations of India’s ties to the killing of a Khalistani supporter on Canadian soil.

In this episode of Police Chowki, Javeed Ahmad (ex-IPS & DGP, Uttar Pradesh) and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya discuss crime prevention initiatives of the Indian police. They talk about predictive policing, using evidence-based policing techniques, and the successes and drawbacks of community policing initiatives.

Kingshuk Saha and Bharat Sharma discuss the likely Quad Foreign Ministers’ meeting at the sideline of UNGA. They discuss some of the issues that might come up during the meeting and its geopolitical implications.

Should the state shape the composition of economic activity? What are some arguments in favour of and against the use of the Industrial Policy? Anupam Manur and Sarthak Pradhan analyse and discuss some recent literature and trends on Industrial Policy. This paper analyses some trends in industrial policy: The Who, What, When, and How of Industrial Policy: A Text-Based Approach This paper explores the rationale behind industrial policies: The New Economics of Industrial Policy

Jaideep Vaidya, sports business writer for The Signal, discusses the ticketing fiasco of the upcoming Cricket World Cup in India. They cover scheduling delays, scarcity of tickets, economy of ticket distribution, and the need for e-tickets. They also share personal experiences trying to get match tickets and recommend subscribing to the guest's newsletter.

Malathi Renati (head of policy school, Takshashila Institution) is in conversation with Jaydeep Daripa, Debashree Chatterjee, and Avantika Srivastava, all current students of Takshashila's 48 week Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy, where they share their insights on the state of affairs in India's Power Sector. They explore market structures & failures, government interventions via tariff control and cross-subsidies, its disproportionate role in power purchase agreements between Gencos and DISCOMs, its control of coal production and transport freight controls, etc. Some of the unintended consequences as a result and we delve into some known solutions to the multiple-faceted issues faced by the power sector. Reading: Power Sector in India

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2015 governs children in conflict with the law and those needing care and protection. The treatment of juvenile delinquency is based on, among other things, the principle of fresh start which enables children to start with a clean slate upon competing their sentence. In this episode of Police Chowki, Shrikrishna Upadhyaya hosts experts Shyni S (IPS and IG, Training, Biju Patnaik State Policy Academy, Odisha and Javeed Ahmad (Ex-IPS and DGP, Uttar Pradesh) for a conversation on how the juvenile justice system works. They discuss the institutional structure of juvenile justice and provisions for treating specific categories of juveniles accused of heinous crimes as adults. They also discuss the issue of criminalising consensual and non-exploitative relationships among minors and policy solutions to address it.