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.
Episodes
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Nov 2, 2022 • 21min
Biological Reasoning: Costly Information Theory and Learning Biases
In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison discuss costly information theory, learning biases and their implication for public policy.
Oct 31, 2022 • 27min
The Promise and Peril of Lunar Exploration
Pranav R. Satyanath and Aditya Ramanathan discuss the goals of this US-led lunar programme and the new challenges it can create for outer space governance.
Oct 28, 2022 • 45min
Newsroom Economics & Why It Matters
In this episode Shrikrishna hosts Sachin, who has vast experience in running newsrooms, to discuss the importance of media freedom, business models of newsrooms, the alternative offered by subscription-based models, and the role of public broadcasters.
Oct 27, 2022 • 39min
Interrogating Southern Asia’s Nuclear Dynamics
In this episode, Pranav Satyanath welcomes Dr Ashley J Tellis, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the continuity and change in the nuclear trajectories of Southern Asia.
Oct 26, 2022 • 42min
Transforming Justice Through Innovation & Technology
In this episode, Sowmya Nandan and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya host Supriya Sankaran, co-founder of Agami India, engage in a wide-ranging conversation on justice-makers, legal-tech start-ups, digital transformation in courts.
Oct 21, 2022 • 39min
Evaluating India's Efforts to Tackle Manual Scavenging
Mahek Nankani and Priyal Lyncia D’Almeida discuss some key data points and recommendations to address the issue in this episode of All Things Policy.
Oct 20, 2022 • 32min
Why does India get only 1.64% of all global tourists?
Sridhar Krishna and Anupriya Mohta discuss how the Indian tourism industry has been on a decline since a little before the pandemic. However this sector has an opportunity to contribute close to 2.4M jobs per year over the next decade.
Oct 19, 2022 • 30min
Analysing India’s Higher Education Sector
What are some potential solutions to improve access and quality in higher education? Sarthak Pradhan and Suman Joshi discuss these questions in this episode of All Things Policy.
Oct 18, 2022 • 35min
Supreme Court Ruling on Expanding Abortion Rights
Shambhavi Naik, Harshit Kukreja and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya analyse the judgement and its implications from a policy, medical science and legal viewpoints.
Oct 17, 2022 • 28min
Escalation in the US-China Tech War
In this episode, Pranav Satyanath is joined by Pranay Kotasthane to unpack the contents of these documents, the objectives of the regulations and their implications for the future.
