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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Oct 14, 2022 • 35min
What is Millennial Subsidy and Why is it Coming to an End?
Shrikrishna Upadhyaya hosts Ritul Gaur and Saiyed Kamil to discuss millennial subsidy, economic cycles and the future of start-up funding and innovation.
Oct 13, 2022 • 31min
Biological Reasoning: Kinship and Policy
People tend to undertake costly behaviour for their family and kin. In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison unpack this "kinship" behaviour and discuss its implication for public policy.
Oct 12, 2022 • 26min
FIFA WC 2022 & Future of Sports OTT market in India
Dr. Harshit Kukreja hosts Carl Jaison who shares his thoughts on Viacom18’s decision to make the FIFA WC available to stream for free, the long-term strategy of the Reliance-owned subsidiary and the future of the sports OTT market in India.
Oct 11, 2022 • 25min
Vaccine Nationalism
Priyal D'almeida talks to Mahek Nankani about what Vaccine Nationalism is, it's implications on LMICs and what are the ways to tackle it.
Oct 10, 2022 • 30min
Social Media’s Rule of Three
Shrikrishna hosts Pranay Kotasthane to discuss three interrelated mechanisms, namely, reference networks, Overton Window and disproportionate rewards for extreme content, understanding which could contain the key in cracking the social media problem.
Oct 7, 2022 • 22min
Land laws of West Bengal
Sudisha Mishra invites Rahul Sanghavi to discuss the land laws that have curtailed business growth in West Bengal, inadvertently impacting job creation in the state.
Oct 6, 2022 • 43min
Preserving vernacular languages
In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan are joined by Vasant Shetty (Co-Founder MyLang) and Aakash Athawasya (Co-host Kannada Gothilla Podcast) to discuss their work in widening the reach of Kannada.
Oct 4, 2022 • 24min
Moonlighting and the Future of Employment
Suman Joshi and Sridhar Krishna join Bharath Reddy in looking at issues around moonlighting and how the future of work might look like.
Oct 3, 2022 • 37min
An Indian Approach to Tech Diplomacy
In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas discusses his recently published paper with Rohan Pai, and explains the nuances of an Indian approach to tech diplomacy.
Sep 30, 2022 • 30min
AI Hardware Ecosystem In India
In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas and Priyal D'almeida get into a conversation on AI hardware, the need for AI hardware policy for India, and the strengths and opportunities for India's AI hardware ecosystem.
