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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Sep 16, 2022 • 24min
Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India
In this episode, Ananya Rao and Rohan Pai deliberate over the implications of bringing cheetahs back into the Indian ecosystem.
Sep 15, 2022 • 43min
Credit, livelihoods and transforming communities
Sridhar Krishna talks to Smita and Ram, co-founders of RangDe, about the need for credit and how peer to peer lending can transform lives in a sustainable way.
Sep 14, 2022 • 23min
Scihub and the Battle for Access
In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison talk about Scihub, the ongoing litigation before the Delhi High Court, supply-demand mismatch in relation to research output and much more.
Sep 12, 2022 • 33min
India-China Border Disengagement: From LAC to SCO
Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Manoj Kewalramani on the significance of the latest developments, its connection with the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet, and the likelihood of thaw in bilateral relations between India and China.
Sep 12, 2022 • 34min
How does China's Techplomacy Work?
In the Information Age, technology is slowly becoming a tool of foreign policy and diplomacy. Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Arjun Gargeyas on how China has managed to get a foothold in this field and what India can learn from it.
Sep 9, 2022 • 24min
Australia's Space Ambitions: A Conversation with Enrico Palermo
In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav Satyanath host the Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, to learn about Australia's space ambitions and the growth of its space industry.
Sep 8, 2022 • 30min
Rationalising subsidies to create more fiscal space
How much does India spend on subsidies? What is its implication? Can there be a better solution? In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Sarthak Pradhan analyse subsidies from a public finance perspective and evaluate some policy alternatives.
Sep 7, 2022 • 21min
Why India's women labour force participation is low
Sudisha Mishra invites Nitya Maniktala to discuss the reasons behind this problem and what can actually help in the long run.
Sep 6, 2022 • 29min
Gorbachev and his Nuclear Legacy
In this episode, Shirikrishna Upadhyaya talks to Pranav R Satyanath about Gorbachev's role in negotiating the most significant arms control agreements at the end of the Cold War.
Sep 5, 2022 • 38min
Solving India’s Transportation Problem
In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our alum Anand A about his entrepreneurial journey in solving India’s transportation problem.
