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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Jul 20, 2022 • 32min
Community engagement - understanding policy through the lens of street vendors
Understanding policies and their effect on intended beneficiaries as illustrated by the Street Vendor Act. Shailesh GK, student of GCPP, who studied this as part of the community engagement project of GCPP, discussed with Suman Joshi.
Jul 19, 2022 • 29min
Implications of a depreciating rupee
This year the Indian Rupee has depreciated almost 7% against the US dollar. Why is the rupee falling against the dollar? What will be the impact on the economy? Is there anything the government can do? Anupam Manur talks to Sarthak Pradhan.
Jul 18, 2022 • 37min
Global Liveability Index : What makes for a good Indian city
In this episode, Ritul Gaur speaks to Varun Kaushik, Architect and Urban Planner about the latest Global Liveability Index 2022 by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Jul 15, 2022 • 37min
Measuring public policy outcomes
In this episode, Sarthak Pradhan and Ritul Gaur speak to Veenu Singh about the history of programme evaluation in India. They discuss India’s Output-Outcome framework, Monitoring & Evaluation frameworks across the world
Jul 14, 2022 • 33min
The Evolution and Influence of Kinetic Kill Vehicles
In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav R Satyanath talk about the evolution of Kinetic Kill Vehicles since the Cold War and how this technology has come to space today's nuclear arms race.
Jul 13, 2022 • 26min
Solving Bihar's Unemployment Crisis
Sudisha Mishra and Srijay Raj discuss the ways in which Bihar can improve its agricultural and industrial output and the role improvement in law and order plays in that.
Jul 12, 2022 • 34min
Insights from Biology: Deep Dive into Learning Biases
In this episode, Priyal Lyncia D'almeida and Harshit Kukreja discuss cultural-gene convolution, costly information hypothesis and learning biases.
Jul 11, 2022 • 27min
Geoengineering and Why it Matters
The climate crisis is worsening everyday and there's a need to find some mitigation factors. This is where the field of geoengineering comes in. Priyal D'Almeida discusses with Arjun Gargeyas the pros and cons of geoengineering.
Jul 8, 2022 • 35min
The Role of Ideology in Xi Jinping’s Policies
In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani speaks to Joseph Torigian, Asst. Professor at the School of International Service at the American University in Washington DC, about his new paper Xi Jinping and Ideology.
Jul 7, 2022 • 38min
Parental leave policy - perspectives on the way forward
The idea of gender neutral parental leave policies is gaining ground. What would this look like? Why is it important ? What can we do to make it more equitable? Shambhavi Naik, Sridhar Krishna, Sowmya Nandan and Suman Joshi discuss this.
