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Iran has undergone significant changes over the past two to three decades, both domestically and in its relationships with the international community. Domestically, Iran has experienced a political and cultural shift with the rise of religious and conservative elements, leading to increased tensions between the government and opposition groups. On the foreign front, Iran has become more isolated due to its nuclear program, which has led to harsh economic sanctions imposed by the international community. Despite this, Iran continues to play a major role in regional politics. "Quo Vadis" is a latin phrase which roughly translates to "Where are you headed?" Esfandyar, the founder & CEO of Bourse & Bazaar Foundation a think tank focused on the middle east. In this conversation he spoke about the ongoing protests in Iran, what Iran's current global standing is and where it is heading right now.  Topics:00:00 Sneak Peak01:00 Introduction01:48 Iran's Political Protests05:09 Most realistic scenarios in the short term12:19 Iran's Potential Nuclear weapons program 23:13 Iran and Russia's partnership30:15 Can Iran profit from the evolving Geo-Economic dynamics42:41 Evolution of Iran's relations with the West53:27 Positive relations between Iran and its regional rivals?  Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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Shashank is a foreign affairs correspondent at LiveMint. Prior to this he was a research associate in the strategic studies programme at Observer Research Foundation. In this episode Sharan and Shashank talk about India's rising power in geopolitics and the narrative shift around India as the next superpower.  Topics:00:00 Sneak peak01:20 Introduction01:41 Research v/s Journalism03:43 Challenges in uncovering new stories05:07 PMO's role in foreign affairs07:15 Shifting from non alignment to multipolarity10:22 Strategic ambiguity in India's foreign policy15:01 What options does India have to increase influence?22:54 Is there space for institutionalization of policies in India?27:16 Balancing relations with SEA and China32:38 India's Infrastructure developments in other countries35:14 Indo-Russian ties going forward38:49 How will India-China relations evolve42:52 How Aware is India of the threats it faces Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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Shubhendu Anand is a lawyer, practicing primarily in the Supreme Court of India. He was Chamber Junior to the Additional Solicitor General of India at the Supreme Court. He regularly writes legal columns for leading magazines and his research articles have been published by leading journals of the country. An avid quizzer, Shubhendu's research interests include policy and regulatory laws, constitutional law and law making. Sarthak Raizada is an LLM Student at Georgetown Law. Previously, he was practising as an Advocate in New Delhi. Topics: 00:00 Sneak Peak01:55 Introduction02:54 Circumstances in which the constitution was drafted17:11 Underlying philosophies of the constitution28:31 Contribution of women to the constitution31:21 Dr. Ambedkar's role in drafting the constitution37:54 Scope and purview of the judiciary42:22 Does constitution allow courts to interfere in arbitrary issues 47:43 How does Indian constitution stand out from the rest55:10 Is the consitution still relevant?01:00:58 Colonial hangover in the constitution 01:05:06 Significant amendments to the constitution01:13:09 Will the constitution evolve for the India Decade01:16:36 Books recommendation Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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Aashish Chandorkar works as counsellor at the Permanent Mission of India to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. He is a lateral entrant to the government, having spent more than two decades in the management consulting and financial services industries working around the world. He has been writing on public policy in the domestic and international media for several years. Suraj Sudhir works in the field of computer systems and machine learning in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. He has maintained an avid interest in modern global and Indian economic history, with a particular focus on understanding the quantitative underpinnings of development. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he tracked and wrote extensively about the progress of the Indian vaccination effort In this episode we talk to them about India's fight against a raging pandemic and how policies, the government and the public came together in a time of crisis.  Buy Braving a Viral Storm here: https://www.amazon.in/BRAVING-VIRAL-STORM-Covid-19-Vaccine/dp/9355209746 Topics: 00:00 Sneak Peak01:00 Introduction02:32 How Aashish came to write the book06:22 Challenges and constraints in vaccine development09:30 Early days of the vaccine drive15:12 Learnings from previous vaccination efforts 18:28 Traditional vaccines v/s mRNA vaccines21:35 Importance of having an indigenous vaccine25:24 Strategy behind Vaccine procurment35:30 Challenges in Vaccine Administration40:09 India & the US' contrast in approach towards vaccine drives46:40 What went right?52:17 Role of Public digital infrastructure54:42 What did the naysayers miss?58:39 Benefits of Vaccine Maitri01:01:24 Leadership lessons from the vaccine drive01:06:57 Key Personalities in the vaccine drive01:12:01 Aashish and Suraj's most memorable moment while writing the book Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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Raghava has spent 21 yrs in game development, learning and entrepreneurship. He was the co-founder and Assoc Dean academics at Rashtram school of public leadership. He is currently the founder and CEO of Brhat. Pankaj is the Co-founder and Director at Bṛhat, an author on Hindu temples, arts, literature, history and culture. He has a deep interest in cultural anthropology, evolutionary biology and ecology, and has visited more than 1200 Hindu temples. In this conversation they talk about the cultural engine to power creatives, research and design rooted in the Indian civilizational consciousness with Sharan Setty.  Topics:00:00 Sneak Peak01:30 Introduction02:24 What is Brhat?07:28 Brhat's understanding of Culture 16:49 Importance of inculcating culture in our policies30:54 Importance of aesthetics in culture and policy 39:16 The plan ahead for Brhat45:39 Closing comments Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join This episode is in partnership with   @Swarajyamag