

Bharatvaarta
Bharatvaarta
Bharatvaarta podcast is a commentary on politics, policy and culture focused on India. The podcast brings together people from different walks of life who have varied and interesting perspectives on what's happening around us.
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Oct 21, 2022 • 1h 1min
Bharatvaarta Sports - ICC T20 World Cup | Abhishek Paul | Mahek Vyas | Nirav Kanodra | Rajesh Tiwary
The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the eighth ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. It is being played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. Originally, the tournament was to be held in 2020, however, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the tournament had been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the ICC also confirmed that Australia would host the rearranged tournament in 2022. On 21 January 2022, the ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. Hosts Australia are also the defending champions. In this livestream, Abhishek Paul, Mahek Vyas, Nirav Kanodra, and Rajesh Tiwary speak about the teams in T20 2022 and their takes on the squad compositions. They will also talk about their favourites in the upcoming tournament and take questions from the audience in this engaging livestream. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 2min
206 - Southeast Asia amid US-China Rivalry | Trinh Nguyen | Velina Tchakarova | Bharatvaarta
Trinh Nguyen is a nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is a senior economist covering emerging Asia at Natixis, based in Hong Kong. Nguyen joined Natixis in October 2015. She previously worked at HSBC as an ASEAN economist from 2011 to 2015. Nguyen has been awarded best economist on Vietnam by Asia Money. She was a top-ranked regional economist, also by Asia Money. Nguyen’s analysis serves fixed income, equity, and FX markets. In this episode Trinh and Velina spoke about Asia's Development, Steps US and China are taking to win over the ASEAN countries, the competition between Southeast asian countries in infrastructure investments and more! Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join 00:00 Sneak Peak01:10 Introduction02:01 Trinh's perspective on Asia's Development and future development 10:23 US/China's steps to win over ASEAN / China post Zero covid28:05 Competition in Infrastructure Investment 49:40 Green Transition policies - Conflicts in decarbonization goals

Oct 19, 2022 • 42min
205 - A Look Into Espionage In India With Shaunak Agarkhedkar | Bharatvaarta | Swarajya
Shaunak Agarkhedkar is the author of acclaimed spy thriller ‘Let Bhutto Eat Grass’, and its sequels. He also runs a newsletter focused on short stories about espionage all over the world. In this episode, hosted by Sharan Setty, they delve into topics such as the reality of spy work, how spies function in India, information-gathering techniques before the Internet Age, the US' position on various Indo-Pakistani interactions, and more. Shaunak's Substack: https://substack.com/profile/12083892-shaunak-agarkhedkarShaunak's profile on Amazon: https://www.amazon.in/Shaunak-Agarkhedkar/e/B074VB5LK3?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1664141425&sr=1-1 Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

Oct 16, 2022 • 46min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #112 | INS Arihant Tests SLBM, Xi Gets New Cabinet and more!
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

Oct 11, 2022 • 55min
204 - State of Work Post-Pandemic | Abhishek Asthana | K Sudarshan | Bharatvaarta
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Oct 9, 2022 • 38min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #111 | Dubai Inaugurates New Grand Temple, India Abstains at UNHRC & more!
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

Oct 6, 2022 • 48min
203 - How Does International Trade Work? | Aashish Chandorkar | Bharatvaarta | Policy
Aashish Chandorkar is a Public Policy Commentator, Entrepreneur, and Management Consultant who has been published in leading media publications like BBC, Times of India, Economic Times, Swarajya, and more. Aashish has a deep interest on trade, geopolitics, and industrial policy. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBf... 0:00 - Sneak peek1:07 - Introductions1:50 - Why is trade important for economy?4:31 - Post-COVID trade and how India can improve exports9:06 - Role of old trade linkages in the modern world21:03 - India in comparision to growth of other Asian countries24:10 - Import substitution explained25:47 - The role of global trade organizations29:26 - Constraints that international trade organizations have to handle37:20 - Companies that have benefited from joining international trade organizations38:19 - India's position in global trade today40:10 - Significance of FTAs for international trade41:51 - Optimism for India's trade growth45:35 - Closing comments47:15 - Conclusion

Oct 3, 2022 • 1h 1min
202 - Bharat: India 2.0 With Prof. Gautam R. Desiraju | Sharan Setty | Bharatvaarta
Buy Bharat 2.0 on Amazon: http://tiny.cc/Bharat2Amazon Bharat: India 2.0 is a brilliant vision for the nation by one of India's most prominent scientists. Through a meticulous analysis of the proceedings of the Constituent Assembly, Prof. Desiraju demonstrates the limitations of the Westminster model of governance for a country that has nurtured the longest extant human civilization. Specifically, the Indian Constitution of 1950, with its subsequent amendments, has many fault lines related to federalism, secularism and caste-based reservations that will lead to problems in the future. Going beyond conventional analyses, Desiraju argues for changes that acknowledge the civilizational aspects of a deeply religious country and proposes a unique solution to this problem. Gautam Radhakrishna Desiraju was born on 21 August 1952, in Chennai and is presently an honorary professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is a recipient of several prestigious international awards such as the Alexander von Humboldt Forschungspreis, the TWAS Award in Chemistry and the ISI Medal for Science of the University of Bologna. He was President of the International Union of Crystallography between 2011–2014. As IUCr President, he proposed to the United Nations that 2014 be celebrated as the International Year of Crystallography. He spearheaded this resolution and inaugurated the Year in UNESCO, Paris in January 2014 sharing the podium with Irena Bokova, the then Director General of UNESCO. In this episode, host Sharan Setty and Prof. Desiraju delve into the various aspects of the Indian constitution, the author's idea for a new India, various facets of Indian history, and more. Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBf...

Oct 2, 2022 • 45min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #110 | India exports Missile to Armenia, Putin Annexes Parts of Ukraine & more
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

Sep 18, 2022 • 28min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #109 | Modi-Putin Meeting, Federer Retires, PM Modi's Birthday, and more
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).