

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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Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 16min
170 - The Strategy Of Denial With Eldridge Colby | Velina Tchakarova | Velina's Talk
Elbridge Colby is co-founder and principal of The Marathon Initiative, a policy initiative focused on developing strategies to prepare the United States for an era of sustained great power competition. He is the author of The Strategy of Denial: American Defense in an Age of Great Power Conflict (Yale University Press), which The Wall Street Journal selected as one of the top ten books of 2021. Previously, Colby was from 2018-2019 the Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security, where he led the Center’s work on defense issues. Before that, he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development from 2017-2018. In that role, he served as the lead official in the development and rollout of the Department’s preeminent strategic planning guidance, the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS). The NDS shifted the Department of Defense’s focus to the challenges to U.S. military superiority and interests posed by China in particular followed by Russia, prioritizing restoring the Joint Force’s warfighting edge against these major power competitors. He also served as the primary Defense Department representative in the development of the 2017 National Security Strategy.

Jan 25, 2022 • 1h
169 - The Future Of Semiconductors | Gaurav Goel | Arun Mampazhy | Bharatvaarta | Policy
The 2020–2022 global chip shortage is an ongoing crisis in which the demand for integrated circuits (commonly known as semiconductor chips) is greater than the supply, affecting more than 169 industries[3] and has led to major price increases, shortages and queues amongst consumers for automobiles, graphics cards, video game consoles, computers, and other products that require semiconductors.[4][5][6] Commonly cited causes for the shortage include the COVID-19 pandemic, the China–United States trade war, and various severe weather incidents. The Indian government has announced a 76,000 crore scheme to boost semiconductor and display manufacturing in the country. We're also seeing inter-country talks between India and Taiwan, with TSMC and UMC looking to set up a facility in India. Can this lead to India being the hub for semiconductors in the future? Our guests for this episode are Gaurav Goel and Arun Mampazhy. Gaurav is a micro architect with two decades of experience in the semiconductor field. He has worked with prominent companies like Intel, Synopys, and is currently working at AMD. Arun has a BTech from IIT-M and MS from University of Maryland in semiconductor fabrication and over a decade of industry experience. He's also keeping a keen eye on semiconductor manufacturing in India. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

Jan 24, 2022 • 57min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #75 | Canadian Border Incident, Anti-Indian Channel Blocked, Netaji @ India Gate
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).

Jan 22, 2022 • 33min
168 - Responding to COVID In 2022 With Shamika Ravi | Policy | Bharatvaarta
Prof. Shamika Ravi is VP @ ORF, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institute, and a former member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India. She is one of the most recognized people in Developmental Economics in India today. We hosted Prof. Ravi in Aug 2020 for a data-led analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic; she spoke about the rising infections, impact of lockdowns, how various states have performed, impact on healthcare infrastructure, innovation and economy, and the way out. In this conversation we look at the current state of the pandemic and how States should formulate a policy response in light of the 3rd Wave. Prof. Ravi speaks about the impact of vaccinations, how we can sustain our economy, the focus on healthcare, and more. Follow Prof. Shamika Ravi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/shamikaravi

Jan 18, 2022 • 1h 3min
167 - Goa Assembly Elections Decoded | Rohit Jayaraman | Nimish Joshi | Bharatvaarta | Politics
Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Goa on 14 February 2022 to elect 40 members of the Goa Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 10 March 2022. In this election, we are seeing major parties from all over the country such as BJP, Congress, TMC, and AAP competing for seats in the first assembly elections of 2022. We have our resident political experts, Rohit Jayaraman and Nimish Joshi, break down the various parties and players they bring to the table. They also discussed the history of politics in Goa, the role of Manohar Parrikar in the politics of the state, the shift against Bahujan politics and more. They also provided insights into voting tendencies of the population, and into the chances that the various parties have in the state in this comprehensive deep dive on Goa politics.

Jan 16, 2022 • 1h 5min
Bharatvaarta Sports - India-SA Test Series | Abhishek Paul | Mahek Vyas | Nirav Kanodra
India have lost yet another series away from home, this time against South Africa / Virat Kohli stepped down as Test captain yesterday Besides the batsmen’s failures, Kohli listed inconsistency, lack of application, lapse in concentration and their inability to seize the crunch moments as reasons for the loss. South Africa won the series 2-1. Also, yesterday Virat Kohli announced on social media that he will be stepping down as Test Captain. On this livestream, Abhishek Paul, Mahek Vyas, and Nirav Kanodra will talk about the team and the way forward.

Jan 16, 2022 • 44min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #74 | Startup Innovation Week, Omicron Cases Spike, UK-India FTA
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).

Jan 15, 2022 • 1h 15min
166 - Russia's Approach To The Near Abroad & Eurasia - Samuel Ramani, Velina Tchakarova
Samuel Ramani is a politics and international relations tutor at the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil. An associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, he contributes regularly to Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, BBC World Service, Al Jazeera English and CNN International. He tweets as @samramani2.

Jan 15, 2022 • 1h 8min
21 Moments from 2021 | Bharatvaarta | Politics | Policy | Culture
On this special episode, we look back at 21 moments from 2021 across 86 episodes covering Politics, Policy, and Culture. Watch this video and check out our best moments from the last year. Jeffrey Archer - Why He Releases in India First - https://youtu.be/l4E3BOvdEyM Vijay Gokhale - How Does China Negotiate - https://youtu.be/jgEv4C86HFk Velina - New Geopolitical Order Post-Trump - https://youtu.be/jrtW5rHJfSs Hizbu - Humanitarian Situation In Afghanistan - https://youtu.be/EiZR1EOfo5k Sanjeev Sanyal - Economic Recovery Post-COVID - https://youtu.be/3RJ8pp_oSpw Nimish - Startup Boom in 2021 Explained - https://youtu.be/OBI3rl5VdDk Rajeev Mantri - India Startup IPOs After Zomato - https://youtu.be/OBI3rl5VdDk Harsh Gupta - Economic Impact Of 2nd Wave - https://youtu.be/8oNDuDMUxKE Ruchir Sharma - Foreign Press against Modi - https://youtu.be/rydhfyKATFw Anand Ranga - Justification for Farm Laws - https://youtu.be/yTjBYG0NXDY Jayant Sinha - Being Competitive While Being Sustainable - https://youtu.be/IS6HLVVefLk Rameesh Kailasam - How Should Regulators Approach Cryptocurrency? - https://youtu.be/uKLANrQFzQ0 Sridhar Vembu - Developing Indigenous Capabilities for Atmanirbhar Bharat - https://youtu.be/bD_RTcRqzVc Shailesh Pathak - Global best practices that can be used in India - https://youtu.be/7P5d6PMN9UU Rajiv Malhotra - Impact of AI - https://youtu.be/xNbCLELGobg Amish Tripathi - Individuality vs. Collectivism - https://youtu.be/K0xfcAf47WI Anand Ranganathan - Freedom Of Speech In The Social Media Era - https://youtu.be/YZUDfRY6QMo Shakti Sinha - Shri. Atal Behari Vajpayee's significance - https://youtu.be/JQjIXLI1FmI Vivek - Counterfactual: What if Bose had come back to India? - https://youtu.be/xzt0TrXtNnU Nitin Gokhale - Manohar Parikkar's Informal Style- https://youtu.be/dr53ylSfcII Shridhar Venkat - How Akshaya Patra Helps Children Realize Their Dreams - https://youtu.be/8cuUA5M2Sg0 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

Jan 9, 2022 • 44min
Bharatvaarta Weekly #73 | PM Modi's Security Breach, India's GDP Growth, Omicron Cases Spike
The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week we spoke about rising number of COVID cases, PM Modi's visit to Punjab, India's upcoming Test match, and India's rising GDP. 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).