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Tuhin Sinha and Suraj 'Clark' Prasad have authored a book Mission Schenzen, to be released in June 2021 by Bloomsbury. This discussion features the authors and also a conversation with Mr Maroof Raza, India's foremost defence expert and commentator.   Tuhin and Clark talk about the limits of fiction and its resemblance with real life. Tuhin is in fact a professional script writer who has written for films and television. Suraj is a professional working with leading firms around the world and uses his masters in business administration to portend the future. They collaborated for writing the book bringing in their individual expertise.  Tuhin helped conjure up a world where bio-weapons are a hazard and the world is being taken over by one country brick by brick. Using unconventional warfare, pushing its own reserve currency and making the world dependent on itself, this country has expansionary dreams. Suraj wrote the book bringing the textual imagery to a series of sophisticated plot elements which involves many countries, cities and domains of knowledge.   Mr Maroof Raza has reviewed the book and written a blurb for it. But on this podcast, more importantly, he spoke about the present global geopolitical situation. He talked about China's ambition to rule the world by 2050, what is QUAD doing and the ongoing Israel - Palestine conflict. His insights are deep and authentic - mirroring two decades of his TV appearances explaining security and foreign affairs situation on prime time night after night.  This session is presented along with News Bharati - a leading digital platform and will also be available on all their digital properties. We thank the publisher Bloomsbury who via their representative Mr Nitin Valecha helped organize this event.

Shri DV Sridharan is a noted social worker, environment and water  conservation enthusiast and a guiding light for several known and  unspoken social causes, especially in the Indic domain. DV ji as he is  called by his friends and followers, has been at the forefront of  spreading positivity about India and the good things happening around  us.  DV ji started a website Good News India with his own money and his  singular personal efforts in 2001. He used to go around the country  talking to individuals who were attempting to bring about social changes  out of their own conviction and efforts. DV ji would then talk to them,  photograph them and publish their work on his website. He roamed around  India covering many such achievers.  His website ran for 6 years and featured Anna Hazare, Anshoo Gaur of  Goonj, Rajendra Singh - the waterman of India and Thimakka -  Padma Shri  recipient for her tree plantation efforts. He passionately ensured that  only those stories were featured which had been personally verified.  The website ran till 2006 after which DV started focusing on his water  conservation efforts.  Good News India has now been turned into an anthology published by  Bloomsbury. The book with the eponymous name was supported by the Indic  Academy and Indic Writers' Club then headed by Dimple Kaul.   In this discussion, host Aashish Chandorkar spoke to DV ji about his  website, book and his contributions to various Indic causes.

On this episode of the Long India Series, listen to Economist, Author,  and Investor, Harsh Gupta, speak about why he is bullish about India’s  growth. Harsh’s much acclaimed book, A New Idea of India, which he  co-authored with friend and investor, Rajeev Mantri, is a compelling  analysis of India’s social, economic, and political conditions and a  prognosis for its imminent rise to power.  In 2017, Harsh introduced ‘Modinomics’ as an overarching term to  describe Prime Minister Modi’s policies and in this conversation we  revisit its  various elements, including fiscal policy consolidation  while increasing infra spend, monetary policy hawkishness and low  inflation, structural reforms like GST, RERA, and  bankruptcy law,  formalisation of the economy through digitalisation, and state capacity  creation and smart welfare.   Along the way, we discuss how India can move on from the pandemic and  also make good on our immense potential for growth owing to the  convergence of macroeconomic, technological, and geopolitical trends.  This is a fascinating conversation for anyone interested in  understanding India’s prospects for growth this decade. You can follow  Harsh’s views on Twitter (@harshmadhusudan) and Substack (Long India).  This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker,  Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then  please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out  www.bharatvaarta.in.   Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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).  #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly

The Central Vista Redevelopment Project, or the revamp of the power  corridor of the country, envisages a new triangular Parliament building,  a common Central Secretariat, the revamping of the 3km-long Rajpath  from the Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate and new residences for the  Prime Minister and the Vice-President.   Ever since the Bhumi Pujan in December 2020, it has come under attack  from various corners.On this episode, Aashish (Author, Columnist,  Public Policy Expert) and Nirav (Banker, Public Policy Commentator)  examine the critique and add depth and perspective to our understanding  of the project. Nirav begins the discussion by explaining what the  project entails and speaks about the architect, Bimal Patel’s, legacy  and contributions.   Aashish speaks about the need for the project and also discusses  threadbare the common objections: ranging from economic and  environmental to political and pandemic. Along the way they speak about  the history and politics of delimitation and also, the general  opposition to infrastructure projects in India. This is a very  comprehensive analysis of a topic that has occupied significant news  coverage and chatter in recent times. This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker,  Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you like this episode, then  please rate, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out  www.bharatvaarta.in.  Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfBfBd-1kvCOPxVll8tBJ9Q/join

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).   #Bharatvaarta​ #BVWeekly

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).   #Bharatvaarta​ #BVWeekly

Pune Platform for Covid Relief (PPCR) is an industry led initiative in  Pune, to help augment the medical infrastructure of the city, which was  the epicentre of Wave 1 of the pandemic and is also hit hard in Wave 2.  PPCR is supported by the Maharatta Chambers of Commerce, Industry and  Agriculture (MCCIA) and its members diligently. PPCR is only  supplementary to the administration's efforts and does not seek to  replace any government-led initiatives.   The companies of Pune have raised resources to make Pune the city with  the highest number of ventilators in the country. Mission Vayu was set  up by PPCR to ensure that the city gets an adequate supply of oxygen and  related equipment. Donors from various countries in the world have come  together to collect 30 crores with which PPCR is importing equipment  from various countries like Singapore, Israel and UK.  PPCR has also set up an online facility where donors can collect money  for their own cities in Maharashtra. These funds will be used to augment  medical infrastructure in specific cities. PPCR is hand-holding various  cities in this process.   We spoke to Sudhir Mehta, President MCCIA and the force behind PPCR and  Amit Paranjape, member, MCCIA and active participant in PPCR to  understand the details of Pune's fight against Covid-19. May 1 is  Maharashtra Day and this discussion becomes even more relevant on how  citizen efforts can come together to undertake civic responsibilities.

This years IPL has had its share of close games and scintillating performances so far. There have been a few surprises, with CSK leading the pack after a disappointing outing last season. DC and RCB are also in the hunt for playoff places, with Mumbai having won 3 games out of the first 6.   We look back at the games from last week with Abhishek Paul(@abhility), Mahek Vyas(mahektetweet), Nirav Kanodra (@niravstoons) & Srivatsa Subbanna (@s_srivats). They also look at some of the best performances and the close games from the last week. We round off this episode by looking forward to the interesting games from the last week.   This episode is part of an ongoing series where will be analysing the key games, performances and moments each week.