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The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the the international Quad meeting with a joint statement, V-Dem report downgrading India to an electoral autarchy, Uttarakhand CM change (AC) and more.  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

This episode is a discussion with Mr Shailesh Pathak, who is a distinctive and unique personality. Mr Pathak  is currently the CEO of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects and has in the past worked in leadership roles with leading firms like Srei, IDFC and ICICI. He served the Indian Administrative Service for 16 years running projects to build roads, power plants, tiger habitats and dams – notably projects linked to the Sardar Sarovar dam. Mr Pathak is an alumnus of IIM Calcutta.    Mr Pathak's view from both sides - as a senior government official as well as an industry leader in the private sector offers a vantage point to understand the needs and opportunities for Indian infrastructure. He has personally run some of the largest infrastructure projects in the country from either side.   The following links were referenced in the podcast:   * Limitations of urban governance: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/shailesh-pathak-getting-talent-and-youth-into-politics-115072500933_1.html   * Mr Pathak's experience when the Sardar Sarovar dam was being built - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/909349245894909952?s=20   * Constraints in building infrastructure in India - https://twitter.com/shypk/status/1181098164591325185?s=20

India enacted three laws in September 2020 to liberate its agriculture sector from decades of restrictive market practices. These changes have however led to farmer protests in parts of India - specifically Punjab and Haryana. These protests have been extensively covered in the Western media after some celebrities were roped in to tweet in favour of these protests.   This episode attempts to demystify the farm laws and the ongoing protests. This is a joint production between Bharatvaarta and Conservative Friends of Commonwealth (CFOC). CFOC seeks to strengthen the Conservative ties with the Commonwealth to promote and uphold shared values of democracy. The UK and other Commonwealth countries have a large Indian diaspora and they have all been naturally interested in what’s going on in India with respect to the farm law reform.   Our guest for this episode is Dr Anand Ranganathan. Anand is a Professor at the Special Centre for Molecular Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He is also an author, columnist and rules the Indian television airwaves every night with his 30-second quips.

Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8th), we speak to a couple of outspoken voices on social media, Monica Verma (Researcher, Political Economy) and Pratyasha Rath (Researcher, Behavioural Science) about the challenges that women face and potential social and political solutions to alleviate their experience. Monica and Pratyasha begin by discussing women’s participation in politics, why there is a lack of adequate representation, what can be done to increase the same, and also how women’s votes can impact can cause a significant impact. We then move on to discussing the various women-centric welfare programs launched by the government in recent times such as the Swachch Bharat Mission, Ujjwala Yojana, Saubhagya, PM Awas Yojana, Kudumbashree, and others. Along the way they discuss how these programs could be better designed to cause the maximum impact on the ground. We end the podcast with Monica and Pratyasha talking about their vision for women’s welfare in India over the next ten years as India aims to become a superpower in the World. This is a rich, insightful discussion that covers various perspectives, both, social and political and addresses key issues for the development of women in our country. 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.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the Ease of living Index of cities, 50th anniversary of Gavaskar's debut, Record FDI inflows and more. 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

It has been a year of Bharatvaarta; we published our first episode  (“Namaste Trump”) on Feb 25th 2020. Since, we have recorded over 125  podcasts, interviewed the likes of Amish Tripathi, Sridhar Vembu, and  Smriti Irani, and covered various topics within Politics, Policy, and  Culture. In this episode, Ravi Shankar (Author, Columnist, PR Expert)  talks to Bharatvaarta Host, Roshan Cariappa, about the genesis of  Bharatvaarta, what makes the podcast unique, and what we have coming up  in the future.   This one is for our community! Thank you for all of the love and  support. We will continue to bring you more enriching perspectives on  important matters in the time to come. This Bharatvaarta 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.

The Indian Government has released guidelines for regulating OTT streaming platforms and digital news media. Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad ji and Prakash Javadekar ji, said these are for “empowering the ordinary users of social media.” Joining us in discussing the impact of this, are Neha Joshi, (Social Activist and the National Media Co-Incharge of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha) and Aashish Chandorkar (Author, Columnist, & Social Media Commentator). They explain the proposed regulations, background to why this was necessitated, the argument of free speech and cost of compliance, the nuances of significant and non-significant platforms, challenges in grouping of digital news outlets with OTT platforms, and what this signals going forward in terms of relations between the Government and digital platforms. This is a comprehensive discussion on an important policy measure with wide-ranging implications. 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.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was. This week, we'll be talking about the results of the  Gujarat Municipal polls, the Indo-Pak ceasefire, the Narendra Modi  stadium, positive GDP growth in Q3, and more. 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

Kerala is scheduled to go to the polls in May. Politically, it has  largely been bi-polar, with power alternating between the CPI(M)-led  Left Democratic Front and the Congress led United Democratic Front.  While the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government has praised for having  delivered welfare schemes efficiently during the Kerala Floods of 2018,  it’s recent mishandling of the COVID pandemic and also the spate of  scams has cast a shadow on its performance. In the UDF, the Congress’  decline politically has mirrored the rise of the Muslim League who are  now a more assertive ally, causing tensions between various allied  demographics. The Kerala Congress (Mani) split, with K M Mani's son Jose K Mani,  allying with the LDF has made matters grave. Meanwhile, the BJP has seen  a groundswell of support in recent times led by Prime Minister Modi’s  own popularity; he has inaugurated multiple infrastructure projects in  the State, recently, including the 2,000-MW Pugalur-Thrissur high  voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission corridor. On this episode, we are joined by political experts and commentators, Ananth Krishna Subhalakshmy and Rohit Jayaraman for a deep dive analysis  of what factors could influence the results of this upcoming election.  This podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker,  Stitcher, and other popular platforms.If you like this episode, then  please like, subscribe and share! For more information, do check out  www.bharatvaarta.in.

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. This week, we'll be talking about China releasing images of the Galwan clash, Telecom sector PLI scheme announcement, E Sreedharan joining BJP,  Punjab local polls, and more. 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