All Things Policy
Episodes
Pakistan's Crypto Adoption & Implications for India
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pakistan is making a big bet on Crypto - announcing its plans to hold it as a strategic reserve and potentially make it legal tender. Shobhankita Redd...
Cybersecurity's Surveillance Trap
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India has had a chaotic two-week telecom cybersecurity sprint with DoT's now-retracted Sanchar Saathi app mandate, SIM binding rules forcing platf...
Measuring Government’s Performance
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accountability strengthens governance. Citizen feedback helps build accountability mechanisms. In this episode of All Things Policy, Sarthak Pradhan t...
Why India and Russia Stick Together
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do India and Russia stay close despite opposing global pressure? Join Amit Kumar and Ashwin Prasad as they chat about the strategic utility of thi...
Unpacking China's 15th Five-Year Plan
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Shobhankita Reddy sits down with Amit Kumar, Staff Research Analyst with Takshashila's Indo-Pacific Studies ...
Coexistence: People, Pachyderms & Policy
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Dr. Chaitanya Sridhar & Malathi Renati dive into what it really takes to handle human–wildlife encounters ...
Revisiting Quality Control Orders
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Bhumika Sevkani decode India’s Quality Control Orders (QCO) against the backdrop of the gov...
The India Pivot
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The geopolitical climate has become increasingly volatile. New Delhi confronts mounting tensions with the US while managing border disputes and econom...
Architecting India-Canada-Australia Partnership
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As 2025 draws to a close, India finds itself in a difficult geopolitical position. The political polarisation in the US, the Russia-Ukraine war in Eur...
Deciphering the Grey Zone
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Colonel Vikrant Shinde and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we explore the shadowy space between peace and war - the G...
Homes as Workplaces: How Karnataka’s New Bill Can Change Our Lives
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Following the Gig Workers Act, Karnataka’s proposed Domestic Workers Social Security and Welfare Bill aims to extend similar protections to domestic...
Inside India's Pension System
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Vanshika Saraf joins Sriram Iyer, a pension fund manager and financial expert. Together, they explore pensions as a public policy cha...
Breaking the Poverty Cycle
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, Geospatial Research Analyst and Anisree Suresh, Geoeconomics Research Analyst, at the Takshashil...
Understanding Exit Barriers in India
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Though exit barriers intend to preserve employment, they often have adverse implications. They deter the entry of new firms and lock productive resour...
US - India Ties in Crisis : Impact on Military Capability Building
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Air Marshal T.D. Joseph (Retd) and Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd) examine how growing tensions in U.S.–India rela...
Anticipating AI's Impact on Jobs
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jobs with high exposure to AI are seeing signs of disruption, causing real anxiety about the future. Join Sridhar Krishna, Rijesh Panicker, and Bharat...
Deconstructing the DPDPA
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
MeitY has officially notified the DPDP Rules 2025, paving the way for implementing India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. However, there ar...
China's Anti-involution Policies
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of All Things Policy unpacks one of the most persistent features of China’s economy: overcapacity. Bhumika Sevkani, Research Analyst at...
G2 and US Disengagement: Rhetoric vs. Reality
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd.) to unpack the myths surrounding US–Chin...
Global Politics in the Gaming World
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane sits with audio director Rahul Ranganath to explore the convergence between global politics a...
Changemaking Not a Solo Act
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build something bigger than ourselves? Join Sowmya Prabhakar and Shreya Ramakrishnan in this episode of All Things Policy, as the...
The Geopolitics of Rare Earths
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The months-long US-China trade tensions have reignited global attention on rare earths, the critical minerals that power everything from smartphones t...
How Everyday Creativity Influences Public Policy
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Astha Rastogi, Programme Manager for Defence & Foreign Affairs, and Bhumika Sevkani, Research Analyst in the...
Two Leaders, Too Many Tales
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Ashwin Prasad and Anushka Saxena discuss the highlights from the recent meeting between US President D...
Seniorcare: Planning for India's Elderly
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Malathi Renati and Sowmya Prabhakar share their firsthand experience in senior care. Their conversation focuses on the policy response to securing t...
The Language of Intelligence
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Languages are more than words; they’re emotion, identity, and access. This week on All Things Policy, Sowmya Prabhakar speaks with Omshivaprakash a...
The Blunders of Our Governments
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do governments, even with the best minds and the noblest intentions, so often get it wrong? Taking the route to Whitehall, Vanshika Saraf and Mari...
Teaching The Teachers
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Leah and Astha discuss the state of teacher training in government schools: what’s working, what isn’t, and how policy can do bet...
NISAR- New Era of Earth Observation Begins
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few months ago, the world witnessed a historic breakthrough in Earth observation technology with the successful launch of the NISAR satellite, a lan...
The Future of Food- Of Functional Foods and Smart Proteins
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Biotechnologies are transforming how we grow, produce, and consume food. What does this mean for the future of nutrition and health? What challenges d...
Understanding the Brahmaputra, Through the Eyes of Sanjoy Hazarika
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Brahamaputra is one of the world’s longest and widest rivers, running through Tibet, Bangladesh and India, with a total area of 5,80,000 Sq.km a...
Uniforms and Power: America’s Democratic Test
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Brigadier Anil Raman (Retd.) to discuss emerging signs of democratic b...
Grid Penalty or Green Killer?
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Srinivasan Iyengar and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where the discussion focuses on India’s electricity sector. Around...
Unraveling the Pakistan-Taliban Ties
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
October 2025 saw among the deadliest clashes across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border since the Taliban took power in Kabul in 2021. In this episode of ...
Innovation-Driven Economic Growth
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani and Shobhankita Reddy, Research analysts at the Takshashila Institution, discuss about the 2025 N...
India’s Patent Surge and Innovation
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Mihir Mahajan, Arindam Goswami, and Shreya Ramkrishnan in this episode of All Things Policy, as they unpack India’s evolving patent ecosystem, ...
China's Export Control on Battery-related Technologies
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As China tightens its grip on battery technology through new export controls and files a WTO complaint against India’s subsidies for EV and battery ...
Peaking through the AI Investment Bubble
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every day it is a new astounding figure. Investments in AI by major companies in the US, China and Europe are running into billions. And they are only...
Trump, Dollar, and Gold
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Traditionally, central banks hold different assets such as US Treasuries, gold, and foreign currencies. For many years, US Treasuries have enjoyed a s...
China is Making China+1 A Reality
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Shobhankita Reddy speaks to Anushka Saxena on China's latest export restrictions on rare earth ele...
US Government Shutdown: Causes, Issues and Resolution Scenarios
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy podcast, Swathi Kalyani is in conversation with Abhishek Kadiyala to discuss the ongoing U.S. government shutdown...
Increasing India's R&D Spending: PGP Students Weigh In
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India's gross expenditure on research and development (GERD) is approximately 0.6%- 0.7% of its GDP and has remained relatively stagnant over the ...
The Future of Nepal
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nepal is navigating a critical phase of political transition, economic reform, and evolving regional dynamics. In this episode of All Things Policy, W...
India's Grand Strategy Towards Pakistan
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While there is extensive literature studying Pakistan's policies and motivations over the decades, there is a limited understanding of the archite...
AI and National Power
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Ashwin Prasad and Adya Madhavan explore the connection between artificial intelligence and how it augments and c...
PPPs for India’s Monuments
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India is opening core conservation to private participation. In this episode of All Things Policy, Arindam Goswami and Ashwin Prasad break down the ra...
Gender, Data, and Policy
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Shreya Ramakrishnan and Anwesha Sen discuss the book "Invisible Women" by Caroline Criado Perez which ...
Unpacking China's AI+ Initiative
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A few weeks ago, China's State Council released the AI+ Initiative - a fairly significant policy document about the integration of artificial inte...
The Nuclear Chess Game: Oil Money & Atomic Power
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On September 17th, 2025, the world witnessed what might either turn out to be the most consequential defence agreement since NATO's founding, or m...
Does the Greater Bengaluru Authority mean a Better Bengaluru?
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bengaluru entered a new era of governance on September 2, when the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) came into force. What does this mean for Bengalur...
India-China in the Indian Subcontinent: Challenges and Opportunities
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Constantino Xavier, and Shruti Jargad from CSEP to discuss how India a...
Geopolitics in Flux: Challenges and Opportunities for Companies
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sowmya Prabhakar and Bhumika Sevkani sit down with Srividya Jandhyala, Associate Professor at ESSEC Business School, to unpack how to...
An Assessment on Indian Geospatial Portals
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani and Anisree Suresh discuss the capabilities and challenges of India’s geospatial portals. They ...
The Geometry of Uncertainty: India-US Relationship and Quad’s Future
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Vanshika Saraf is joined by Rushali Saha, a Maitri Fellow at the United States Studies Centre in Sydney. Togethe...
Bengaluru's Yellow Metro Line Through Geopolitical Tracks
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On 10 August 2025, after a long delay, the yellow metro line was finally inaugurated by PM Modi in Bengaluru. But just a month after the inauguration,...
Society, State & Market: India’s Cyber Awareness Playbook
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cyber scams, phishing links, ransomware attacks and digital threats are everywhere. In this episode of All Things Policy, Sowmya Prabhakar (COO, Taksh...
Emission Trading Systems and the Pursuit of Green Competitiveness
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China plans to implement absolute caps on carbon emissions for its industries. The Chinese Emissions Trading System (ETS) covers the power, steel, ce...
India's Military Wishlist: Understanding the TPCR
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Adya Madhavan and Anwesha Sen discuss the latest edition of India’s Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap,...
Inequality Beyond Indices
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Sridhar Krishna (Senior Scholar), Suman Joshi (Staff Programme Manager, GCPP) and Kripa Koshy (Staff Programme M...
Thinking through the Dalai Lama's Succession
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Amit Kumar and Anushka Saxena discuss the scenarios to witness during the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama. Giv...
Unpacking India's Agricultural Trade
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Swathi Kalyani unpack India’s agricultural trade policies, examining where the country hold...
India's Flash Flood Reality and the Challenges Ahead
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, Geospatial Research analyst at the Takshashila Institution and Mr. Vipul Anand, Consultant to th...
Beyond 9/11: Al-Qaeda’s Evolution and Relevance
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More than two decades after 9/11, al-Qaeda continues to quietly rebuild, embed in local conflicts, and sustain a decentralised global network. In this...
India’s Ban on Online Real Money Gaming
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The recent blanket ban of online real money gaming in India has upended a multi-billion dollar industry and raised urgent questions about jobs, user p...
Is the 'Shanghai Spirit' the New 'Washington Consensus'?
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Tianjin, China, concluded with many substantive agreements between 'partner' countries surrounding the crea...
AI for All: Making the case for AI that is Open
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In a world of shifting power dynamics, who controls access to AI? Join us as we unpack the critical issues of AI sovereignty and access. In this episo...
The Paradoxes in China as a Tech Power
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did China become a tech superpower, and can it last? Join Shobhankita Reddy and Ashwin Prasad as they explore the foundations of China's techn...
When Geopolitics Pulls the Plug on Technology
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharath Reddy chats with Arindam Gowsami on how geopolitics is increasingly shaping tech decisions. A US softwar...
America's Endgame and the China Challenge
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Anushka Saxena interviews Dr. April Herlevi, CNA-affiliated expert on PRC security and foreign policy....
The State of FOSS in India
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past decade, FOSS has become a significant component of modern technology, powering a large percentage of software solutions used regularly. ...
India Navigates The 'Impossible Trinity' of Diplomacy
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As negotiations with Beijing continue, relations with Moscow strengthen, and contentions with Washington become evident, New Delhi finds itself naviga...
India's Tryst with AI Data Centres
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As India charts its trajectory to build in-house AI/ ML capabilities, data centres emerge, quite literally, as central to the ecosystem-building exerc...
Lessons in Public Finance
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you mix a towering reading list, a looming recording date, and three policy nerds? You get the first episode of All Things Policy: R...
Tackling Oil Spills in India's Coastal Waters
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On May 25, Liberia-flagged MSC Elsa 3 sank around 15 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala. Only a few days later, a Singapore-flagged MV Wan Hai 503...
Taking Stock of China Shock
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Anushka Saxena, Amit Kumar busts the myths surrounding China's H1 trade figures for 2025. He explains how there can co-exist ...
At the Table with World Leaders
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What are world leaders really like behind closed doors? In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with veteran foreign correspon...
A Primer on China's Hydrogen Economy
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
China is the world’s largest hydrogen producer — but how much of that is truly green? With national and provincial policies now in place, we explo...
Canberra’s Choice? Between Alliance and Autonomy
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Vanshika Saraf sits down with Mr. Peter Varghese, former Australian Foreign Secretary, to understand how Austral...
Mobility is More Than Moving Vehicles
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mobility is never just about roads and metro lines—it’s about people, governance, and markets coming together to shape how we live. In this episod...
Animal Testing: Time for Change
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Surat Parvatam, Senior Strategist from the Humane World for Animals chats with Malathi Renati (Head of Policy Sc...
Beyond Borders: Partition, Identity, and the India-Pakistan Entanglement
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with Atul Mishra about why the shadow of Partition continues to shape and constrain In...
Inside US Intelligence, Trump, and the India Equation
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Prof. Paul McGarr to unpack the evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Com...
Digital Sentinels: The Need for Domestic Geospatial Intelligence
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, research analyst and Dr. Y. Nithiyanandam, Head of Geospatial Research Program, discuss h...
The Trump Tariff Tango
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Ashwin Prasad delve into the shift in India-US foreign relations with the 50 per cent tariffs...
China’s Manufacturing Powerhouse
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Kyle Chan and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we dive deep into the heart of global manufacturing. As the world grapp...
Can TRUST transform the India-US partnership?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The India–U.S. TRUST initiative promises to transform strategic tech ties, from AI to defence to critical minerals. But can it really deliver in a w...
When Options Trading Becomes Market Manipulation
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, Research Analyst with the Geospatial Program and Rijesh Panicker, Adjunct Fellow at the Takshash...
Views and Voices: How 25 Countries See Trump & Xi
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena quizzes Ms. Laura Silver, Associate Director at Pew Research Center, on their latest Survey repor...
Code of the Commons
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Astha Rastogi, Programme Manager, Takshashila, and Sai Rahul Poruri, CEO of FOSS United, explore how open-source...
An Explainer on Critical Minerals
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, join Shobhankita Reddy, Researcher with Takshashila's High Tech Geopolitics Programme, in conversation with ...
The Tech Cold War ft. Ansgar Baums
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few years, the practice of technology politics has outpaced its theory. As a result, fundamental questions remain unanswered: is technol...
The Measurement Challenge in FLFPR – How Can We Fix It?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Female Labour Force Participation Rate (FLFPR) has been a cause for concern in recent years. But current measurement methods fail to capture the full ...
AI Adoption in Higher Education
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharath Reddy and Carl Jaison speak to Pranav Gupta, Doctoral Candidate at University of California, Berkeley on...
Trading with Trump: How Should India Respond?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Yusuf Unjhawala is joined by Anupam Manur for a deep dive into the evolving and unpredictable landscape of U.S. ...
Curious Case of the Elgin Marbles
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode will take a closer look at the case of the highly contested 2000-year-old Elgin Marbles, in a time when similar high-profile restitution ...
Under-Employment and a FASTER Idea to Solve It
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Kannan and Anisree Suresh discuss an innovative proposal to enable growth of labour-intensive industries and lar...
DigiPIN: A New Address for Digital India
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of All Things Policy, Dr Y. Nithiyanandam, Professor and Head of the Geospatial Research Programme at the Takshashila Institu...
Akashteer AD System – A Shield in the Sky Pt.2
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brigadier Sandeep Tyagi, Colonel Vikrant Shinde and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we dive deep into one of India...
Akashteer AD System – A Shield in the Sky Pt.1
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Brigadier Sandeep Tyagi, Colonel Vikrant Shinde and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we dive deep into one of India...
India’s Big Cat Strategy: Balancing Conservation and Conflict Pt.2
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
India’s big cat conservation story has captured imaginations from the globally acclaimed Project Tiger to the contentious reintroduction of cheetahs...