All Things Policy
Episodes
Reading India's Employment Outlook
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does the employment scenario look in India? What is the quality of jobs being created? What are the aspirations of India's youth, and is the I...
How the Survey of India is Shaping Digital Transformation in India?
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Y Nithiyanandam, Professor and Head of Geospatial Research at the Takshashila Institution, engages in a stimulating conversation ...
The Olympics & India’s Sporting Culture
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should the promotion of a sporting culture be an objective of the government? How have CSR contributions helped to plug the gaps in the sports ecosyst...
Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the episode of All Things Policy, Rakshith explores the complexities surrounding the reincarnation process of the Dalai Lama and China's attemp...
Jobs Beku, Reservations Beda!
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Karnataka government was set to table the Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bil...
Strategic Storytelling in Public Policy
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Public policy is shaped by more than just economic principles and political ideologies. How is policy influenced by popular narratives and how can the...
Menstrual leave
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Should there be a national menstrual leave policy? In this ATP episode, Suman Joshi and Shambhavi Naik discuss the merits and challenges of implementi...
The Politics of Labour
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With geopolitical competition bearing heavy on economic globalisation, the past few years have seen a lot of talk about the politicisation of capital....
China's Nukes Puzzle
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The People's Republic of China is estimated to have the fastest-growing nuclear arsenal in the world. What's driving this expansion? Is it new...
Space Reforms in India: A Job Half Done
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why are all the rocket launches from India from ISRO? What are the opportunities and risks of allowing private players into the space sector? What are...
The Problem with Chinese Legacy Chips
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Anushka, Satya, and Amit as they engage in a conversation about why Chinese legacy chips have become a geopolitical flashpoint lately, and why th...
Women's Economic Empowerment
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Mariam Azeemuddin and Anisree Suresh explores the challenges hindering women's economic empowerment in India...
SCO, NATO & Russia: How is India Navigating the Global Churn?
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The past few weeks have seen landmark events in international affairs, which impact Indian interests. The SCO Summit in Astana was followed by Prime M...
Does Public Policy need a hero?
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The hero is the oldest and most popular archetype used in our society and is usually an expression of our collective unconscious. In the context of pu...
Is the world de-dollarising?
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sridhar Krishna speaks to Anupam Manur on the purpose of money and the role of global currency. They discuss the rise of the dollar and whether the cu...
Who Killed the Fundamental Right to Property in India?
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who Killed the Fundamental Right to Property in India? The greatest casualty in the battle between the Parliament and the Supreme Court of India for s...
Maritime Domain Awareness: What Does It Mean to India?
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to our latest episode, "Maritime Domain Awareness: What Does It Mean to India?" where Dr. Y. Nithiyanandam, Professor and Head of Ge...
Sports: Weaving compelling narratives
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Storytelling in sports transcends social demographics and can create a strong emotional connection between fans and athletes. Rajaraman, a sports comm...
Industrial Subsidy wars
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Mariam Azeemuddin explore the industrial subsidy wars and how they affect international trade...
China's Military Preparedness in Tibet and Xinjiang
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ATP, Amit Kumar quizzes Anushka Saxena about the Chinese People's Liberation Army's preparedness in the Western Theatre Com...
Can India be the Next China?
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the Indian economy comes under greater scrutiny amidst a heightening global sentiment surrounding diversification of supply chains away from China,...
Dying to Know You
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Grief, one of the many quintessential human experiences, has steadily begun to make its foray into the tech industry. Previously thought to have only ...
Does economic freedom impact social norms?
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How have social norms changed over time? What is the empirical relationship between economic freedom and social norms? What public policy insights can...
India’s EV Policy: Path to a Sustainable Future?
04 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Srinivasan Iyengar and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where they dive deep into India's ambitious electric vehicle (EV...
The East is Green: China's New Energy Landscape
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Rakshith explores China's remarkable transformation into a clean energy superpower with Kyle Chan, a Postdoc...
The Regulatory Maze of Indian Fintech
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indian fintechs, touted as the posterchild of India’s digital growth story, have been made possible by a coming together of favorable demographics, ...
Information Gap in Television News
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
According to Broadcast Audience Research Council data, India has a total TV viewing audience of close to 900 million and roughly 400 news channels. Bu...
Trade and Climate Change
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is increasingly at the forefront of domestic and international policy priorities, and solutions are urgently needed. The expansion of g...
Is Nuclear fusion always 20 years away?
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr.Nithiyanandam Yogeswaran and Sridhar Krishna question the long-touted line that nuclear fusion holds great promise and is only 20 years away. They ...
Indian startups are building rockets
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ananya and Ashwin explore the exciting world of Indian startups developing space launch vehicles. In the context of the recent testfl...
Apple Intelligence: Cloudy with a Chance of Privacy
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Apple has announced that they are deeply integrating AI into the operating systems for their devices. Rijesh Panicker and Bharath Reddy discuss how Ap...
India's Small Arm Woes
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Indian Army recently ordered the first indigenously designed and manufactured submachine gun, the ASMI. In this episode of All Things Policy, join...
Big Challenges for Small Island Developing States
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4), held in Antigua and Barbuda from 27 to 30 May 2024, brought with it renewe...
Amendments to India's Animal Laws
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The PCA (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Act, 1960, though progressive on paper, is outdated and lacks the teeth to make an impact in today's da...
Exploring the Tibet Angle in Contemporary Geopolitics
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Recently, the US Congress has passed a unanimous bill to promote resolution of the Tibet-China dispute, with a two-fold aim to encourage China to comm...
How is Online Grocery Shopping impacting Consumers?
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Urban Indians are increasingly buying groceries online. Shambhavi Naik, Ashwin Prasad and Shreya Ramakrishnan discuss the good and bad of online gro...
10K CSR Marathon
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sowmya Prabhakar & Ashwin Kak discuss about all things CSR. This year marks a decade since the CSR law was introduced. We talk ab...
Journey Through Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of Transport Infrastructure
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful episode of " Journey Through Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of Transport Infrastructure," where Shreya Ramakrishnan,...
China at Shangri La Dialogue 2024
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena and Amit Kumar discuss China's Representation at the recently concluded Shangri La Dialogue 2...
Will the Coalition Government Witness Legislative Reforms?
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Indian politics has re-entered the coalition era with the new government under PM Narendra Modi being sworn in last week. Given that coalition governm...
Innovation policy and private sector R&D
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of focus worldwide and in India in spurring innovation and private sector R&D. Join Arindam Goswami and Ashwin Prasad in this episo...
How Xi Thinks of ‘Extreme Scenarios’
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2023, Chinese President Xi Jinping warned that his country must be prepared for “worst-case and extreme scenarios” both at home and abroad. Is ...
Foreign Policy And Strategic Priorities For The New Government
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a new government takes shape in New Delhi, what are some of the key foreign policy and strategic challenges that lie before it? This question will ...
Protecting the welfare of farmed animals
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do animals have a voice? Not many are aware that India's animal laws are actually forward looking. Come discover this and other empirical evidence...
China, Russia, and the Balance of Power
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The China-Russia 'no limits partnership' has become part and parcel of deliberations on the nature of the world order today. Most recently, Xi...
Decreasing Usefulness of Online Ratings
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Saurabh Todi and Anupam Manur discuss the decreasing quality of online reviews and ways in which vendors, platfo...
Anti-Satellite Warfare: Direct Ascent Missiles
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashwin Prasad and Nandika Rohith explore India's Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) missile technology, detailing its capabil...
Beyond boundaries: exploring India's space odyssey
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India has recently taken huge steps to open up the space sector to private entities. Join Arindam Goswami and Ashwin Prasad in this episode of All Thi...
Drone Warfare: Eyes in the Air
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are curious to know about the evolution of drones & the way it's changing the landscape of Military Warfare, here's an episode put ...
Are Main Battle Tanks Obsolete?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Rakshith Shetty quizzes Amit Kumar on the utility and relevance of MBTs in modern warfare in the context of heav...
Are Professions Noble?
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professions in India such as doctors, advocates and teachers have been accorded an elevated status of nobility. The idea that professions are noble ha...
Role of Indian states in driving bioeconomy
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India's growth in bioeconomy will require strong regional inputs. In this episode, Shambhavi Naik and Saurabh Todi discuss why individual states s...
China's Great Green Leap Forward
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "All Things Policy," Rakshith explores China's remarkable rise as a green energy superpower with Wanyuan Song, a sect...
Sports as an Accelerator of Social Change
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, we are joined by Deepthi Bopaiah who is the CEO of GoSports Foundation, a National award winning non-profit orga...
All Things Climate Policy
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "All Things Climate Policy," Rakshith explores the complexities of climate policy and its global impact with Dr Simon Eva...
Hurdles to India's Domestic Mobile Manufacturing
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India is the second largest mobile phone market in the world and produces 97% of it's mobile phone demand locally. However, the sector is increasi...
What the Urban Heat Island effect means to us
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The year 2023 was globally the hottest on record. India was no different. Temperature spikes in 2024 are indeed worrying policymakers, but the common ...
Nukes in Space?
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The United States has accused Russia of developing a space-based "nuclear device" capable of targeting other satellites. What could such a d...
Lessons from South Korea’s use of Industry Policies
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
South Korea's economic trajectory from a low-income, agriculture-based economy in the 1950s to a high-income, technology, and innovation leader is...
Did India attempt a self goal on Digital trade tariffs?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this episode of All Things Policy where Anushka Saxena and Sridhar Krishna question India's stance on digital trade and opposing the mor...
Beyond the Coastline
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India’s regional connectivity strategy has seemingly focused its efforts on maritime domains. A recent working paper by the Centre for Social and Ec...
De(Generative) AI: Is ChatGPT Killing The Essay?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Rohan Pai and Anisree Suresh discuss the various knee-jerk responses from educational institutions to prevent ac...
The Larger Message Behind Antony Blinken's China Visit
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China in the last week of April in what many feel is a landmark step towards some kind of normalisation o...
Technology and Elections in the Future: Part One
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rohan Pai as he quizzes Satya Sahu on the way in which technology intersects with political parties' strategy within the broader context of e...
Women and cancer care
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer is fast emerging as a matter of public health concern in India. Challenges are aplenty with limited access to affordable and quality healthcare...
How does Tokyo view the Indo-Pacific?
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharat Sharma speaks to Dr. Saya Kiba from the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, on how Japan views the I...
Unveiling the Intrigue: Chip-Based Hardware Backdoors Exposed
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ubiquitous semiconductor chips have acquired huge importance in today’s geopolitical environment. Join Arindam Goswami and Satya Sahu in this ep...
Behind the Red Curtain: What are China’s Economic Policy Priorities?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Politburo of the Communist Party of China met in late April to discuss the country’s economic situation. It also announced that the long-awaited...
Work Fair and Free
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
93 percent of India’s workforce is informally employed and migrant workers, who move seasonally from villages to cities, form an extremely vulnerabl...
So Long, SSF, and Hello, ISF
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Takshashila Research Analyst Anushka Saxena is in conversation with independent research scholar Suyash Desai. T...
Is Bangladesh on a New Journey?
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Born out of war more than 50 years ago, Bangladesh has hauled itself out of poverty to become one of the fastest-growing economies in the Asia Pacific...
The Evolving DigiYatra Story
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An allegedly unscrupulous one person company has been handling data and infrastructure for DigiYatra, the biometric boarding system used at airports. ...
How to think about public policy
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Ashwin Prasad, Shreya Ramakrishnan, and Tanay Ravichandran, three policy enthusiasts sharing their latest discoveries in the world of public pol...
Colourism Inside the Lines
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible for AI to be racist? When Google's AI chatbot 'Gemini' launched a new text-to-image feature on February 1st, it received a ...
Nestle Baby Food Controversy
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Kripa Koshy and Saurabh Todi discuss the recent controversy around the high sugar content in Nestle baby food in...
Trilateral Technology Dialogue between India, U.S. & South Korea
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ashwin Prasad quizzes Saurabh Todi on the recent Trilateral Technology Dialogue in Seoul. With a focus on strengthening supply chain ...
Safeguarding the Integrity of India's Public Examinations
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Parliament recently passed legislation called the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, aimed at curbing cheating and uphold...
The Complex Contours of the Iran-Israel Conflict
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Two weeks after a suspected Israeli attack on the Iranian diplomatic mission in Syria, Tehran launched a massive drone and missile attack on Israel la...
Is Nepal Balancing or Tilting towards China?
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In early April, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha travelled to China for his first foreign visit since taking office. While no major de...
Exploring the Hidden Power and Need for Wastewater Recycling in Urban Landscape
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Nithyanandam, a Professor from Takshashila Institution and Mr Varun Sridharan, Co-founder and CEO of Greenvironment Innovation & Marketing...
Willingness to make a Will
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, 'Willingness to make a Will,' Sowmya Prabhakar is in conversation with Niranjan Vemulkar & Nikhil Varghese to navigate th...
China: Critical Player in Critical Minerals Supply Chains
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena of Takshashila quizzes Neha Mishra, Executive Officer at CII and a fellow with the pioneer cohort...
Why China’s Economy May Never Grow at 6 Percent Again?
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy hosted by Amit Kumar, Dr Michael Pettis, Professor of Finance at Peking University and Senior Fellow at Carnegie ...
Analysing India’s Foreign Policy
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of All Things Policy, Professor C Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University...
Human-Animal conflict & their co-existence
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
human-animal conflict, wildlife conservation, India, Malathi Renati, Humane Society International, Vinod Krishnan, Shubhra Sotie, government, markets,...
Analysing India’s municipal finances
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What services do urban local bodies in India provide? Where do they get their revenues from? To what extent are these bodies self-reliant? What factor...
Are many more women reluctant to have children today?
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the past, people had many more children than they do today. There has been a global decline in the fertility rate since 1950. India's fertility rat...
China’s Shifting Messages on Economic & Foreign Policies
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The past few weeks saw two key forums being held China, the China Development Forum and the Boao Forum for Asia Conference. These shed light into Chin...
Making Sense of “New” Chinese Chipmaking Breakthroughs
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
China has issued guidelines for governmental procurement of laptops, PCs, and servers that will gradually replace Intel and AMD processors with homegr...
Synthetic data and AI
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Synthetic or artificially generated data is often an important input for training AI systems. As such systems make important decisions that affect our...
See You Again | Police Chowki
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the special limited series Police Chowki, Javeed Ahmad (former IPS officer & DGP of Uttar Pradesh) and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya t...
Assessing India's Potential in Global Semiconductor Value Chains
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is India ready to assume a greater role in global semiconductor value chains? In this edition of SiliconPolitik, Satya Sahu quizzes Stephen Ezell, VP ...
Tackling the Mobility Conundrum in Pune
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pune is one of India's fastest growing cities, but also one that is crying for its transport infrastructure to be transformed, even overhauled. What a...
China’s Choice: Trump or Biden?
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is now clear that the 2024 US presidential election will once again feature a contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. Beijing, of course, will ...
Financing Adaptation in India
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
India urgently requires substantial investment in climate adaptation efforts to sustain progress on development. Recognizing the criticality of the im...
Chinese Border Settlements in Arunachal Pradesh
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Ms.Shreya Ramakrishnan and Dr.Nithiyanandam discuss recent developments along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, fo...
10,000 Genome Project
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ATP, Shambhavi Naik and Saurabh Todi discuss the recent completion of the 10,000 Genome Project and the importance of collecting su...
Will India’s Healthcare have its ‘UHI’ Moment?
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unified Healthcare Interface (UHI) is India’s next digital public infrastructure (DPI), following earlier DPIs in payments (UPI), commerce (ONDC) an...
How is India Digitalising its Healthcare Ecosystem?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), steered by India’s National Health Authority (NHA), is building the digital public infrastructure for health...
China's Space Program
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The roots of China’s space ambitions go back to 1957 when the Soviet Union successfully launched the world’s first artificial satellite, Sputnik-1...