All Things Policy

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...

What’s Next for the Space Sector After FDI Reforms?

14 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Last week, the Union Government liberalised the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for the space sector and introduced graded automatic route appro...

India’s Deadly New Missile

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does India’s Agni-5 test really mean for its competition with China? What exactly are MIRVs and how do they affect the nuclear balance? Saurabh...

AI Models and Licenses

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A recent advisory by MeitY about the deployment of AI models which has caused a lot of angst and pushback from industry. Satya Sahoo and Bharath Reddy...

Two Sessions, Once Again

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Between March 5 and 11, the 'Two Sessions', which is an annual meeting of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultati...

I Think, Therefore Am I?

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As January drew to a close, the users of X were greeted with a startling announcement by the owner, Elon Musk. His company 'Neuralink' had successfull...

Understanding the MPCE

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The data on Monthly Per capita Consumption Expenditure was released last week. How should we read this data?  How can it inform policy making at vari...

The Political Promise of India’s Youth

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Carl Jaison speaks to Sudhanshu Kaushik, author of “The Future is Ours: The Political Promise of India’s You...

Science Funding in India

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ATP, Saurabh Todi and Shambhavi Naik discuss the state of research and development funding in India, what ails it and what can be d...

SC Push to Fix Price Caps for Hospitals is a Bad Idea

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Supreme Court of India (SC) is entertaining a public interest litigation (PIL) asking for fixed rates for medical services in all hospitals in the...

The 'China Angle' in Indian Foreign Policy

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As contemporary Indian foreign policy evolves to navigate an increasingly complex regional and global geopolitical environment, the China factor bears...

Are we going to be quicker on roads?

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Get ready for an insightful journey with Dr Y Nithiyanandam and Shreya Ramakrishnan as they dive into the future of road travel with a focus on India'...

Indian Media and the 2024 Elections

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The world's largest democracy is going to the polls this year. As much as a logistical challenge it will be given the sheer size, it will also be a te...

China's property crisis

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode. Manoj Kewalramani and Shambhavi Naik discuss the ongoing property crisis in China, the developing story of the Evergrande decline and...

Can AI shift India from a "flailing" state to a more successful one?

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Lant Pritchett has described India as "flailing state", one where the limbs are not in sync with the head and the outcomes sought are not delivered. S...

China's History Learning Regulations

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has released regulations on studying the Party's history. It outlines the key objectives a...

Fixed Cab Fares in Karnataka

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Recently, the Karnataka government fixed uniform kilometre-based fares for all types of cabs plying in the state. In this light, Saurabh Todi speaks t...

Chinese Diplomacy at the Munich Security Conference

21 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 2024 Munich Security Conference has recently concluded on February 18, and key discussions surrounded both traditional and non-traditional securit...

Why music education matters

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Music has played a complimentary role in all our lives. In this tuneful episode, Malathi Renati has a chat with Lakshmy Iyer, a music exponent in carn...

Magic Tricks: Chinese Foreign Policy under Xi Jinping

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena interviews Kerry Brown, professor of China studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at Kin...

Is Mandatory Conscription the Way for India?

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Article 23 of India's constitution allows the union government to mandate conscription to secure the nation’s interest and public well-being. There ...

Understanding India's demographics

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In her interim budget speech, the finance minister announced that a high-powered committee will be constituted to consider the challenges arising from...

Why China Dominates Solar PV Supply Chains

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Technologies like Solar PVs have become critical to enabling shifts towards the use of more renewable energy. In this episode, Anushka Saxena quizzes ...

The Quad in the Indo-Pacific

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Quad's rise as a strategic grouping has received much attention in recent years. In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharat Sharma hosts Arzan T...

Policing on Horseback in India | Police Chowki

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From anti-dacoity operations to crowd control to participation in equestrian games, mounted police enjoy a distinct position in Indian law enforcement...

Good riddance to bad governance

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could the average citizen become more involved in the process of developing solutions to problems that affect them? Yes! But well before that, maybe w...

Why Israel Plans to Recruit Indian Workers

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the wake of the ongoing conflict, Israel is looking to address a major labor shortage by recruiting tens of thousands of Indians at a time when Pal...

China's Influence on Global Media

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every country should have the ability to tell its story to the world. However, a nation's narrative should be based on facts and rise and fall on its ...

Fake It Till You Legislate It

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Deepfakes. Everyone has seen a deepfake by now, whether consciously or unconsciously. They’ve taken the digital world by storm and their rapid sprea...

Decoding the Union Budget 2024-25

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The interim budget for 2024-25 was presented by the Finance Minister on Thursday,1 Feb 2024. What are some of the key takeaways? How will this impact ...

China's Research Vessels Concern India

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

China's comprehensive research and survey vessel, the Xiang Yang Hong 03, is expected to make a port call in Malé, Maldives, sometime soon. The vesse...

Does India Need Sovereign AI Compute Infrastructure?

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The union government has recently announced plans for a sovereign AI computing mission to provide computing resources as a service to Indian startups,...

How to decode a government budget?

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tomorrow, the Union Finance Minister is set to present the Budget. In this episode, Sarthak talks to Suman, highlighting key aspects to pay attention ...

GM Mustard and Supreme Court

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ATP, Saurabh Todi and Shambhavi Naik discuss the recent developments related to GM Mustard and controversy around GMOs

How is the Digital Impact Alliance Shaping DPI?

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) has a vision of a world where data and technology serve people, society, and the planet. DIAL connects governments, fun...

How does Australia approach Preventive Care

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this ATP episode Bhargavi Battala  & Sowmya Prabhakar discuss the finer details of how smart nudges such as display boards in the park, mobile van...

AI in Mental Healthcare

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join Satya Sahu, and Shristi Srivastava (CEO and Founder, Infiheal) in this episode of All Things Policy, as we explore how AI is reshaping mental hea...

One Nation One Election - Feasibility and Implications for India

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Simultaneous elections seem like an idealistic approach to tackle excessive election spending in India, but does that stand true once we read between ...

Complexities of University Rankings

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on an enlightening journey through the world of higher education rankings as Dr. Nithiyanandam, a professor at the Takshashila Institution, en...

What are the Lessons from Odisha’s Disaster Response Model? | Police Chowki

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Police Chowki, Shrikrishna Upadhyaya hosts Amitabh Thakur (IPS officer & Transport Commissioner, Odisha) and Javeed Ahmad (former I...

The Moon Rules

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The Moon is about to get crowded, with governments and private companies planning multiple missions over the next decade. India has its own ambitions ...

All About IPEF.

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Wini, Kripa and Ramita look at the basic principles of IPEF, the story behind its formation, its relevance, part...

Cooperation between the Quad and ASEAN

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is part of a series of podcasts on understanding the Quad’s role in the Indo-Pacific, where we host experts, analysts and scholars work...

Women Representation in Bureaucracy and Politics

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of ATP, Saurabh Todi and Pranav Gupta talk about rise in women representation in bureaucracy, its reasons and implications. They also ...

Why Taiwan matters to India

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amit Kumar and Anushka Saxena discuss why the Taiwan issue should matter to India, how India's Taiwan policy has shaped up in the pas...

State of Prisons in India | Police Chowki

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The prison system is the most overlooked pillar of the Indian criminal justice system. Starved of funds, overcrowded with prisoners and laced with cor...

Advertising Lessons from the 2004 General Election Victory

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

20 years ago, the Congress Party took a drubbing in 3 state elections. The ‘India Shining’ slogan of the NDA government had taken everyone by stor...

Dual Citizenship- Way Forward

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The concept of nations, nationality and citizenship are being redefined in many ways. In such a scenario, what does Dual Citizenship mean? How can it ...

Making Imaging Sensors for Space Telescopes | SiliconPolitik

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

So far, on SiliconPolitik, our limited edition podcast series on semiconductor chips, we have gotten insights into the geopolitical, economic, and tec...

Secularism: Indian, French, and Turkish Versions

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Secularism is conventionally understood to be the separation of state and religion. However, according to the Indian Constitution, citizens are govern...

Siliconpolitik: Chip Design in India

05 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join us in conversation with Satya Sahu, as he quizzes G S Madhusudan, CEO of InCore Semiconductors, on what semiconductor chip design entails in the ...

The Year Ahead for India's Geospatial Policy

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Geospatial technology is expected to be a cornerstone of governance in India, given its civilian applications in satellite technology, Geographic Info...

What Does China's 2024 Economic Outlook Entail?

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this second episode of All Things Policy in the new year, Manoj Kewalramani and Anushka Saxena discuss the trends and developments in the Chinese e...

Forecasting 2024 | Special Episode

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This new year, it is time to make predictions once again. The members of Takshashila Institution get together to make their predictions for 2024 on pu...

International Law Versus Cyber-Enabled IP Theft

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of the All Things Policy podcast for 2023, Shrikrishna Upadhyaya and Anushka Saxena discuss the challenge of Cyber-enabled IP The...

Crisis in the Levant

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Amit Kumar and Harshit Sharma discuss the Levant crisis unleashed by the Houthis attacks in the Red Sea. Do che...

Unpacking Earth & Implications on Policies with a Geologist

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, R Srinivasan gives a fair idea about the stories that the rocks unfold. This is connected with the Industrial Revolution & the comfor...

UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub is Targeting a $1T Moonshot

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The UNDP Sustainable Finance Hub is working on the challenge that “finance is not working for people or the planet”. They believe that the the ans...

Urban Flood: Chennai's Flood Crisis and Shaping Future Solutions

22 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kingshuk Saha and Dr Nithiyanandam Yogeswaran discuss the recent floods in Chennai, triggered by Cyclone Michaung, highlighting the vulnerability of I...

Global Deception: Navigating the Maze of GPS Spoofing

21 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode delves into the escalating issue of GPS spoofing, especially spotlighting recent incidents in the Middle East. Prof Nithiyanandam dissect...

Sustainable Transportation ft. Arshel Akhter

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

sustainable transportation, Bicycle Mayor of Guwahati, Arshel Akther, sustainable mobility, equitable transportation, accessible transportation, inclu...

Sectoral Analysis: Market Failures in the Indian Pharma Sector

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While the pharma sector is significant in India it is also plagued by many failures and government interventions have yet to be effective. What can be...

The Fundamentals of Economic Crimes | Police Chowki

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Economic crimes such as money laundering and corporate fraud affect the country's socio-economic fabric and economic security. India has diverse legis...

How New Delhi Sees the Quad

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

India is set to host the Quad Leaders' Summit in 2024. Over the years, the Quad has evolved to assume numerous domains as part of its public goods age...