All Things Policy

Reducing logistics costs in India

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anupam Manur and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the recent policy move's significance and the challenges ahead.

Is “Make in India” a distant dream or an impossible goal?

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna speaks to Preeti Ahluwalia about creating manufacturing jobs in India. They discuss what the Indian manufacturing sector needs besides...

Math with CCP Characteristics

27 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Manoj Kewalramani decode the math of CCP slogans.

Cycling to Work - Hear from the Bangalore Bicycle Mayor

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our guest, Sathya Sankaran. He has been working towards a sustainable vision for Bengaluru, cam...

Can sustainable cities create more jobs?

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anupriya Mohta and Sudisha Mishra discuss the role of sustainability in building new cities with a special focus on Gurugram.

Overcoming learning losses- lessons from the Tamil Nadu experiment

22 Sep 2022

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Sarthak Pradhan and Suman Joshi summarize findings of a new working paper titled -COVID-19 Learning Loss and Recovery: Panel Data Evidence from India ...

Western Australia’s Business Diplomacy in India

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carl Jaison speaks to Nashid on the various deals that were struck, the key Indian states Western Australia is focused on and much more.

Online Privacy 101 to Commemorate 5 Years of the Puttaswamy Judgement

20 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been 5 years since the Puttaswamy judgement on privacy. India’s data protection bill which came about as a result of this judgement has been ...

Gene Editing: What Do Americans Think?

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Pew Research Centre conducted a survey to understand the public opinion on gene editing. Arjun Gargeyas talks to Priyal D’almeida about the results ...

Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ananya Rao and Rohan Pai deliberate over the implications of bringing cheetahs back into the Indian ecosystem.

Credit, livelihoods and transforming communities

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna talks to Smita and Ram, co-founders of RangDe, about the need for credit and how peer to peer lending can transform lives in a sustain...

Scihub and the Battle for Access

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison talk about Scihub, the ongoing litigation before the Delhi High Court, supply-de...

India-China Border Disengagement: From LAC to SCO

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Manoj Kewalramani on the significance of the latest developments, its connection with the upcoming Shanghai Cooperatio...

How does China's Techplomacy Work?

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the Information Age, technology is slowly becoming a tool of foreign policy and diplomacy. Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Arjun Gargeyas on how Ch...

Australia's Space Ambitions: A Conversation with Enrico Palermo

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav Satyanath host the Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, to learn about Australia's space...

Rationalising subsidies to create more fiscal space

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How much does India spend on subsidies? What is its implication? Can there be a better solution? In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Sarthak Pradha...

Why India's women labour force participation is low

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sudisha Mishra invites Nitya Maniktala to discuss the reasons behind this problem and what can actually help in the long run.

Gorbachev and his Nuclear Legacy

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Shirikrishna Upadhyaya talks to Pranav R Satyanath about Gorbachev's role in negotiating the most significant arms control agreements...

Solving India’s Transportation Problem

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our alum Anand A about his entrepreneurial journey in solving India’s transportation problem....

An Open Source Future for Science & Technology Research

02 Sep 2022

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Shambhavi Naik and Manoj Kewalramani discuss what this shift towards open access is likely to mean for individual researchers, journals and research e...

Will the Chip4 Alliance Work?

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever since Pelosi's visit and Biden's CHIPS Act, news reports are emerging of kickstarting of the Chip4 Alliance. Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Arj...

Freebies - are they really free ?

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recently the Supreme Court suggested constituting an expert body to look into “freebies” offered by political parties to voters. In this episode, ...

The Market for Blood

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Blood was always a scarce resource in the country. A demand-supply mismatch has always existed. In this episode of all things policy, Dr. Harshit Kukr...

Humans of AI - The Women Labour behind Data Annotation

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Carl Jaison speaks to Karishma Mehrotra, Journalist & Fulbright Scholar on her story about women from Ranchi and Mannarkad who play a...

Being Aware of Space Situational Awareness

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In April 2022, India and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data. But what exactly is S...

Ease of doing business in Kolkata

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sudisha Mishra asks Rahul Sanghavi a businessman from Kolkata, pertinent questions regarding the business landscape in Kolkata and can businesses in K...

Reimagining justice delivery in India ft. SAMA

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Shrikrishna Upadhyay are joined by Pranjal Sinha and Akshetha Ashok, the Co-founders of SAMA, an ODR platform, about t...

Withdrawal of the Data Protection Bill

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Bharath Reddy speaks with Prateek Waghre and Tejasi Panjiar from Internet Freedom Foundation on the complicated legacy of the bill an...

Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan Visit

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Megha Pardhi and Manoj Kewalramani discuss the significance of this visit, the difference between the One China Principle and One Chi...

The rise of TB in India

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The COVID -19 pandemic has caused an increase in Tuberculosis disease burden. In this episode, Dr. Harshit Kukreja and Priyal D’Almeida discuss TB, ...

IPL Digital Media Rights

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Bharath Reddy, Ritul Gaur and Rohan Pai unfold the implications of the big players investing in the digital media landscape, and why ...

The End of Happy Hours: Un-Liberalisation of Delhi's Excise Policy

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ritul Gaur, Pranay Kotasthane and Harshit Kukreja discuss Delhi's Excise policy, the importance of alcohol in a state's revenue and t...

Reviewing the NPT RevCon

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Pranav R Satyanath and Aditya Ramanathan discuss how these changes affect the deliberations at the RevCon.

The story of Article 370: Looking back and looking ahead

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Arghya Sengupta, Founder and Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, walks Mihir Mahajan through Article 370 and the constitutional challenges the ...

India's manufacturing success depends on making its firms bigger

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna and Minu Chawla discuss how recent labour reforms and other efforts could help alleviate some of India’s labour manufacturing woes.

Understanding the intricacies behind ONDC

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas and Bharath Reddy talk to Mr. Sanjay Jain, a Fellow at iSPIRIT, on how exactly ONDC works and how it might evolve in t...

How can we contain the spread of Monkeypox in India?

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Rohan Pai and unravels all that is currently known about Monkeypox. She highlights the prevention measures that indiv...

Is China's Semiconductor Rise Inevitable?

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas about why it is essential to watch out for the post-pandemic semiconductor rise of China.

The new Chilean constitution - Beacon of hope or an unrealistic promise?

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chile votes on a new constitution on Sep 3rd. What does it mean for the country, and what can it mean for constitutionalism? Shreekrishna Upadhyay, Ri...

The Concept and Practice of Open Prison System in India

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

we are joined by Smita Chakraborty, Founder of PAAR an organisation focused on prison reforms & open prison advocacy. We discuss the concept of open p...

What’s up with the Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress?

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Will Xi Jinping secure a third term as the Party’s General Secretary at the Congress? Manoj Kewalramani and Megha Pardhi discuss all this and more.

The Pakistani economy is in trouble, yet again.

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With foreign reserves at a historic low and the rupee losing its value by the day. Pakistan is yet again seeking a loan from the IMF. Will it go down ...

Battery Swapping Policy in India

29 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D'almeida talks to Rohan Pai about the highlights of the policy and what lies ahead when it comes to battery swapping in India.

Heat waves, droughts and floods: The Climate Emergency

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Mahek Nakani and Harshit Kukreja discuss climate change, its effects, who is responsible for this and what can India do to be prepare...

How can an optimist create jobs in Bihar

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna talks to Dr. Sudhanshu Kumar of the Centre for Economic Policy and Public Finance in Patna seeking solutions to the huge unemployment ...

Civic Technology - The use of technology to engage with the Government

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sowmy and Ritul are joined by Antara Vasudev (Founder, CIVIS) and Divya Pinge (Senior Associate, CIVIS) in discussing the relationshi...

Long COVID in children

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D'almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas about what long COVID is, its symptoms and what can be done.

India's Approach to Malnutrition

22 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

India is suffering from a double whammy of malnutrition. On the one hand, we are dealing with undernutrition and overnutrition on the other. In this e...

Can nuclear-powered submarines be hunted down?

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For decades, it has been assumed that placing nuclear weapons inside nuclear-powered submarines is the best way of ensuring the survivability of a cou...

Community engagement - understanding policy through the lens of street vendors

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding policies and their effect on intended beneficiaries as illustrated by the Street Vendor Act. Shailesh GK, student of GCPP, who studied t...

Implications of a depreciating rupee

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This year the Indian Rupee has depreciated almost 7% against the US dollar. Why is the rupee falling against the dollar? What will be the impact on th...

Global Liveability Index : What makes for a good Indian city

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Ritul Gaur speaks to Varun Kaushik, Architect and Urban Planner about the latest Global Liveability Index 2022 by the Economist Intel...

Measuring public policy outcomes

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Sarthak Pradhan and Ritul Gaur speak to Veenu Singh about the history of programme evaluation in India. They discuss India’s Output...

The Evolution and Influence of Kinetic Kill Vehicles

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav R Satyanath talk about the evolution of Kinetic Kill Vehicles since the Cold War and how this technology...

Solving Bihar's Unemployment Crisis

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sudisha Mishra and Srijay Raj discuss the ways in which Bihar can improve its agricultural and industrial output and the role improvement in law and o...

Insights from Biology: Deep Dive into Learning Biases

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Priyal Lyncia D'almeida and Harshit Kukreja discuss cultural-gene convolution, costly information hypothesis and learning biases.

Geoengineering and Why it Matters

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The climate crisis is worsening everyday and there's a need to find some mitigation factors. This is where the field of geoengineering comes in. Priya...

The Role of Ideology in Xi Jinping’s Policies

08 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani speaks to Joseph Torigian, Asst. Professor at the School of International Service at the American University in Was...

Parental leave policy - perspectives on the way forward

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The idea of gender neutral parental leave policies is gaining ground. What would this look like? Why is it important ? What can we do to make it more ...

Immigration in India

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aarushi Kataria and Sudisha Mishra trace the history of immigration in India with an emphasis on Bangladeshi immigrants, address some...

14th BRICS Summit

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani and Megha Pardhi discuss the outcomes of the BRICS summit and China's objectives in the BRICS.

How can policies governing Non-Timber Forest Produce be made more sustainable?

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Rohan Pai talks to Ananya Rao about her experiences from Chhattisgarh around NTFP policies in action and the benefits of integrating ...

Closing the Women's Data Gap

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria and Atish Padhy discuss Caroline Perez’s 2019 book, Invisible Women to understand the data bias and the urgency in bridging the exis...

Evaluating India’s trade policies

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What were the features of India’s pre-1991 trade policy? How has it evolved? What are some policy lessons for the current context? Anupam Manur talk...

Decoding Bihar's unemployment crisis

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria and Sudisha Mishra discuss the reasons why these riots are directly related to unemployment, why Bihar is heavily job-deprived and wha...

Why China fears the growing US-Nepal relationship?

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why did the SPP became controversial and why does China fear the growing US-Nepal relationship? Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Shrey Khanna about Ge...

A Tech Billionaire's take on preventing the next pandemic

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Megha Pardhi and Harshit Kukreja discuss Bill Gates's plan to prevent the next pandemic, the GERM team and much more.

Will early education help in combating climate change?

24 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D’almeida talks to Mahek Nankani regarding climate change, who is responsible and how effective conversations to combat climate change should...

Unpacking Agnipath: The anatomy of the new recruitment scheme

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Pranav R Satyanath is joined by Pranay Kotasthane and Lt Gen (ret) Prakash Menon to discuss the fundamental of the Agnipath scheme, t...

The Great Tech Game

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Arjun Gargeyas talks to Anirudh Suri, the author of the book 'The Great Tech Game' for his insights on how technology will shape the global order in t...

Democracy in Pakistan: What Went Wrong?

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria and Shrey Khanna join Atish Padhy to discuss the role of class composition of the independence struggle and how it feeds into the char...

The role of inequality and economic prospects in political violence

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria and Atish Padhy discuss the reasons why society perform protests and the factors that contribute to political violence.

GST council - what lies ahead?

17 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recently the Supreme Court held that the Goods and Services Tax Council’s suggestions are mere recommendations and have only persuasive value. In th...

Techno-strategic Doctrine for India

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tune into this episode of All Things Policy to know more about The Takshashila Institution's "A Techno-Strategic Doctrine for India.

India needs more institutions, not fewer

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A popular way to think about strengthening the Indian republic is to ponder on improving its institutions. Sridhar Krishna speaks to Pranay Kotasthane...

Talks with the TTP: Peace in Sight for Pakistan Army?

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D'Almeida talks to Shrey Khanna about the ongoing negotiations between the TTP and Pakistan Army.

Lancet Commission Report : Financing Primary Health - Part 2

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D'almeida and Harshit Kukreja talk about ways to finance PHC, fixed payment, incentives for providers, capitation based financing and re...

Do Tech Sanctions Actually Work?

10 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D'Almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas on the implications of tech sanctions and whether they can act as deterrence or punitive actions against a ro...

Why aren't Indians looking for jobs?

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sudisha mishra and Aarushi Kataria discuss the potential reasons for India's unemployment rate.

Online Fantasy Sports are booming in India. But for how long?

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Aarushi Kataria and Atish Padhy talk about one specific sector within the broader online gaming industry: Online Fantasy Sports (OFS)...

Talking Space Security in the OEWG

07 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav R Satyanath unpack these issues and understand the core tenets of the OEWG discussion.

Lancet Commission Report : Financing Primary Health - Part 1

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Priyal Lyncia D'almeida and Harshit Kukreja discuss these statistics, primary healthcare, paying for primary healthcare and achieving...

Elinor Ostrom and her framework for effective group coordination

03 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Priyal D’almeida and Ritul Gaur talk about her work on governance of commons, the 8 core design principles that she derived from he...

Wang Yi's Pacific Island Tour

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani and Megha Pardhi discuss significance of this visit in backdrop of growing geopolitical activity in the region.

The Return To Office Debate

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria speaks to Priti Kataria (CHRO, iCORE, Wipro) about the Return to Office debate in organizations, the role of policymakers, and the imp...

Indo Pacific Economic Framework

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Megha Pardhi and Manoj Kewalramani discuss various aspects of IPEF.

The Primacy of Trade Policies in Building Semiconductor Ecosystems

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D'Almeida talks to Arjun Gargeyas on his recent paper with Pranay Kotasthane on how trade policies can be harnessed by India to improve its exi...

Quad Summit and Future of the Indo-Pacific

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Megha Pardhi talks to Shrey Khanna to discuss the recent Quad summit and the future of the Indo-Pacific.

NFHS-5: India's declining fertility rate

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rohan Pai talks to Priyal D'almeida about the declining fertility rate and the reasons for the same.

Do we need to improve Government Healthcare usage?

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of All Things Policy, Mahek Nankani and Harshit Kukreja discuss how India can improve its healthcare infrastructure.

Despite High Unemployment, A Worker Shortage

24 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna discusses with Anupam Manur and Sudisha Mishra the reasons why this might be happening, how the shortage inadvertently conveys what gi...

Policy implications from NFHS5 data

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the public policy implications of some of these findings.

Obesity: India's growing health burden

20 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal D'almeida talks to Harshit Kukreja about this growing problem, the risks associated and the ways India can tackle this issue.

Political Commitment in Policy Implementation

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aarushi Kataria talks to Swarnashree Chaktraborty about the role of political commitment in policy implementation and some ethical questions surroundi...

Counting COVID'19 deaths in India- The WHO report

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mihir Mahajan and Suman Joshi discuss the WHO report, how deaths are measured in India, and why it is important to have up to date and accurate data o...

The State of abortion policy and access in India

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D’ Almeida, Aarushi Kataria and Atish Padhy discuss the state of abortion access and policy in India.

Sri Lankan Crisis and India’s Challenges

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Priyal Lyncia D’Almeida talks to Shrey Khanna to discuss how the latest events in Sri Lanka impact India and what New Delhi can do for the Sri Lanka...

Chinese Democracy: Some Guns and Some Roses?

13 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Megha Pardhi talks to Dr. Sungmin Cho about China's attempts to define its own version of democracy.

Ukraine War’s Impact on Space

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aditya Pareek joins Aditya Ramanathan to discuss the future direction of impact on space activities around the world in light of the ongoing hostiliti...

Solving Goa's Unemployment Crisis

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sridhar Krishna and Sudisha Mishra discuss these reasons behind the unemployment rate, what can possibly boost employment in Goa, and how to get touri...