Moonlighting and the Future of Employment
Suman Joshi and Sridhar Krishna join Bharath Reddy in looking at issues around moonlighting and how the future of work might look like.
Oct 04, 2022•24 min
All Things Policy
Ever wondered how automation will change the world? Maybe you puzzle over what India could do to ease traffic congestion, or how China's aircraft carriers will transform Indian Ocean geopolitics? All Things Policy, a daily podcast brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, brings you all the answers. Every weekday, our researchers break down complex economic and geopolitical ideas through the lens of current events. For everyone from the busy executive to the curious student, All Things Policy is all you'll need to understand the world (and appreciate your breakfast) better.
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Episodes
An Indian Approach to Tech Diplomacy
In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas discusses his recently published paper with Rohan Pai, and explains the nuances of an Indian approach to tech diplomacy.
Oct 03, 2022•37 min
AI Hardware Ecosystem In India
In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas and Priyal D'almeida get into a conversation on AI hardware, the need for AI hardware policy for India, and the strengths and opportunities for India's AI hardware ecosystem.
Sep 30, 2022•30 min
Reducing logistics costs in India
Anupam Manur and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the recent policy move's significance and the challenges ahead.
Sep 29, 2022•32 min
Is “Make in India” a distant dream or an impossible goal?
Sridhar Krishna speaks to Preeti Ahluwalia about creating manufacturing jobs in India. They discuss what the Indian manufacturing sector needs besides just labour law reforms and PLI schemes.
Sep 28, 2022•30 min
Math with CCP Characteristics
In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Manoj Kewalramani decode the math of CCP slogans.
Sep 27, 2022•45 min
Cycling to Work - Hear from the Bangalore Bicycle Mayor
In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our guest, Sathya Sankaran. He has been working towards a sustainable vision for Bengaluru, campaigning for solutions around Urban Planning, Non Motorised Transport & Public Transport.
Sep 26, 2022•47 min
Can sustainable cities create more jobs?
Anupriya Mohta and Sudisha Mishra discuss the role of sustainability in building new cities with a special focus on Gurugram.
Sep 23, 2022•28 min
Overcoming learning losses- lessons from the Tamil Nadu experiment
Sarthak Pradhan and Suman Joshi summarize findings of a new working paper titled -COVID-19 Learning Loss and Recovery: Panel Data Evidence from India and discuss possible implications for policy making
Sep 22, 2022•24 min
Western Australia’s Business Diplomacy in India
Carl Jaison speaks to Nashid on the various deals that were struck, the key Indian states Western Australia is focused on and much more.
Sep 21, 2022•29 min
Online Privacy 101 to Commemorate 5 Years of the Puttaswamy Judgement
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 in the works for the past 4 years.
Sep 20, 2022•25 min
Gene Editing: What Do Americans Think?
Pew Research Centre conducted a survey to understand the public opinion on gene editing. Arjun Gargeyas talks to Priyal D’almeida about the results of the survey and what it means for the future of gene editing policies.
Sep 19, 2022•26 min
Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India
In this episode, Ananya Rao and Rohan Pai deliberate over the implications of bringing cheetahs back into the Indian ecosystem.
Sep 16, 2022•24 min
Credit, livelihoods and transforming communities
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 sustainable way.
Sep 15, 2022•43 min
Scihub and the Battle for Access
In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison talk about Scihub, the ongoing litigation before the Delhi High Court, supply-demand mismatch in relation to research output and much more.
Sep 14, 2022•23 min
India-China Border Disengagement: From LAC to SCO
Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Manoj Kewalramani on the significance of the latest developments, its connection with the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet, and the likelihood of thaw in bilateral relations between India and China.
Sep 12, 2022•33 min
How does China's Techplomacy Work?
In the Information Age, technology is slowly becoming a tool of foreign policy and diplomacy. Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Arjun Gargeyas on how China has managed to get a foothold in this field and what India can learn from it.
Sep 12, 2022•34 min
Australia's Space Ambitions: A Conversation with Enrico Palermo
In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav Satyanath host the Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, to learn about Australia's space ambitions and the growth of its space industry.
Sep 09, 2022•24 min
Rationalising subsidies to create more fiscal space
How much does India spend on subsidies? What is its implication? Can there be a better solution? In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Sarthak Pradhan analyse subsidies from a public finance perspective and evaluate some policy alternatives.
Sep 08, 2022•30 min
Why India's women labour force participation is low
Sudisha Mishra invites Nitya Maniktala to discuss the reasons behind this problem and what can actually help in the long run.
Sep 07, 2022•21 min
Gorbachev and his Nuclear Legacy
In this episode, Shirikrishna Upadhyaya talks to Pranav R Satyanath about Gorbachev's role in negotiating the most significant arms control agreements at the end of the Cold War.
Sep 06, 2022•29 min
Solving India’s Transportation Problem
In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our alum Anand A about his entrepreneurial journey in solving India’s transportation problem.
Sep 05, 2022•38 min
An Open Source Future for Science & Technology Research
Shambhavi Naik and Manoj Kewalramani discuss what this shift towards open access is likely to mean for individual researchers, journals and research ecosystems in countries like India.
Sep 02, 2022•24 min
Will the Chip4 Alliance Work?
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 Arjun Gargeyas and deconstructs the entire aspect behind the Chip4.
Sep 01, 2022•21 min
Freebies - are they really free ?
Recently the Supreme Court suggested constituting an expert body to look into “freebies” offered by political parties to voters. In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan attempt to understand the nuances concerning the debate around freebies.
Aug 30, 2022•22 min
The Market for Blood
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 Kukreja and Dr. Mansi Sharma discuss this market, blood substitutes, breast milk, organ trade and much more.
Aug 29, 2022•20 min
Humans of AI - The Women Labour behind Data Annotation
In this episode, Carl Jaison speaks to Karishma Mehrotra, Journalist & Fulbright Scholar on her story about women from Ranchi and Mannarkad who play an unglamorous but critical role in the machine learning pipeline.
Aug 26, 2022•40 min
Being Aware of Space Situational Awareness
In April 2022, India and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data. But what exactly is SSA and why data sharing is important for both India and the US?
Aug 25, 2022•29 min
Ease of doing business in Kolkata
Sudisha Mishra asks Rahul Sanghavi a businessman from Kolkata, pertinent questions regarding the business landscape in Kolkata and can businesses in Kolkata create enough jobs.
Aug 24, 2022•24 min
Reimagining justice delivery in India ft. SAMA
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 the evolving dispute resolution landscape, their conception of justice, and their work.
Aug 23, 2022•48 min
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