Even as India's gender stats don't paint a pretty picture, what is heartening to see is a move towards gender-equitable fertility preferences. Bharath Reddy and Suman Joshi talk to Isha Bhatnagar about the findings in her paper titled A Girl and a Boy, Are a Bundle of Joy: A Rise in Gender-Equitable Fertility Preferences in India. Reading: A Girl and a Boy, Are a Bundle of Joy: A Rise in Gender‐Equitable Fertility Preferences in India - Bhatnagar - Studies in Family Planning - Wiley Online Libra...
May 18, 2023•46 min
Twenty-five years ago, India declared itself an overt nuclear power. Its journey was long and often constrained by the international export control regime. In this episode, Pranav R Satyanath and Saurabh Todi converse about the significance of India's 25th year of nuclearisation and our outlook on India's future as a nuclear power.
May 17, 2023•30 min
In this episode, Saurabh Todi and Pranay Kotasthane delve into the recent controversy created by Ashley Tellis's article which tried to set expectations about the India-US partnership, and a rejoinder to that by Ashok Malik. They discuss how this bilateral relationship has evolved over the years and what it holds for the future. Readings: America’s Bad Bet on India | Foreign Affairs View: Orthodoxies outside govt are fixating on US-India divergences than strategic commonalities - The Economic Ti...
May 16, 2023•30 min
Malathi Renati, Sachin Kalbag, and Sowmya Nandan talk and share about the role of society, government, and market in elderly care. They discuss the role of stakeholders and what it takes to be primary caregivers for aging parents/in-laws.
May 15, 2023•45 min
Over the past few days, Chinese authorities have conducted raids on the offices of Capvision, an international consultancy, citing national security concerns. This comes after the arrest of five employees of Mintz Group, an American firm, in March, and a subsequent visit by officials at the offices of Bain & Company. What’s driving this latest crackdown on foreign consultancies in China? Manoj Kewalramani asks Anushka Saxena and Amit Kumar.
May 12, 2023•28 min
The World Economic Forum recently released The Future of Jobs report highlighting the anticipated developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Sridhar Krishna, Anupriya Mohta, and Sudisha Mishra discuss the report in detail, with a focus on what the rise in AI could mean for job creation, the imminent need for new skills, and what it will take to finance them. Reading: The Future of Jobs Report 2020 | World Economic Forum
May 11, 2023•38 min
In this podcast, Saurabh Todi and Manoj Kewalramani delve into the recent visit of the Chinese Foreign Minister to India for the SCO Summit and his bilateral meetings with foreign ministers of India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. We also discuss the utility of Indian participation in SCO, BRICS, and RIC platforms. Join us as we explore these complex geopolitical issues and their potential outcomes.
May 10, 2023•44 min
Food is both central and fundamental to our existence. Yet, we have little or no relevant information about what we eat every day. Nutritional information is mandatory on packaged food products but do we really understand it? What kind of policy-making is required to demystify exactly this? Why is it important to know what you are consuming? Data journalist and health website editor Samarth Bansal joins Sachin Kalbag to break down this important aspect of our lives.
May 09, 2023•44 min
There’s no end in sight for sovereign debt crises in developing economies. What started with Sri Lanka and Lebanon has now spread to other countries, including Bolivia, Kenya, and Pakistan. What’s causing these crises? Are they likely to spread? And what can be done to tackle them? Anupam Manur joins Aditya Ramanathan to discuss some of the uncomfortable truths about sovereign debt crises and why they can be hard to solve. You can listen to our episode from last year on the Sri Lanka crisis here...
May 08, 2023•47 min
How difficult is it to rent houses in India’s cities? How do the existing government policies impact the availability of rental housing? What can be done better? Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss this in this episode of All Things Policy. Here are some readings referred to in the podcast - Overview of Rental Housing market in India : scale, nature, failures and new initiatives India’s Housing Vacancy Paradox: How rent control and weak contract enforcement produce unoccupied units and a hou...
May 05, 2023•24 min
In this episode of All Things Policy, Satya Sahu and Arjun Gargeyas discuss India's bold ambitions to become self-sufficient in the strategically important semiconductor space
May 04, 2023•42 min
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena discusses with Ambassador Vijay Gokhale the geopolitics of China-Taiwan relations, and what implications a crisis or conflict scenario between China and the US/ Taiwan will have for India.
May 03, 2023•33 min
India has deployed state-of-the-art Digital Public Infrastructure and has been using its G20 presidency to champion it. Ritul Gaur, Saurabh Todi, and Bharath Reddy try to unpack the implications of globalising India's DPI.
May 02, 2023•40 min
With unemployment rising in India, especially amongst the youth and women, Sridhar Krishna, Anupriya Mohta, and Sudisha Mishra discuss whether jobs will be an important issue in the upcoming 2024 elections. They examine what various parties are saying about jobs, how do voters typically vote, and debate if this will be a topic that people care enough about to impact voting patterns. Readings: Preparing for 2024 What do Indians vote for? New study indicates that development is not a priority Unde...
Apr 28, 2023•28 min
The much-awaited Indian Space Policy 2023 was unveiled recently after the Union Cabinet approved it in early April. The policy seeks to provide regulatory certainty to India’s fledgling private space sector. In this episode, Pranav R Satyanath and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya discuss the aims, objectives, and limitations of the policy, the major hits and misses of the policy, and other anticipated developments like FDI in the space sector. Readings: Takshashila Blogs - Assessing the New Space Policy 20...
Apr 27, 2023•32 min
As the new academic year begins, the issue of unauthorized schools and the regulations around them will make news. What are the issues involved in regulation and what can be the way forward? Sarthak and Suman discuss this in this episode. Readings: Over 1300 Unauthorised Private Schools Identified in Karnataka REGULATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN INDIA Ease of operations for budget private schools in India
Apr 26, 2023•27 min
In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena discusses with Amit Kumar and Harshit Sharma, the fine details of the recent Iran-Saudi-China Joint Agreement and what it means for the relevant actors in West Asia. @harshit2442
Apr 25, 2023•33 min
Over the last two decades, the India-US relationship has gradually become one of the world's most important partnerships. But there are sceptics. Where exactly do two of the world's largest democracies stand vis-a-vis each other? Sachin Kalbag poses some questions to Yusuf Unjhawala.
Apr 24, 2023•43 min
Regulation is an intrinsic part of what the government does. But what exactly is regulation? What does it mean? Is government the most competent to regulate? In this episode of ATP, Saurabh Todi and Anupam Manur discuss all these questions!
Apr 21, 2023•49 min
The Human Genome Project celebrated its 20th anniversary on Apr 14th. In this episode of All Things Policy, Shambhavi Naik and Saurabh Todi discuss the history of the Human Genome Project and its implication in the field of genome sequencing.
Apr 19, 2023•27 min
The horticulture department which maintains Bangalore’s iconic Cubbon Park, recently enforced restrictions on citizens who they believe ‘misuse the park in many ways, including playing games or engaging in romantic gestures’. Apart from the sheer harassment and moral policing, this entails, the new restrictions also go against the government’s AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) scheme and the National Urban Greening Policy, 2014 which provides guidelines for the devel...
Apr 18, 2023•25 min
Have you ever just wanted to skip all the traffic in the city, and try cycling to work? Sathya Sankaran, the Bicycle Mayor of Bangalore, and Leah Govias discuss the infrastructure in place that you can use to pursue cycling to work. Whether you work at a corporate and want to cycle to work or would like to travel by metro with your cycle, the Mayor speaks about the facilities in place and potential markers of growth and initiatives in place.
Apr 17, 2023•23 min
Many cab and auto-hailing apps have tried to challenge the might of Ola and Uber and have failed over the years. There's a new app called Namma Yatri that is doing something different and is acquiring more customers every day. Shailesh Chitnis and Bharath Reddy talk about the app and what's so different about it.
Apr 14, 2023•20 min
Public consultation on draft laws, regulations, and policy is critical to participatory democracy. Perspectives brought in by citizens can help better policymaking. To this effect, Civis is releasing a handbook titled Climate Voices - Citizen Participation in Environment and Climate Policy Making on this World Earth Day on April 22.
Apr 13, 2023•39 min
How do legal barriers impact women's employment in factories? Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss with Anu Maria Francis and April Suzanna Varkey the Kerala Government's recently drafted rules on the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code 2020. They discuss the limitations and the possible remedies.
Apr 12, 2023•35 min
In this episode, Shrikrishna Upadhyaya and Satya Sahu discuss the findings from the India Justice Report 2022, particularly the vacancies and infrastructure constraints within the judiciary and police and second order effects of the shortages.
Apr 11, 2023•29 min
Since September 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping has launched three new initiatives, which have become the cornerstone of his foreign policy. In this episode, Anushka Saxena talks to Manoj Kewalramani about China’s new Global Development, Global Security and Global Civilisation initiatives and what they mean for the world.
Apr 10, 2023•49 min
Kingshuk Saha speaks to Anubhav Raj Shekhar, Assistant Professor of Law at BML Munjal University (on sabbatical at the University of Oxford where he is researching South Asian societies) on the capital punishment jurisprudence in India.
Apr 06, 2023•31 min
On April 1, 2023, India celebrated 50 years of Project Tiger, arguably the most important ecological conservation programme in the country, and easily the most successful large carnivore protection initiative in the world. Yet, policy challenges abound: development vs ecology, human-animal interaction, habitat loss. Dr Anish Andheria, president and CEO of Wildlife Conservation Trust speaks to Sachin Kalbag on both the success of Project Tiger and the opportunities ahead
Apr 05, 2023•43 min
The Bar Council of India recently allowed the entry of foreign lawyers and law firms in India to practice foreign law, diverse international issues, and international arbitration. In this episode, Saurabh Todi speaks to Shrikrishna Upadhyaya about the significance of the reform, its reception, and future prospects. They also discuss other bottlenecks in the growth of the legal sector, namely, restrictions on capital such as FDI and bar on solicitation and advertisement.
Apr 04, 2023•34 min
