While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . India Policy Watch #1: Satyam Eva Jayate? Insights on burning policy issues in India - RSJ We often talk about truth, disinformation and radically networked societies in this newsletter. Our interest in these issues is often on a...
Jun 27, 2021•25 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . Global Policy Watch: G7@Cornwall: Return Of A Rules-Based International Order? Bringing an Indian perspective to burning global issues - RSJ A key geopolitical question to ask as most of the world gets back to normalcy following ...
Jun 20, 2021•18 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . India Policy Watch: Road Ahead Insights on burning policy issues in India - RSJ What’s next for the Indian economy? Here’s a quick 8-point view on where things are at today. * Clearly, the speed of vaccination will be the single ...
Jun 13, 2021•16 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . India Policy Watch: The Demarcation Between Science And Ramdev Insights on burning policy issues in India - RSJ Event 1: May 23, 2021. Yoga guru Ramdev: "Everyone should progress through self-evaluation. Some allopathic doctors t...
Jun 06, 2021•20 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . Global Policy Watch: Global Order - Where Will It Come From? Bringing an Indian perspective to burning global issues - RSJ A couple of recent events made me wonder about the state of global affairs these days and an excuse to wri...
May 30, 2021•23 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . India Policy Watch #1: Jabki Dimaag Khaali Hai (While The Mind Is Empty) Insights on burning policy issues in India - RSJ The sound and the fury surrounding all that’s happening in India now is quite maddening. Any kind of meanin...
May 23, 2021•30 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . India Policy Watch: Radically Networked Succour Insights on burning policy issues in India — Pranay Kotasthane When the going gets tough, we become desperate for signs of hope. Unfortunately, the union government has inspired no ...
May 16, 2021•19 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . PolicyWTF: Our Democracy In Wave 2 This section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen? - RSJ It is difficult to write anything with clarity when almost every second message you...
May 09, 2021•18 min
Programming Note : We are taking a short break. Back on May 2. Stay safe. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . PolicyWTF: Winging the Pandemic This section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen? - RSJ One of the t...
Apr 18, 2021•19 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . - RSJ By now many of you must have seen the pictures from the Kumbh at Haridwar . Till last evening, almost 3 million devotees had congregated at the Har ki Pauri for the shahi snaan (how long before we change the word ‘shahi’ th...
Apr 14, 2021•9 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. Audio narration by Ad-Auris . Global Policy Watch: A Mint With a Role - RSJ The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been trialling a form of digital Yuan for the past year. Last week the trials entered their second phase. ( Umm, they seem to have more phases fo...
Apr 11, 2021•20 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Apr 07, 2021•6 min
While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narration on all podcasting platforms courtesy the good folks at Ad-Auris . If you have any feedback, please send it to us. 📣📣📣 Announcement: Admissions are now open ...
Apr 04, 2021•16 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 31, 2021•9 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 24, 2021•6 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 21, 2021•19 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 14, 2021•19 min
- RSJ Two somewhat random thoughts triggered this edition. One , we have been talking about Radically Networked Societies (RNS) a fair bit here. These are non-hierarchical networks of individuals who share a common identity and take up a cause they are passionate about through adroit use of social media platforms and cellphones. In an RNS, there are no clear roles, the decision making is amorphous and the leadership is diffused. But things move really fast. The state which has to contend with RN...
Mar 11, 2021•12 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 07, 2021•20 min
- RSJ Chaitanya Tamhane’s debut feature Court (2014) convinced me about two things. One, here was a global talent whose cinema will make us proud in future. He did that and more with his next feature - The Disciple (2020). I knew of the precocious Tamhane back from 2007-08 when his knowledge and analysis of global cinema of all stripes used to leave us awestruck. We were no mugs about cinema ourselves. But he was different. Next level as they say. That aside, it is the second point that I was le...
Mar 04, 2021•8 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Mar 01, 2021•19 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 21, 2021•17 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 18, 2021•10 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 14, 2021•29 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 12, 2021•7 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 07, 2021•16 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Feb 03, 2021•9 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Jan 31, 2021•17 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Jan 27, 2021•10 min
This newsletter is really a public policy thought-letter. While excellent newsletters on specific themes within public policy already exist, this thought-letter is about frameworks, mental models, and key ideas that will hopefully help you think about any public policy problem in imaginative ways. It seeks to answer just one question: how do I think about a particular public policy problem/solution? PS: If you enjoy listening instead of reading, we have this edition available as an audio narrati...
Jan 24, 2021•14 min
