In this episode of #PolicyBeyondPolitics, we look at Visible Women Invisible Equality , with Ms April Suzanna Varkey , Associate Researcher at CPPR who will be in conversation with Mr Sreyan Chatterjee exploring the economic and legal challenges faced by women to get employed in the manufacturing sector with a focus on the garments industry. A lawyer by training, having received his degree from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Sreyan is an independent research consultan...
Aug 22, 2022•36 min•Ep. 32
In this episode of Policy Beyond Politics Sharon Susan Koshy, Associate, Research, CPPR interacts with Dr Stanly Johny, Editor, International Affairs, The Hindu, to discuss Afghanistan and an emergent state of geopolitics in Asia following the Taliban takeover and related events. The conversation draws from Dr Johny's second book "Comrades and Mullahs: China, Afghanistan and the New Asian Geopolitics" and focuses on the plausible directions of international relations in this part of the world. C...
Aug 05, 2022•25 min
In this podcast CPPR Associate, Research Sharon Susan Koshy interacts with Japan Consul General Hon. CG TAGA Masayuki-san on Avenues of Cooperation in India-Japan relations. This podcast was recorded on May 26, 2022, during his visit to the CPPR office.
Jul 05, 2022•11 min
The U.S. and India partnership is founded on an alignment in democratic values, strategic goals, and economic interests. Science & Technology are critical and transformative aspects of this U.S. - India relationship that shapes and accelerates the strategic and economic achievements of both nations. Both countries have repeatedly proven their commitment to cutting edge research and the development of partnerships at several levels to promote technology-driven innovation in shared matters of ...
May 31, 2022•15 min
In this podcast CPPR Associate, Research Sharon Susan Koshy interacts with Michael Kugelman on Changing Current in India-U.S. Relations. This podcast was recorded during our International conference on Indo-U.S Relations change, continuity and transformation. Mr. Michael Kugelman is the Deputy Director and Senior Associate for South Asia-Wilson Centre, USA.
Apr 22, 2022•6 min
The US and India have shared values and interests in promoting global security, stability and economic prosperity through trade investment and connectivity. The cornerstone of US-India partnership remains their trade and commercial linkages. A shared bilateral goal has been the need to realise trade aspirations of USD 500 billion. In 2019, the US goods and service trade in India totaled an estimated of USD 146.1 billion dollars whereas exports were USD 58.6 billion and imports were USD 87.4 bill...
Jan 20, 2022•25 min
The Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) is the most contested maritime space in the world today. India and the United States have a critical role to play in forging an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific order. Furthermore, China’s growing influence in the Indo-pacific expanse stands to converge the two countries’ foreign policy strategies in the IPR and presents an opportunity for improved bilateral cooperation among the countries as the Biden administration settles in.The recently declassified ‘U.S. Strateg...
Oct 22, 2021•1 hr 15 min
In our latest podcast, CPPR Special Advisor, Dr Shakila Shamsu talks about the New Education Policy and Charting Kerala's Educational Goals . Dr Shakila Shamsu is a former OSD (New Education Policy) in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. This discussion was part of the webinar that CPPR organised in January 9, 2021 on ‘Implementing NEP: Charting Kerala's Educational Goals 2025’. CPPR Chairman, Dr Dhanuraj was the moderator for the discussion.
Sep 13, 2021•48 min
In this week's podcast, CPPR Special Advisor, Dr Shakila Shamsu talks about the New Education Policy and the reforms in the higher education sector. Dr Shakila Shamsu is a former OSD (New Education Policy) in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education. This discussion was part of the webinar that CPPR organised in January 21, 2021 on 'NEP and Higher Education: Translating Policy into Action'. CPPR Chairman, Dr Dhanuraj was the moderator for the discussion.
Aug 27, 2021•50 min
Here is part 2 of ‘Policy Beyond Politics Podcast’ with Former Indian Diplomat and CPPR Senior Fellow Mr Muraleedharan Nair. Mr Muraleedharan Nair has held various positions in the Government of India, including as the Indian Consul in China. His postings abroad include those in the Indian diplomatic missions in China (Shanghai & Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Singapore. Muraleedharan Nair and CPPR Research Fellow, Purvaja Modak continue their discussion about the the Role of the Private Sector i...
Aug 20, 2021•30 min
In this week's episode of Policy Beyond Politics Podcast, CPPR Research Fellow Purvaja Modak and Dr Jessica Seddon, who is the Global Lead for air quality at the World Resources Institute, discuss on the topic United States and India as Partners in Climate Action. This podcast is an extension of the webinar on 'United States and India as Partners in Climate Action: The Clean Energy Agenda', that CPPR organised in collaboration with U.S. Consulate General Chennai on June 17, 2021 as part of a pro...
Aug 13, 2021•27 min
In the latest episode of 'Policy Beyond Politics Podcast', Former Indian Diplomat and CPPR Senior Fellow Mr Muraleedharan Nair talks about the the Role of the Private Sector in shaping up the Chinese Economy. Mr Muraleedharan Nair has held various positions in the Government of India, including as the Indian Consul in China. His postings abroad include those in the Indian diplomatic missions in China (Shanghai & Guangzhou), Hong Kong and Singapore. The discussion was moderated by CPPR Resear...
Aug 07, 2021•28 min
In the latest episode of Policy Beyond Politics podcast, Ambassador Gurjit Singh, a former Indian diplomat with 37 years of experience, talks to CPPR Senior Fellow, Purvaja Modak on the strategy of vaccine diplomacy adopted by different countries in the world, including India and the changing global order.
Jul 30, 2021•23 min
കിറ്റക്സ് വിഷയവും കേരളത്തിലെ നിക്ഷേപക അന്തരീക്ഷം എന്ന വിഷയം സി പി പി ആർ ഉപദേശകൻ ഡോ ജി ഗോപകുമാറും സീനിയർ ഫെല്ലോ ഡോ ജോസ് സെബാസ്റ്റ്യനും അവലോകനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. സി പി പി ആർ ചെയർമാൻ ഡോ ഡി ധനുരാജ് ആണ് വിഷയം അവതരിപ്പിച്ചത്.
Jul 16, 2021•36 min
അപ്രതീക്ഷിതമായി കടന്നു വന്ന കോവിഡ് എന്ന മഹാമാരി ജനജീവിതത്തെയും സമ്പത്ത് വ്യവസ്ഥയെയും രാഷ്ട്രീയ സാഹചര്യങ്ങളെയെല്ലാം സാരമായി ബാധിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഈ കോവിഡ് കാലത്തെ ഇന്ത്യൻ രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തെ സി പി പി ആർ അസോസിയേറ്റ് ഗൗതം കെ എയും സി പി പി ആർ ഉപദേശകൻ ഡോ ജി ഗോപകുമാർ അവലോകനം ചെയ്യുന്നു. In this episode of CPPR’s Policy Beyond Politics Podcast, Goutham KA, Associate, Projects at CPPR and Prof. G Gopakumar, former Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Kerala and CPPR advisor, discuss the dynamics of India'...
Jul 03, 2021•23 min
In this episode of CPPR’s Policy Beyond Politics Podcast, Akanksha Borawake, Associate, Research at CPPR and Dr. Shakila Shamsu, formerly OSD (New Education Policy), in the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (MoE), discuss Kerala government’s Knowledge Economy mission. The recent Kerala Budget stressed on tackling unemployment in the state, through the knowledge economy mission. The biggest thrust of this plan will be to enhance employability among the educated unemployed, par...
Jun 25, 2021•42 min
In this episode of CPPR's Policy Beyond Podcast series, Purvaja Modak talks to Dr Harisankar K Sathyapalan about the landmark ruling by a Dutch Court against Shell group and what it could mean for climate change litigations worldwide. The verdict resulted from a public interest lawsuit by a group of environmental NGOs, led by the Netherlands-based Friends of the Earth (Milieudefensie). The decision is historic and will set a precedent for climate change litigation worldwide since it is the first...
Jun 15, 2021•16 min
India has had a very dynamic history with the cannabis plant . Cannabis has been consumed for spiritual, medicinal and recreational purposes since millenia. In Pre-independence India, the British attempted to regulate it through excise laws that licensed cultivation and imposed taxes on the sale of hemp. However, globally the perspective around cannabis has seen a dramatic turnaround. Many countries are decriminalising its consumption and even legalising its recreational use. There is a growing ...
Jun 11, 2021•25 min
Newly appointed Finance Minister, KN Balagopal, presented the maiden budget of the Second LDF government on Friday. By prioritising the health sector, the state government has sent a message that the State is prepared to fight upcoming challenges. In the latest episode of Policy Beyond Politics Podcast series, CPPR Chairman Dr Dhanuraj and Senior Associate, Praseeda Mukundan analysed how this budget was different from the conventional budgets presented by the left governments in the past. Tune i...
Jun 04, 2021•22 min
The recently convened World Health Assembly (WHA74) saw discussions on the launch of negotiations for a ‘New Pandemic Treaty’ in order to create a ‘Global Framework Convention on Pandemic Preparedness and Response’. This treaty is supposed to facilitate international cooperation and a coordinated response to any future pandemics. The European Union and several other member-states are pushing for the assembly to make a quick decision on the proposal, while countries like the US, Brazil and Russia...
Jun 03, 2021•27 min
Kerala Governor, Arif Mohammad Khan, gave the inaugural policy address of the 15th Kerala Legislative Assembly on Friday. While the government’s ambitious flagship projects and huge investment announcement in the education sector topped the headlines, it is imperative for us to examine what kind of development trajectory the government is indicating at through its policy announcements. In this week’s Policy Beyond Politics Podcast, CPPR Chairman, Dr D Dhanuraj and Goutham KA, Associate, Projects...
May 28, 2021•39 min
Congress party’s underwhelming performance in the Kerala Assembly Elections has cast a shadow of doubt on its relevance and future in the state. The party’s misplaced trust on the state’s ‘electoral pendulum’ to help regain the political mantle this year has led to a historic embarrassment for the party. Yet, the party has not put out any message in the public domain indicating an introspection or a shift in its working mechanism. The party’s reluctance to introspect is symbolised by the failure...
May 21, 2021•36 min
Listen to this malayalam podcast by CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj and Dr G Gopakumar, who is a CPPR advisor and the former Vice Chancellor of Central University of Kerala. The session focused on the significance of Pinarayi Vijayan's second term as the Chief Minister of Kerala and how it would be marked in the state's political history. The speakers also address questions including what kind of message Pinarayi Vijayan is leaving behind with the formation of his new cabinet? and whether CPI(M) has...
May 18, 2021•30 min
CPPR-Centre for Strategic Studies organized Webinar on the topic ‘US Presidential Election 2020: Charting the Future of US-India Ties’ on October 22, 2020.
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Panel discussion on “All-Hazards Approach to Community-Based Disaster Risk Mitigation.” The panel, moderated by Dr. D. Dhanuraj, CPPR Chairman, includes speakers Dr. Muralee Thummarukudy, Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Dr. Himanshu Grover, co-director, Institute for Hazard Mitigation and Planning, College of Built Environments, University of Washington; Dr. Nivedita P. Haran, IAS (Retired), Honorary Chairperson, Board of Directors, Centre for Migra...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Recently Government launched PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM #SVANidhi ) a special micro-credit scheme to provide loan of upto Rs 10,000 to #StreetVendors. At the same time, the lack of accommodating policies and guidelines to the street vendors have resulted in job loss and police brutality. In this episode of #PolicyBeyondPolitics , Dr D Dhanuraj (Chairman, #CPPRIndia) discuss with Prashant Narang (Associate Research Director, Centre for Civil Society) on the difficulties and challeng...
Jul 21, 2020•22 min
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently criticised the PLA for escalating the border tension with India and also militarising the South China Sea and illegally claiming more territory there threatening vital sea lanes. In this episode of #PolicyBeyondPolitics CPPR Chairman, Dr D Dhanuraj discusses with Dr Vijay Sakhuja, Distinguished Fellow of CPPR on the establishment of the Pacific Deterrence Initiative (PDI) and operational manoeuvres by the US military in the Pacific Ocean in the broader ...
Jul 06, 2020•29 min
In this episode of #PolicyBeyondPolitics #CPPRIndia Chairman, Dr D Dhanuraj talks to Leslie Xavier, Senior Fellow (Sports Policies), CPPR and Editor (Sports), Newsclick.in on the impact of COVID on sports. COVID has economically impacted athletes and various sporting events around the world, and also industries associated with sports . Indian Olympics Association has requested Sports Ministry for One-time Grant of Rs. 220 Crore to meet financial crisis effecting the sports federations due to COV...
Jun 29, 2020•44 min
It is time to leverage on our technological prowess and ensure the legislative business continues unhindered during the pandemic. In this episode of #PolicyBeyondPolitics , Dr D Dhanuraj (Chairman, CPPR) and Chakshu Roy, (Heads the outreach team and leads legislator and citizen engagement at PRS Legislative Research)explores the feasibility and legality of moving the Indian parliament sessions online.
Jun 24, 2020•21 min
In this part of Policy Beyond Politics, CPPR Chairman Dr D Dhanuraj and Dr Harisankar K. Sathyapalan, Research Fellow (International Law and Dispute Settlement), CPPR discuss the Rights and Responsibilities that need to be followed by Elected representatives in a pandemic lockdown situation.
Jun 24, 2020•21 min
