Ep. 234: Reading the Economist: On China, Tech and Forest Fires
Anirudh Kanisetti and Utkarsh Narain join Aditya Ramanathan to discuss the most interesting stories of the week: China and the US are underg...
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Ep. 233: SSF - China's War-Winning Tool
Four years after its inception, China's Strategic Support Force (SSF), which is responsible for cyber, space and electronic warfare, has bec...
Ep. 232: The World of Public Policy
How does someone who wants to influence policy actually do so outside of government? How does a policy career help transform the country, an...
Ep. 231: The Many Colours of Krishna Menon - A Conversation with Jairam Ramesh
V. K. Krishna Menon is probably India's most famous defence minister - especially for his role in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. But it turns out...
Ep. 230: 2019 in Review: The Indian Economy
How has the Indian economy fared in 2019? From agricultural output to the GDP calculations, Apurva Kumar, Pranay Kotasthane, and Anupam Manu...
Ep. 229: 2019 in Review: India and the World
How did India's foreign policy hold up in 2019? From the ASAT test to Howdy Modi, Manoj Kewalramani, Pranay Kotasthane, Sankalp Gurjar and S...
Ep. 228: 2019 in Review: Tech in India
What did 2019 mean for the Indian tech space? Rohan Seth talks to Utkarsh Narain and Prateek Waghre about how the debate has progressed in p...
Ep. 227: Cyber Insecurity: What should India do in cyberspace?
The Union government is asking for inputs on a cybersecurity strategy for a new India. Takshashila's Tech Team, Prateek Waghre, Utkarsh Nara...
Ep. 226: Beware, Warehouses!: Amazon's Fulfillment Centres and Local Economies
What happens when Amazon enters or leaves an Indian city? In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani talks to Anupam Manur and Rohan Seth about how...
Ep. 225: Does the Government Want Your Data?
What does the Personal Data Protection Bill say about linking Aadhar to social media? What exactly will the proposed Data Protection Authori...
Ep. 224: Reading the Economist: Institutional Crises and Captures
What role do institutions of the state play in shaping government policy, and how do these institutions affect policy when in peril? In this...
Ep. 223: China: the Middle-Aged Kingdom
China's fertility rate is down to just 1.6. The workforce is shrinking while the population of the elderly grows. At the same time, the now...
Ep. 222: War in the Heavens: Space Power in the 21st Century
Getting to space has never been as easy as it is today, but this has also opened the doors for a new space race. In this episode, Aditya Ram...
Ep. 221: Is Cyberwarfare Coming?
The term "cyber warfare" has come into vogue in recent times, but nobody seems to know what it actually is. In this episode, Anirudh Kaniset...
Ep. 220: Is NATO Going to Collapse?: The 70th Anniversary Episode
After last week's annual summit, cracks seem to be appearing in NATO over Russia, Turkey, and even the USA. Is this anti-Soviet alliance fin...
Ep. 219: Reading the Economist: The Rise and Fall of Economies
In this week's Reading the Economist, Apurva Kumar and Suyash Desai join Anirudh Kanisetti to discuss global inequality and how bad policies...
Ep. 218: What can India do about China?
Anirudh Kanisetti and Suyash Desai join Manoj Kewalramani to further unpack our report to India's Parliament on China's rise. This is part 2...
Ep. 217: Why is China Powerful?
Takshashila researchers Manoj Kewalramani, Anirudh Kanisetti and Shibani Mehta unpack our latest research: a report to India's Parliament ab...
Ep. 216: The Tragedy of the Trans Bill
The Transgender Persons Bill that has been passed by Parliament has been widely decried by activists, but met with societal and political in...
Ep. 215: Talking Nukes with Vipin Narang
Are new developments eroding the credibility of India's no first use policy? Is North Korea going to spark a crisis in the new year? In this...