All Things Policy
Takshashila Institution
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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Oct 7, 2020 • 31min
Ep. 428: Ethics in Clinical Trials
ICMR's 2017 ethical guidelines need a revision, with more focus on fundamental principles that govern the moral decisions and on ethical dilemmas that arise while conducting clinical trials/biomedical and health research.
Oct 6, 2020 • 30min
Ep. 427: How Should We Disagree Online?
Interventions against problematic discourse online can result in amplifying it due a combination of group dynamics and algorithmic reward. For example, retweeting something controversial to debunk it might end up making it more popular. How can different
Oct 5, 2020 • 28min
Ep. 426: Choppy Waters in the South China Sea
As China asserts itself once again in the South China Sea, the United States outlines a new position, and regional actors react cautiously, Suyash Desai
Oct 1, 2020 • 32min
Ep. 425: How China's Belt and Road Initiative is Adapting to COVID
Even as the world is buffeted by a global pandemic and massive economic slowdowns, China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is quietly adapting to the new realities.
Sep 30, 2020 • 23min
Ep. 424: Celebrities and Vaccines, From the 19th Century to the Present
Can celebrities help build trust in a new vaccine? Shambhavi Naik and Anirudh Kanisetti talk to Aditya Ramanathan about the historical role celebrities have played in facilitating vaccinations in India since the early 1800s
Sep 29, 2020 • 24min
Ep. 423: Online Fashion Vs Amazon
Why did the Competition Commission of India rule in favour of Amazon in an antitrust case brought by a fashion brand? Rohan Seth and Prateek Waghre discuss this ruling and its implications.
Sep 28, 2020 • 36min
Ep. 422: Why Great Powers Procrastinate
Why did the United States aid and abet China's rise instead of "strangling the baby in the cradle"? Manoj Kewalramani, Pranay Kotasthane, and Aditya Ramanathan
Sep 25, 2020 • 33min
Ep. 421: India's Sea War Against Germany and Japan
From 1939 to 1945, the Royal Indian Navy fought on the high seas in the greatest conflict in human history. In this episode, Commodore Odakkal Johnson,
Sep 24, 2020 • 29min
Ep. 420: Reforming the Information Technology Act
The Internet in India is governed by the IT Act. But the powers this law gives the state need to be balanced with due process and adequate safeguards. Rohan Seth and Prateek Waghre are joined by Gopal Jain, a Supreme Court advocate and
Sep 23, 2020 • 26min
Ep. 419: Military Revolutions: Past, Present, and Future
Recent Pentagon reports indicate that China is quickly leveling the scales against the US by building up its military. New frontiers in military technology are constantly being pushed,
