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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Feb 20, 2023 • 33min
Women's Reservation Bill
India needs more female representation in politics and the Women's Reservation Bill can be an effective tool to implement this. Anurpiya Mohta and Sudisha Mishra discuss the need for the Bill, what else will it take to ensure women's participation in politics, and whether or not other countries have had success with political reservations.
Feb 17, 2023 • 27min
How China Negotiates
In this episode,Manoj Kewalramani, in conversation with Aditya Ramanathan, offers us a rare glimpse into how China’s diplomacy actually works and the challenges it presents for those on the other side of the negotiating table.
Feb 16, 2023 • 38min
The GST Appellate Tribunal Opportunity
In this episode, Sarthak Pradhan & Shrikrishna Upadhaya speak to Jatin Christopher (Partner, JCSS, Bengaluru) & Surya Prakash B.S. (Programme Director, DAKSH, Bengaluru) on the work of the Coalition of GSTAT in advocating for institutional design, operating model, and legal framework for a truly modern GSTAT.
Feb 15, 2023 • 41min
Bridging the Gap Between Survivors and Support Systems
In this episode of All Things Policy, Suman Joshi and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya host Tanima Kishore, Project Coordinator - Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Migration and Asylum Project, who discusses her work in identifying, building and implementing community-based approaches to bridging the gap between survivors and formal institutional mechanisms.
Feb 14, 2023 • 22min
Biological Reasoning: COVID-19 Crisis
COVID-19 was at a macro level a social dilemma of human cooperation and prosociality. In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison discuss COVID-19, human cooperation, misinformation, biological reasoning and much more.
Feb 13, 2023 • 28min
The Mumbai Cricket Conundrum
Mumbai has won 41 Ranji Trophy titles in the tournament's 88-year history, making it the winningest cricket team in India. But it has not won a single title in the last seven years, and it did not even make it to the knockout stage this year. What ails Mumbai cricket and what policy interventions can help the team of Gavaskar, Vengsarkar, Shastri and Tendulkar return to its primacy? Sports Editor Clayton Murzello provides the answers.
Feb 10, 2023 • 25min
The Ballooning Sino - U.S. Crisis
In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani, Aditya Ramanathan, and Pranav Satyanath discuss the recent Chinese spy balloon crisis between U.S. and China.
Feb 9, 2023 • 20min
AtmanirBharOS
Developed by a startup incubated out of IIT, BharOS is being pitched as an answer to Google's Android and Apple's iOS. Can BharOS overcome the network effects to challenge the might of the tech giants? Bharath Reddy and Pranav Satyanath talk about how this could play out.
Feb 8, 2023 • 35min
China’s Diplomacy 2023
Ever since the 20th Party Congress, the tone of Chinese diplomacy appears to have undergone a change. Is this a tactical shift or is something substantive in the offing? Manoj Kewalramani discusses with Anushka Saxena and Amit Kumar.
Feb 7, 2023 • 32min
Challenges for Local Government Bodies in India
In this episode, Carl Jaison is joined by Pranav Gupta, Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. He discusses his field research where he spoke with sarpanches and local bureaucrats to assess the extent of decentralisation of powers to panchayats.
