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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Sep 22, 2022 • 24min
Overcoming learning losses- lessons from the Tamil Nadu experiment
Sarthak Pradhan and Suman Joshi summarize findings of a new working paper titled -COVID-19 Learning Loss and Recovery: Panel Data Evidence from India and discuss possible implications for policy making
Sep 21, 2022 • 29min
Western Australia’s Business Diplomacy in India
Carl Jaison speaks to Nashid on the various deals that were struck, the key Indian states Western Australia is focused on and much more.
Sep 20, 2022 • 25min
Online Privacy 101 to Commemorate 5 Years of the Puttaswamy Judgement
It’s been 5 years since the Puttaswamy judgement on privacy. India’s data protection bill which came about as a result of this judgement has been in the works for the past 4 years.
Sep 19, 2022 • 26min
Gene Editing: What Do Americans Think?
Pew Research Centre conducted a survey to understand the public opinion on gene editing. Arjun Gargeyas talks to Priyal D’almeida about the results of the survey and what it means for the future of gene editing policies.
Sep 16, 2022 • 24min
Reintroduction of Cheetahs in India
In this episode, Ananya Rao and Rohan Pai deliberate over the implications of bringing cheetahs back into the Indian ecosystem.
Sep 15, 2022 • 43min
Credit, livelihoods and transforming communities
Sridhar Krishna talks to Smita and Ram, co-founders of RangDe, about the need for credit and how peer to peer lending can transform lives in a sustainable way.
Sep 14, 2022 • 23min
Scihub and the Battle for Access
In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison talk about Scihub, the ongoing litigation before the Delhi High Court, supply-demand mismatch in relation to research output and much more.
Sep 12, 2022 • 33min
India-China Border Disengagement: From LAC to SCO
Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Manoj Kewalramani on the significance of the latest developments, its connection with the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet, and the likelihood of thaw in bilateral relations between India and China.
Sep 12, 2022 • 34min
How does China's Techplomacy Work?
In the Information Age, technology is slowly becoming a tool of foreign policy and diplomacy. Shrikrishna Upadhyaya speaks to Arjun Gargeyas on how China has managed to get a foothold in this field and what India can learn from it.
Sep 9, 2022 • 24min
Australia's Space Ambitions: A Conversation with Enrico Palermo
In this episode, Aditya Ramanathan and Pranav Satyanath host the Head of the Australian Space Agency, Enrico Palermo, to learn about Australia's space ambitions and the growth of its space industry.
