Bharatvaarta
Bharatvaarta
Bharatvaarta podcast is a commentary on politics, policy and culture focused on India. The podcast brings together people from different walks of life who have varied and interesting perspectives on what's happening around us.
Episodes
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Mar 21, 2020 • 32min
#006 - Bharatvaarta - Politics in Madhya Pradesh | Political Dynasties in the State | Way Ahead
Current context on where things are with Congress' Jyotiraditya Scindia's revolt and subsequently Chief Minister Kamal Nath's resignation | Key political Dynasties - the Scindias, the Singhs, the Shuklas & their significance | How MP impacted the Hindutva movement & Congress' dichotomy on State & National Positioning | What lies ahead for MP - who might lose/gain in the State & who might become Chief Minister
Mar 14, 2020 • 59min
#005 - Bharatvaarta - Defining features of foreign policy, trade as a foreign policy lever, our relationships with US, China and Pakistan
- Defining features of our foreign policy in last few years - Using trade as a foreign policy lever - Our relationship with China and Pakistan - Current status, recap of last few years and what lies ahead - Our relationship with USA - Long term relationship, threats to the relationship and more
Mar 10, 2020 • 52min
#004 - Bharatvaarta - Impact of Coronavirus, OPEC on Global markets | YES Bank - recapitalization
- Impact of Coronavirus on Global markets - Is india prepared to deal with a full scale epidemic? - Transition from King Salman to MBS - What does this mean for India? - Crude prices and related market response - The YES Bank fiasco, it's learnings - Bank Recapitalization - Wishlist from the Fin Min - and much more.
Mar 7, 2020 • 48min
#003 - Bharatvaarta - Uttar Pradesh -Governance aspects covering development, infrastructure, law and order and healthcare
In Ep. 3 of our podcast, we talk about four aspects of governance in UP. * Importance of rapidly developing UP * Focus on law and order * Focus on healthcare * Hard infrastructure development - roads, railways etc.
Mar 2, 2020 • 33min
#002 - Bharatvaarta - Delhi Governance - Structure, Challenges & Solutions
In this episode, we cover Delhi's Governance Structure, associated challenges, and alternative solutions. * History of Delhi's three-layer management - Central Govt., State Govt., and Municipal Corporations * Challenges of the model - how this plays out in today's context - some examples from the rest of the World * Solutions - should we move the capital / have multiple capitals / what are some alternates to consider
Feb 24, 2020 • 28min
#001 - Bharatvaarta - #NamasteTrump & More
Episode 1 of the Bharatvaarta Podcast (with Roshan Cariappa, Rohit Jayaraman, and Aashish Chandorkar) - Namaste Trump - the significance of the visit - Policies - H1B Visa, GSP, Defense Procurement - PM Modi’s objectives - a potential trade deal - Timing of the visit - wooing Indian American votes - US election update - Sanders wins Nevada - Democratic Nominee - frontrunners - Trump vs. Sanders/ Bloomberg / Biden - What this means to India
