The Takshashila Podcast

In this episode, Pranav Satyanath talks to Aditya Ramanathan about his new discussion document, which questions the possibility of a Quad space station.

In this episode Shrikrishna hosts Aaditya Dighe to discuss foreign investment in the telecom sector, domestic manufacturing of telecom equipment, the challenges in the ongoing 5G roll-out, and alternatives like satcom based internet services.

Can Indian States compete with each other for investment and development? If so, how do we ensure that States - big & small and developed & underdeveloped - compete on an equal footing?

The Competition Commission of India has imposed fines and several restrictions in two antitrust verdicts against Google for abusing its market dominance in the Android operating system and app store markets.

In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Shambhavi Naik discuss genetically modified plants, their safety, efficacy and regulations.

Sridhar Krishna and Sudisha Mishra carry out a holistic assessment of this scheme, covering themes such as objectives, benefits, shortcomings, outlay, and unintended consequences.

Carl Jaison is joined by Jaideep Vaidya, sports journalist at The Signal who writes a weekly newsletter on the business of sports.

In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison discuss costly information theory, learning biases and their implication for public policy.

Pranav R. Satyanath and Aditya Ramanathan discuss the goals of this US-led lunar programme and the new challenges it can create for outer space governance.

In this episode Shrikrishna hosts Sachin, who has vast experience in running newsrooms, to discuss the importance of media freedom, business models of newsrooms, the alternative offered by subscription-based models, and the role of public broadcasters.

In this episode, Pranav Satyanath welcomes Dr Ashley J Tellis, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to discuss the continuity and change in the nuclear trajectories of Southern Asia.

In this episode, Sowmya Nandan and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya host Supriya Sankaran, co-founder of Agami India, engage in a wide-ranging conversation on justice-makers, legal-tech start-ups, digital transformation in courts.

Mahek Nankani and Priyal Lyncia D’Almeida discuss some key data points and recommendations to address the issue in this episode of All Things Policy.

Sridhar Krishna and Anupriya Mohta discuss how the Indian tourism industry has been on a decline since a little before the pandemic. However this sector has an opportunity to contribute close to 2.4M jobs per year over the next decade.

What are some potential solutions to improve access and quality in higher education? Sarthak Pradhan and Suman Joshi discuss these questions in this episode of All Things Policy.

Shambhavi Naik, Harshit Kukreja and Shrikrishna Upadhyaya analyse the judgement and its implications from a policy, medical science and legal viewpoints.

In this episode, Pranav Satyanath is joined by Pranay Kotasthane to unpack the contents of these documents, the objectives of the regulations and their implications for the future.

Shrikrishna Upadhyaya hosts Ritul Gaur and Saiyed Kamil to discuss millennial subsidy, economic cycles and the future of start-up funding and innovation.

People tend to undertake costly behaviour for their family and kin. In this episode of All Things Policy, Harshit Kukreja and Carl Jaison unpack this "kinship" behaviour and discuss its implication for public policy.

Dr. Harshit Kukreja hosts Carl Jaison who shares his thoughts on Viacom18’s decision to make the FIFA WC available to stream for free, the long-term strategy of the Reliance-owned subsidiary and the future of the sports OTT market in India.