The Takshashila Podcast

Priyal D'almeida talks to Mahek Nankani about what Vaccine Nationalism is, it's implications on LMICs and what are the ways to tackle it.

Shrikrishna hosts Pranay Kotasthane to discuss three interrelated mechanisms, namely, reference networks, Overton Window and disproportionate rewards for extreme content, understanding which could contain the key in cracking the social media problem.

Sudisha Mishra invites Rahul Sanghavi to discuss the land laws that have curtailed business growth in West Bengal, inadvertently impacting job creation in the state.

In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan are joined by Vasant Shetty (Co-Founder MyLang) and Aakash Athawasya (Co-host Kannada Gothilla Podcast) to discuss their work in widening the reach of Kannada.

Suman Joshi and Sridhar Krishna join Bharath Reddy in looking at issues around moonlighting and how the future of work might look like.

In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas discusses his recently published paper with Rohan Pai, and explains the nuances of an Indian approach to tech diplomacy.

In this episode, Arjun Gargeyas and Priyal D'almeida get into a conversation on AI hardware, the need for AI hardware policy for India, and the strengths and opportunities for India's AI hardware ecosystem.

Anupam Manur and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the recent policy move's significance and the challenges ahead.

Sridhar Krishna speaks to Preeti Ahluwalia about creating manufacturing jobs in India. They discuss what the Indian manufacturing sector needs besides just labour law reforms and PLI schemes.

In this episode, Pranay Kotasthane and Manoj Kewalramani decode the math of CCP slogans.

In this episode, Ritul Gaur and Sowmya Nandan speak to our guest, Sathya Sankaran. He has been working towards a sustainable vision for Bengaluru, campaigning for solutions around Urban Planning, Non Motorised Transport & Public Transport.

Anupriya Mohta and Sudisha Mishra discuss the role of sustainability in building new cities with a special focus on Gurugram.

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

Carl Jaison speaks to Nashid on the various deals that were struck, the key Indian states Western Australia is focused on and much more.

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.

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.

In this episode, Ananya Rao and Rohan Pai deliberate over the implications of bringing cheetahs back into the Indian ecosystem.

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.

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.

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.