The Takshashila Podcast

On 23 June, news emerged that Russian forces had fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of Royal Navy’s HMS Defender.

Aditya Pareek joins Pranay Kotasthane to discuss the various issues around the Indian defence R&D space and what we can learn from the DARPA model.

Biren Ghose talks to Sarthak Pradhan about the need for a policy to enable this sector to thrive in the coming years.

China's growing technology prowess has led many countries to rollout old-style industrial policies of their own

Over the last decade, India has been facing a flurry of cyber attacks targeted at critical infrastructure sectors for reasons such as espionage or information theft among others

Anupam Manur and Rohan Seth join Prateek Waghre to unpack the changes proposed and the impact they might have on India’s e-commerce industry.

Manoj Kewalramani and Suyash Desai join Ameera Rao to discuss the possible Chinese motivations and India's response.

Anirudh Kanisetti speaks to archaeologist and history communicator Disha Ahluwalia, who is conducting a study of the region, to find out.

In this episode, Devang Bhandari and Aanchal Govindani talk to Sarthak Pradhan and suggest some measures to improve learning outcomes. The discussion revolves around ideas to improve teacher performance and teaching methodology.

In May, US President Joe Biden ordered an intelligence probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus or SARS-CoV-2. Suspicions that the virus potentially leaked from a lab in Wuhan could have consequences for China

Some proposals aim to strike a balance between competition and free speech by unbundling functions and features on social media platforms

Shilpa Kumar talks to Sarthak Pradhan about the policy thinking behind KALIA, as well as it's design and implementation.

Anirudh Kanisetti speaks to journalist and author Rajat Ubhaykar, author of Truck De India.

Anupam Manur and Pranay Kotasthane discuss the potential benefits of this and how it can be achieved.

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference was held earlier this month and had some interesting implications for both privacy and how the company is going to operate globally

Manoj Kewalramani and Prateek Waghre discuss how their effectiveness is measured and how platforms respond.

India's states have often followed very different trajectories. In this episode, Suman Joshi and Sarthak Pradhan discuss the performance of some states, their capacity for governance, and the challenges they face.

What makes a continent? Is it the tectonics of plates? Is it geographical boundaries? Is it population?

As the world continues its vaccination drive, countries like India and South Africa have been calling for an intellectual property waiver to make vaccine manufacturing easier.

The COVID-19 pandemic in India has savagely illustrated the need to develop institutional wherewithal to prepare for future health crises.