All Things Policy
1,398 episodes - English - Latest episode: 26 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEver 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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Robot Rules
April 08, 2019 09:47 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBShould lethal autonomous weapons have the discret…
India's Satellite Killers
April 05, 2019 08:31 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBHaving proven its ability to knock out satellites…
Fixing Indian PhDs
April 04, 2019 11:33 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBThe Indian government recently stated that PhDs w…
What Is The Kra Canal?
April 03, 2019 10:12 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBWhat if China were to cut a canal through the Ist…
Why Is Facebook Banning Pages?
April 02, 2019 09:33 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBFacebook just announced that it has taken down hu…
Sat Wars
April 01, 2019 11:35 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBNow that India has tested an anti-satellite missi…
Dream Manifestos Science And Technology
March 29, 2019 06:26 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBScience and technology ought to be a priority str…
Dream Manifestos: Manufacturing
March 28, 2019 09:43 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat kind of reforms would be required to make In…
Dream Manifestos: Judicial Reforms
March 27, 2019 08:38 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBIn this episode of our series on dream manifestos…
Dream Manifestos: Foreign Policy
March 26, 2019 12:32 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode of our elections-inspired special…
Dream Manifestos: Agriculture
March 25, 2019 10:50 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBIn the first of our election special series, Yaza…
Is All Charity Good?
March 22, 2019 10:23 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBHuman history is full of examples of money acquir…
Creative Accounting
March 20, 2019 12:19 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThe accuracy of the Indian government's fiscal de…
Biowarfare Is Coming
March 19, 2019 10:18 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBThe old assumptions around bioweapons are falling…
India Works At Night
March 18, 2019 10:15 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBOne sure-shot way for India to create jobs is to …
Counting Every Vote
March 15, 2019 10:31 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThe Supreme Court has asked the Election Commissi…
China Shields a Terrorist
March 14, 2019 10:45 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBOn Wednesday, China placed a 'technical hold' on …
Brexit And Its Implications
March 13, 2019 12:23 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBUK Prime Minister Theresa May just lost another v…
Genetics Is Better Than Cure
March 12, 2019 08:31 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBIndia's huge population consists of hundreds of s…
The Mullah Omar Mystery
March 11, 2019 08:41 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBA new book by a Dutch journalist claims Taliban l…
The Future Of India's Social Infrastructure
March 08, 2019 12:05 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIndia's social infrastructure is stuck in the ind…
The CPC: China's Political Carnival
March 07, 2019 09:38 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBThousands of delegates from all over China have g…
Trouncing Trump's Tariffs
March 06, 2019 10:02 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBUS President Donald Trump has called India a “tar…
Is Prohibition The Answer?
March 05, 2019 09:06 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBDealing with alcoholism is a very complex public …
How Many Jobs Is India Really Creating?
March 04, 2019 11:28 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBPrime Minister Narendra Modi recently argued that…
Trump & Kim: The Art Of No Deal
March 01, 2019 09:57 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBThe summit between US president Donald Trump and …
What is India's New Ecommerce Policy?
February 28, 2019 10:24 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThe Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion…
The Struggle For Afghanistan's Future
February 27, 2019 09:51 - 26 minutes - 24 MBThis week, Afghanistan sent a shipment of goods v…
The Limited War Paradox
February 26, 2019 10:31 - 25 minutes - 23 MBIs a limited war between Pakistan and India possi…
What DNA Tells Us About Indians Past, Present and Future
February 25, 2019 10:51 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBGroundbreaking new scientific studies are changin…
Why the Demand for Special Category Status in Andhra Pradesh?
February 22, 2019 13:49 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBIt's been more than four years since the AP Reorg…
Should The Indian Government Regulate Social Media?
February 21, 2019 11:56 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBThe Indian government may be thinking of regulati…
What Is the Jaish-e-Mohammad?
February 20, 2019 09:01 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe Jaish-e-Mohammad is a terrorist outfit that h…
Should Publicly Funded Research Be Free?
February 19, 2019 09:53 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBIndia has recently announced its intent to join P…
The Pakistani Military-Jihadi Complex
February 18, 2019 10:15 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Nitin Pai, Pranay Kotasthane, an…
India's Responses to Sub-conventional Warfare by Pakistan
February 15, 2019 08:57 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBOn 14th February 2019, a CRPF convoy was attacked…
Security vs Privacy in a Digital Economy: Social Credit Edition
February 14, 2019 12:17 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBSocial Credit System is the umbrella term to desc…
Key insights from the ASER 2018 Report
February 13, 2019 12:30 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBASER (Annual Status of Education Report) is an an…
How Does an Angel Tax Affect the Indian Economy?
February 12, 2019 12:29 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBAngel tax, levied on angel investment in startups…
Do We Need A Ministry of Culture?
February 11, 2019 08:53 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBAcclaimed actor and director Amol Palekar was rep…
Chinese Apps in India and Regulating Fake News
February 07, 2019 10:14 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBManoj Kewalramani (@theChinaDude) and Anirudh Kan…
New ECommerce Regulations and FDI in Retail
February 06, 2019 09:51 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBAnupam Manur and Yazad Jal discuss the new ecomme…
Defence Budgeting And The Strategy Bridge
February 05, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe defence budget for 2019 again brought into fo…
Afghanistan After Withdrawal of US Forces
February 04, 2019 12:33 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBUS President Trump reiterated on 3rd Feb that US …
The Jobs Crisis in India
February 01, 2019 04:21 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MBThe National Sample Survey Office’s data showing …
Avoiding a Nuclear Catastrophe
January 31, 2019 10:27 - 29 minutes - 27 MBHouse Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smit…
The Geopolitics of Technology: 5G edition
January 30, 2019 13:01 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBAfter the Canadian government arrested Meng Wanzh…
The Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme for the Poor vs Universal Basic Income
January 29, 2019 12:45 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this conversation, we discuss what a minimum i…
Many Belts And Many Roads
October 07, 2018 05:07 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBWhat do the recent backlashes against the Belt & …
Economic Survey Explained - Part 7 - Farmers' Future
January 30, 2018 00:00 - 4 minutes - 4.57 MBCan India help farmers double their incomes by 20…