Interpreting India
124 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIn Season 4 of Interpreting India, we continue our exploration of the dynamic forces that will shape India's global standing. At Carnegie India, our diverse lineup of experts will host critical discussions at the intersection of technology, the economy, and international security. Join us as we navigate the complexities of geopolitical shifts and rapid technological advancements. This season promises insightful conversations and fresh perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
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Learning from China’s Coronavirus Experience with Ananth Krishnan
April 16, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBSrinath Raghavan is joined by Ananth Krishnan to discuss the trajectory of COVID19 in China, Beijing’s strategy to contain the virus, and the lessons India can learn from China in its own fight against the pandemic. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Ananth Krishnan was a Visiting Fellow at Brookings India. Previously, he was China Bureau Chief and Associate Editor for the India Today Group, based out of Beijing until August 2018. Krishnan reported out of China for nine years, for India Today and e...
Data privacy and Pandemics with Anirudh Burman
April 09, 2020 03:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBSrinath Raghavan is joined by Anirudh Burman as they discuss how different countries are leveraging data in their fight against COVID19, India’s approach, and what privacy means in a world engulfed by a pandemic. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Anirudh Burman is an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity. He has also worked extensively on fi...
Data privacy and Pandemics
April 09, 2020 03:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBSrinath Raghavan is joined by Anirudh Burman as they discuss how different countries are leveraging data in their fight against COVID19, India’s approach, and what privacy means in a world engulfed by a pandemic. References: Will India's Proposed Data Protection Law Protect Privacy and Promote Growth? by Anirudh Burman What is India's Sweeping Personal Dat Protection Bill? by Anirudh Burman and Suyash Rai
Globalization in the Age of Coronavirus
April 02, 2020 03:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBRudra Chaudhuri joins Srinath Raghavan as they talk about the global nature of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on world politics. References: India Leans Into Its Fight Against the Coronavirus by Rudra Chaudhuri
Globalization in the Age of Coronavirus with Rudra Chaudhuri
April 02, 2020 03:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBRudra Chaudhuri joins Srinath Raghavan as they talk about the global nature of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on world politics. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His primary research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia and contemporary security issues. He is currently writing a book on the global history of the Indian Emergency, 1975-1977. At present, he is also heading a major research project that involves mapping and analy...
The Economic Impact of COVID-19 with Suyash Rai
March 26, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBSrinath Raghavan and Suyash Rai discuss the grave social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on financial markets and its consequences for India. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Suyash Rai is a deputy director and fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India. His current research looks at the financial sector, the fiscal system, and the infrastructure sector. Srinath Raghavan is a nonr...
The Economic Impact of COVID-19
March 26, 2020 03:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBSrinath Raghavan and Suyash Rai discuss the grave social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on financial markets and its consequences for India. References: While Fighting COVID-19, India Must Reduce Bankruptcies, Bring Cash Transfers and Tax Reliefs by Suyash Rai Video: Carnegie Insights: Suyash Rai on the Coronavirus and the Indian Economy
Analyzing India's Union Budget 2020
February 27, 2020 02:30 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBGuest host, Anirudh Burman and Suyash Rai analyze the impact and implications of the Union Budget 2020 on the Indian economic landscape. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Suyash Rai is a deputy director and fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India. His current research looks at the financial sector, the fiscal system, and the infrastructure sector. Anirudh Burman is an associate research direct...
The Dynamic India-US-China relationship with Tanvi Madan
February 06, 2020 03:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBTanvi Madan, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, discusses the dynamic India-US-China trilateral relationship and how China shaped India-US relations during the Cold War. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Tanvi Madan is a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program, and director of The India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Madan’s work explores India’s role in the world and its foreign policy, focusing in particular on In...
Balancing the Innovation and Regulation of Fintech with Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff
January 23, 2020 03:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBSrinath Raghavan speaks to Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff about the emerging fintech space and the suitable regulatory and policy approaches to it. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Sopnendu Mohanty is responsible for creating development strategies and regulatory policies around technology innovation to “better manage risks, enhance efficiency and strengthen competitiveness in the financial sector”. Prior to joining MAS, Mohanty was with Citibank as their Global Head of the Consumer Lab...
Applications and Ethics of AI with Chinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan
January 09, 2020 03:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBChinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan breakdown the applications of AI and the ethical debates surrounding its use. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Matt Sheehan is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on global technology issues, with a specialization in China’s artificial intelligence ecosystem. Chinmayi Arun has served on the faculties of two of the most highly regarded law schools in India from 2010 to 2018, and was the founder Director of the Centre...
The Geopolitics of Data with François Godement and Ralf Sauer
December 19, 2019 03:30 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIn a special episode recorded at the Global Technology Summit 2019, guest host, Rudra Chaudhuri speaks to François Godement and Ralf Sauer about the global debates on issues of data privacy and data protection, EU's approach to data sovereignty, and the implications of India's personal data protection bill. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His primary research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia and contemporary security issues. He is ...
Data Protection in India with Anirudh Burman
December 05, 2019 11:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBAnirudh Burman and Srinath Raghavan discuss the implications of India's draft personal data protection bill. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Anirudh Burman is an associate research director and fellow at Carnegie India. He works on key issues relating to public institutions, public administration, the administrative and regulatory state, and state capacity. He has also worked extensively on financial regulation and regulatory governance. Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident senior fellow at Carne...
Diplomacy in a Disordered World with William J. Burns
November 21, 2019 03:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBSrinath Raghavan and William J. Burns highlight the importance of diplomacy in an increasingly tumultuous world and evolving India-US relations. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS William J. Burns was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a thirty-three-year diplomatic career. He holds the highest rank in the Foreign Service, career ambassador,...
Demystifying India's Financial Sector
November 07, 2019 11:30 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBSuyash Rai provides a comprehensive analysis on the opportunities and challenges for India's financial sector. References: Unelected Power by Paul Tucker Regulation in India: Banking by Suyash Rai
Demystifying India's Financial Sector with Suyash Rai
November 07, 2019 11:30 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBSuyash Rai, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, provides a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges for India's financial sector. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Suyash Rai is a deputy director and fellow at Carnegie India. His research focuses on the political economy of economic reforms, and the performance of public institutions in India. His current research looks at the financial sector, the fiscal system, and the infrastructure sector. Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident...
Understanding the RCEP with Rajat Kathuria
October 24, 2019 03:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBRajat Kathuria and Srinath Raghavan analyze the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and India's approach to the multilateral organization. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Rajat Kathuria is Senior Visiting Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. Between September 2012 – March 2021, he served as Director and Chief Executive at ICRIER. He is the Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Shiv Nadar University. He has ...
Shaping Space Diplomacy with Rajeswari P. Rajagopalan
October 10, 2019 03:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBRajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Srinath Raghavan discuss areas for competition, cooperation, and governance in the space domain. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Dr Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan is the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Dr Rajagopalan was the Technical Advisor to the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) (July 2018-July 2019). She was also a ...
Decoding the India-China Relationship with Shivshankar Menon
September 26, 2019 03:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBAs India and China mark 70 years of diplomatic ties, Srinath Raghavan speaks to Shivshankar Menon about the shared history, culture, and future of the bilateral relationship between the two neighbors. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Shivshankar Menon was a distinguished fellow with Brookings India, and is currently a distinguished fellow with the Centre for Social and Economic Progress. Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India. He is also a professor of International Rel...
Unpacking the Economy with Indira Rajaraman
September 12, 2019 11:30 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBSrinath Raghavan and Indira Rajaraman discuss India's 2019-2020 Union Budget, the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, and the slowing global economy. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Indira Rajaraman was a Member of the Thirteenth Finance Commission. From 1994 until her retirement in 2007 she held the Reserve Bank of India Chair at the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Delhi, and from 1976 to 1994 she was on the Economics faculty of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. She was a...
A Nuclear World with Vipin Narang
August 29, 2019 03:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBVipin Narang joins Srinath Raghavan sits to discuss India's evolving nuclear strategy and the impact of nuclear weapons around the world. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Vipin Narang is a nonresident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a member of MIT’s Security Studies Program. His research interests include nucl...
Trailer: Episode 2
August 22, 2019 12:39 - 55 seconds - 858 KBNext week on the Interpreting India podcast, Srinath Raghavan sits down with Vipin Narang to discuss India's role in an evolving global nuclear landscape and the United States' approach toward North Korea and Iran.
Technology and Society with Nandan Nilekani
August 15, 2019 03:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBSrinath Raghavan sits down with Nandan Nilekani to discuss the future of globalization, data empowerment, and the role of technology on society in India and around the world. -- EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS Nandan Nilekani is an Indian software entrepreneur. He is currently the co-chairman and co-founder of Infosys Technologies Ltd. In 2004, Nilekani was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest Indian civilian decoration. In January 2006, he became one of the youngest entrepreneurs to join 20...
Trailer: Episode 1
August 13, 2019 02:00 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBInterpreting India debuts August 15. For the inaugural episode, Srinath Raghavan talks to Nandan Nilekani about the economy, data privacy, and India's role in an increasingly globalized world. Every two weeks, Interpreting India brings you diverse voices from India and around the world to explore the critical questions shaping the nation's future. We delve into how technology, the economy, and foreign policy intertwine to influence India's relationship with the global stage. As a Carnegie ...