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All Things Policy

Takshashila Institution

Ever 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

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00:36:38

India Navigates The 'Impossible Trinity' of Diplomacy

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2025/09/01

As negotiations with Beijing continue, relations with Moscow strengthen, and contentions with Washington become evident, New Delhi finds itself navigating the 'impossible trinity' of its diplomacy. I.e., it cannot maximise one relationship in this superpower triad without creating concerns in at least one of the other two ties. Hence, delicately balancing relations with China, the US, and Russia arguably presents the most important foreign policy question for India in contemporary

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00:26:32

India's Tryst with AI Data Centres

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2025/08/29

As India charts its trajectory to build in-house AI/ ML capabilities, data centres emerge, quite literally, as central to the ecosystem-building exercise. What role must industry play to bring capabilities home? How do challenges pertaining to power transmission and renewability affect data centre operations?Tune into this episode of 'All Things Policy', wherein Anushka Saxena quizzes Anwesha Sen on the nitty-gritty of India's AI Data Centre ecosystem, to know.Do not forget to participate in

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00:36:06

Lessons in Public Finance

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2025/08/28

What happens when you mix a towering reading list, a looming recording date, and three policy nerds? You get the first episode of All Things Policy: Reads. Join Shreya Ramakrishnan, Shobhankita Reddy, and Arindam Goswami as they dive into two books on Indian public finance, covering the making of India’s fiscal union, subnationalism in Peninsular India, the northern population surge, delimitation anxieties, and what the Indian Union is really best at doing.For a deeper dive, explore Takshashila’s

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00:36:39

Tackling Oil Spills in India's Coastal Waters

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2025/08/26

On May 25, Liberia-flagged MSC Elsa 3 sank around 15 nautical miles off the coast of Kerala. Only a few days later, a Singapore-flagged MV Wan Hai 503 caught fire off the coast of Kerala. Two such incidents around India's coastal waters are not a rare phenomenon. There have been multiple such incidents in the seas and oceans surrounding India’s long coastline, posing various risks to marine life as well as to coastal communities. Notwithstanding the multiple agencies, such as the Indian Coast

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00:30:26

Taking Stock of China Shock

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2025/08/25

In conversation with Anushka Saxena, Amit Kumar busts the myths surrounding China's H1 trade figures for 2025. He explains how there can co-exist an apparent contradiction between rising export numbers and slowdown in the contribution of trade to China's economy. Amit further argues that rebalancing of the Chinese economy toward domestic consumption will be a long and tumultuous road, and how, in the meantime, the world markets must be prepared to tackle goods dumping from the Asian

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00:30:11

At the Table with World Leaders

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2025/08/22

What are world leaders really like behind closed doors? In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with veteran foreign correspondent Shyam Bhatia about his candid encounters with figures like Benazir Bhutto, Shah Reza Pahlavi, Muammar Gaddafi, Yasser Arafat, and others. Bhatia offers insights into the charisma, vulnerability, and private facets of world leaders.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution,

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00:20:13

A Primer on China's Hydrogen Economy

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2025/08/21

China is the world’s largest hydrogen producer — but how much of that is truly green? With national and provincial policies now in place, we explore how different regions are shaping their hydrogen roadmaps, the challenges slowing adoption, and whether these strategies could give China a first-mover advantage in the global clean energy market. In this episode of All Things Policy, Bhumika Sevkani, Research Analyst with the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme, and Shobhankita Reddy, Research Analyst with

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00:31:57

Canberra’s Choice? Between Alliance and Autonomy

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2025/08/20

In this episode of All Things Policy, Vanshika Saraf sits down with Mr. Peter Varghese, former Australian Foreign Secretary, to understand how Australia views the intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China.As a longstanding ally of the U.S. and a major trading partner with China, Australia finds itself delicately balancing economic interests on one hand and alliance commitments on the other. This conversation will unpack the implications of defence arrangements like

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00:47:28

Mobility is More Than Moving Vehicles

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2025/08/19

Mobility is never just about roads and metro lines—it’s about people, governance, and markets coming together to shape how we live. In this episode of All Things Policy, MOD’s Anvitha Nambiyar and Amrita Ganapathy join Sowmya Prabhakar, COO, Takshashila Institution, to explore Bengaluru’s mobility challenges: equity, institutional coordination, PPPs, and the question of liveability. Can the city design mobility that serves everyone, not just vehicles?All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public

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00:36:30

Animal Testing: Time for Change

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2025/08/18

In this episode of All Things Policy, Surat Parvatam, Senior Strategist from the Humane World for Animals chats with Malathi Renati (Head of Policy School, Takshashila), about the global shift that’s underway to replace animal testing with cutting-edge, human-based research methods. Backed by advances in stem cells, organ-on-chip, and AI modelling, this approach promises greater accuracy, ethics, and innovation in science. India must now ask: Will we follow, or lead the change?All Things Policy is a

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00:28:59

Beyond Borders: Partition, Identity, and the...

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2025/08/14

In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with Atul Mishra about why the shadow of Partition continues to shape and constrain India-Pakistan relations. Moving beyond the conventional geopolitical lens, they delve into the deep historical roots of identity politics, the processes of national homogenisation, the “hostage minority” phenomenon, and the idea that the two nations are fundamentally entangled in each other’s identities.Atul Mishra is also a mentor with the Network for

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00:49:01

Inside US Intelligence, Trump, and the India Equation

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2025/08/13

In this episode of All Things Policy, Abhishek Kadiyala is in conversation with Prof. Paul McGarr to unpack the evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) and its often strained, adversarial relationship with President Donald Trump. From allegations of “deep state” sabotage to growing public mistrust of intelligence briefings, we explore how this friction impacted the global strategic landscape—pushing the U.S. into an era of what some call “strategic blindness.”The conversation also looks

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00:31:28

Digital Sentinels: The Need for Domestic Geospatial...

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2025/08/12

In today's episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, research analyst and Dr. Y. Nithiyanandam, Head of Geospatial Research Program, discuss how today's geopolitical intelligence depends on high-resolution satellite imagery—capable of revealing infrastructure damage and military assets in conflicts like India-Pakistan or Israel-Iran. They talk about how Foreign imagery providers can create vulnerabilities through potential manipulation, access restrictions, or political weaponization,

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00:24:42

The Trump Tariff Tango

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2025/08/11

In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Ashwin Prasad delve into the shift in India-US foreign relations with the 50 per cent tariffs announced by US President Trump on Indian exports to the US. They critically examine the impact on the Indian economy and possible policy options for India in dealing with Trump’s tariff policies. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution,

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00:48:19

China’s Manufacturing Powerhouse

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2025/08/08

Join Kyle Chan and Arindam Goswami in this episode of All Things Policy, where we dive deep into the heart of global manufacturing. As the world grapples with shifting supply chains, trade tensions, and the race for technological dominance, understanding China’s manufacturing powerhouse has never been more critical. From the persistent challenge of overcapacity to the strategic pivots triggered by the US-China trade war, we try to unpack the complexities behind China’s rise - and what lessons India

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00:32:31

Can TRUST transform the India-US partnership?

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2025/08/07

The India–U.S. TRUST initiative promises to transform strategic tech ties, from AI to defence to critical minerals. But can it really deliver in a world of rising trade tariffs and tightening export controls? Is this partnership about genuine co-development or just another way to shift dependencies?In this episode of All Things Policy, Bhumika Sevkani and Anushka Saxena from the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution unpack the fine print of the TRUST initiative, launched

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00:32:56

When Options Trading Becomes Market Manipulation

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2025/08/06

In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, Research Analyst with the Geospatial Program and Rijesh Panicker, Adjunct Fellow at the Takshashila Institution, delve into the recent incident where SEBI had temporarily barred Jane Street Group from accessing India's securities market for alleged market manipulation. They discuss the Options market, the sophisticated strategies used to gain profits from derivatives markets, and the broader implications for the financial marketplace. The

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00:26:18

Views and Voices: How 25 Countries See Trump & Xi

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2025/08/05

In this episode of All Things Policy, Anushka Saxena quizzes Ms. Laura Silver, Associate Director at Pew Research Center, on their latest Survey report assessing international views on China and the US, as well as their leadership. Ms. Silver highlights the methodology used to conduct the Survey and the countries covered, the differences in views of middle-income and low-income countries toward China, and the shifts in opinions caused by Trump's policies.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on

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00:47:42

Code of the Commons

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2025/08/04

In this episode of All Things Policy, Astha Rastogi, Programme Manager, Takshashila, and Sai Rahul Poruri, CEO of FOSS United, explore how open-source tools and shared knowledge are fueling the next wave of creativity and problem-solving. From award-winning animations made entirely on open platforms to public infrastructure projects that rethink scale and access, openness isn’t just a license, it’s a mindset. One that says free doesn’t mean substandard; it means the freedom to innovate, remix, and

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01:00:00

An Explainer on Critical Minerals

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2025/08/01

In this episode of All Things Policy, join Shobhankita Reddy, Researcher with Takshashila's High Tech Geopolitics Programme, in conversation with Rishabh Jain as they break down critical minerals for you. What are these minerals, and what makes them critical? What's the buzz about these minerals right now? And how is India placed as geopolitical tensions bring these minerals to the fore today?Rishabh leads the Technology Futures programme at the Council on Energy, Environment and Water

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