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South Asia Chat

South Asia Chat podcast series will feature conversations with analysts, academics and thought leaders on topical issues impacting South Asia.

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Episode 20: Boosting India’s Retail Sector

South Asia Chat ·

2019/09/05

With the Indian government relaxing some rules on single-brand retail in India, we discuss with ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Amitendu Palit if this move will allow the Indian retail sector to woo much needed foreign investment.

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06:41

Episode 19: The Indian Economy - Rebounding ?

South Asia Chat ·

2019/09/02

With the Indian economy showing signs of concerns, former Indian Comptroller and Auditor-General Mr Vinod Rai assesses the issues present and possible solutions to help the economy rebound.

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12:21

Episode 18: The G7 Summit - India Enters the Ring

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/30

Hot off the heels of the conclusion of the G7 Summit in France, ISAS Research Fellow Dr Karthik Nachiappan discusses the outcomes of the discussions and how India played a role and could be impacted by its presence there.

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06:26

Episode 17: Mr Arun Jaitley - The Consensus Builder

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/29

In this episode, we pay tribute to the former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who passed away last weekend. Talking to former Indian Comptroller and Auditor-General Mr Vinod Rai, we discuss the lawyer-turned-politician’s legacy, contributions and working style as a consensus builder and a philanthropic individual. In this episode, we pay tribute to the former Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley who passed away last weekend. Talking to former Indian Comptroller and Auditor-General Mr Vinod Rai,

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11:38

Episode 16: Whose Cake is it ?

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/28

Earlier this week, the RBI announced that they will be giving a portion of their surplus to the Indian government for their expenditure. We speak to two Indian economic stalwarts – former Comptroller and Auditor-General Mr Vinod Rai and former Economic Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr S Narayan on whether the Indian government should get a slice of the RBI pie and what they may do with it.

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13:53

Episode 15: Imran Khan’s First Year in Office

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/22

On 18th August, Imran Khan clocked his first year as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan. How has he fared? We talk to ISAS Visiting Research Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea who provides a report card of the economic, domestic political and foreign policy contributions of the cricketer-turned-politician.

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08:23

Episode 14: Article 370 - What next for India?

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/08

ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen analyses the strategies that the Indian government will need to take in the immediate term in the aftermath of amending Article 370.

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11:14

Episode 13: Ecommerce in India

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/08

ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dipinder Singh Randhawa talks shop in this episode as he analyses the factors, impact and regulatory reaction arising out of the growing ecommerce sector in India.

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10:19

Episode 12: China and the US in South Asia -...

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/02

In the 2nd part of our podcast interview with Prof Guo Xuetang from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, we discuss the China-US relationship, whether the two powers have conflicting interests in South Asia and if Beijing is uncomfortable by closer ties between India and the US.

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09:49

Episode 11: The China-India Relationship - A Chinese...

South Asia Chat ·

2019/08/01

In the first of our two-parter with Visiting Scholar Professor Guo Xuetang from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics, we ask him about China’s view of India’s ascent and whether Beijing is threatened by the growth of the South Asian giant.

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07:56

Episode 10: Imran Khan’s Visit to the US

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/26

Earlier this week Pakistani Prime Minister made a momentous visit to the US. ISAS Senior Visiting Research Fellow Professor Touqir Hussain analyses the visit and its impact on the US-Pakistan relationship as well as Islamabad’s relations with China and India.

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09:41

Episode 9: India’s Space Mission

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/24

ISAS Director Professor C Raja Mohan appears on South Asia Chaat for the first time to dissect the significance behind and implications of India’s first space mission to the moon earlier this week.

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07:53

Episode 8: The 2019 Cricket World Cup - Stoking the...

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/22

With the World Cup just concluded, some would say in controversial circumstances, we talk to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen, who is also our resident cricket expert, on what his take is on that memorable final, what rules change he is advocating for and how the South Asian countries fared in the tournament. Stand-by for a balling analysis!

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07:19

Episode 7: Bangladesh and China Get Closer

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/21

We talk to ISAS Principal Research Fellow Dr Iftekhar Chowdhury on the recent visit of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister to China.

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10:18

Episode 6: India and the Osaka Declaration

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/09

At the recent G20 meeting in Osaka, India was one of three countries that did not endorse a global framework on digital trade rules known as the ‘Osaka Declaration on Digital Economy’. We speak to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Amitendu Palit in this episode on why India continues to stay out of any commitment on global e-commerce rules and the implications this may have on the South Asian giant.

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Episode 5: The Union Budget

South Asia Chat ·

2019/07/04

With India set to have its first budget of this new administration delivered this week, we talk to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Amitendu Palit on what we can expect the budget to contain and the political and economic goals that the Modi government will be pursuing through this fiscal plan.

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Episode 4: Changing The Batting Order in Pakistan

South Asia Chat ·

2019/04/24

With as many as eight changes made in a sudden Cabinet reshuffle last week, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has not only thrown a curve ball at us all but he has also signalled that he is willing to change his team to ensure that his country’s economic prospects, and an impending bailout deal with the IMF, cross the boundary line. With loads of cricketing clichés thrown in for good measure, ISAS Visiting Research Associate Professor Iqbal Singh Sevea analyses this changes in this segment of

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07:38

Episode 3: The Model Code of Conduct in India’s...

South Asia Chat ·

2019/04/18

With the Indian elections underway, the third episode of the South Asia Chaat looks at the role the Election Commission’s Model Code of Conduct has played in the elections thus far and whether it has enough bite to effectively to guarantee all the parties involved will be on their best behaviour.

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07:26

Episode 2: Issues Facing the BJP in the Indian Elections

South Asia Chat ·

2019/04/11

In this second episode of South Asia Chaat, we talk to ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen on the issues that could weigh on the BJP’s fortunes during the coming elections, the party’s manifesto that was recently released and if the swift and decisive action taken by the Modi government to respond to the Pulwama attack would have a strong positive influence on the BJP’s fortunes.

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11:00

Episode 1: The Congress Party Manifesto

South Asia Chat ·

2019/04/08

The maiden episode of South Asia Chaat features a discussion with ISAS Senior Research Fellow Dr Ronojoy Sen and Visiting Research Fellow Dr Diego Maiorano on the recently released Congress Party manifesto for the upcoming Indian elections.

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