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March 31, 2020 Ep. 294: A Grand Strategy with Chinese Characteristics
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is considered to be China's path to carving a new world order. But who conceptualized it first? And how do the Chinese actually think about their place in the world? In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani and Suyash Desai t
35 min
March 30, 2020 Ep. 293: The Geopolitics of Covid-19
How is the Covid-19 pandemic reshaping the Sino-US relationship? Are we witnessing a geopolitical realignment in Europe? Is China’s influence growing or are its early failures and aggressive propaganda attracting a backlash? Manoj Kewalramani talks to And
33 min
March 27, 2020 Ep. 292: Sandalwood: A Sad Story
What happens when the government takes away your property rights? Why does the state government own all sandalwood trees in Karnataka? In this episode, Anupam Manur and Pranay Kotasthane discuss the fascinating story of sandalwood regulations and its re
28 min
March 26, 2020 Ep. 291: Pandemic Winners
While the Covid-19 pandemic has cast a gloom over the global economy, there are some sectors and companies that continue to thrive. Rohan Seth and Nischitha Suresh join Manoj Kewalramani to talk about why certain firms are growing and how others are adapt
22 min
March 25, 2020 Ep. 290: Tech in the Time of Corona
A number of states have leveraged technology solutions to combat the Covid-19
outbreak. What have they done? What can India learn from their experiences? And what are the long-term implications of these tech interventions?
30 min
March 24, 2020 Ep. 289: Viral World Order
We are probably still in the early days of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. What human and financial toll will it take? And what sort of a world will we inherit when this pandemic is over? Manoj Kewalramani and Aditya Ramanathan take a sobering
23 min
March 23, 2020 Ep. 288: The Two Ns Meet: The End of Pandemics?
Could we be experiencing the last global pandemic? Will revolutions in computing and synthetic biology transform the way we deal with contagious diseases? In this episode, Takshashila's founders, Nitin Pai and Narayan Ramachandran discuss the pros
39 min
March 20, 2020 Ep. 287: Narratives of COVID-19
As Covid-19 cases spread around the world, China says it has ‘turned the tide’ to contain the outbreak. Anirudh Kanisetti and Manoj Kewalramani discuss how Chinese officials and media are now seeking to shift focus from China’s early fail
25 min
March 19, 2020 Ep. 286: Ruling the World-Island
President Vladimir Putin is consolidating his power both internally and along Russia's peripheries. Is there a method that underlies Moscow's behaviour? Anirudh Kanisetti and Aditya Ramanathan dive into the world of Russian ideologue Alexander Dugin an
38 min
March 18, 2020 Ep. 285: Stocking up on Oil: India's Strategic Petroleum Reserves
India is one of the most oil-dependent countries in the world. But what can it do when hydrocarbon supplies are disrupted? Anupam Manur and Narayan Ramachandran talk about their new research into how India can build its Strategic Petroleum Rese
24 min

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