Episode 1 of the Bharatvaarta Podcast (with Roshan Cariappa, Rohit Jayaraman, and Aashish Chandorkar)

- Namaste Trump - the significance of the visit 

- Policies - H1B Visa, GSP, Defense Procurement 

- PM Modi’s objectives - a potential trade deal

- Timing of the visit - wooing Indian American votes 

- US election update - Sanders wins Nevada 

- Democratic Nominee - frontrunners 

- Trump vs. Sanders/ Bloomberg / Biden 

- What this means to India

In this episode, we cover Delhi's Governance Structure, associated challenges, and alternative solutions. 

* History of Delhi's three-layer management - Central Govt., State Govt., and Municipal Corporations

* Challenges of the model - how this plays out in today's context - some examples from the rest of the World 

* Solutions - should we move the capital / have multiple capitals / what are some alternates to consider

In Ep. 3 of our podcast, we talk about four aspects of governance in UP.  * Importance of rapidly developing UP * Focus on law and order * Focus on healthcare * Hard infrastructure development - roads, railways etc.

- Defining features of our foreign policy in last few years

- Using trade as a foreign policy lever

-  Our relationship with China and Pakistan - Current status, recap of last few years and what lies ahead

- Our relationship with USA - Long term relationship, threats to the relationship and more