BIC TALKS

Medical Scientist Dr Gagandeep Kang talks to host Pavan Srinath about the development of vaccines, ongoing efforts on COVID-19, and the challenges of developing immunity and resistance against the pandemic.

More than a hundred vaccine candidates are being developed across the world, with several novel vaccine efforts entering human clinical trials in April 2020. Dr. Kang unpacks this unprecedented effort at vaccine development, and discusses the limits of our existing scientific knowledge about COVID-19. Dr Kang shares her thoughts on India's role in global vaccine security, and discusses our current knowledge on human immunity to the SARS-COV-2 virus.

Dr Gagandeep Kang is the Executive Director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. She is an award-winning medical scientist who is a key contributor to the understanding of diarrhoeal diseases, rotavirus epidemiology and vaccinology in India, with a stellar career at Christian Medical College Vellore. She is also the Chair of the National Technical Advisory Group for Immunisation and the Vice Chair for the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations.

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Award-winning Medical Scientist Dr. Gagandeep Kang talks to host Pavan Srinath about the development of vaccines, ongoing efforts on COVID-19, and the challenges of developing immunity and resistance against the pandemic.

Dr. Kang is the Executive Director of the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute. She is a key contributor to the understanding of diarrhoeal diseases, rotavirus epidemiology and vaccinology, and is Vice Chair for the Coalition of Epidemic Preparedness and Innovations.

Washington D.C. based journalist Chidanand Rajghatta talks to V Ravichandar and Pavan Srinath.

New York City and the United States of America have become the global centre of the Coronavirus pandemic in April 2020, with over half a million people testing positive for SARS-COV-2 across the US, and a loss of over 20,000 people. New York City alone accounts for nearly half the affected people in the USA. Chidanand Rajghatta is a journalist, foreign affairs columnist and a Bangalorean – who has been writing for Indians from Washington DC for about 25 years. He discusses how the world's largest economy and greatest power has responded to the pandemic threat so far. He shares his views on the kind of leadership that has been seen at the State and Federal level in the United States. He also talks about the upcoming US presidential elections, and US-India relations during this crisis.

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DC-based Chidanand Rajghatta talks to Ravichandar and Pavan Srinath.

New York City and the United States are the global centres of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, with 500,000+ infected people and 20,000 deaths across the country.

Chidanand Rajghatta is a Bangalorean who has been writing for Indians from Washington DC. He discusses the American response to COVID-19, US leadership at the Federal and State levels, the upcoming presidential elections, and the US-India relationship.

Dr. Shyam K. Bhat and Anna Chandy in conversation with host Pavan Srinath. Mental health remains a stigma for most Indians today. How can Indians overcome anxiety and depression? What are the new challenges posed by a global pandemic, economic uncertainty and an indefinite lockdown? Episode 6 of BIC Talks explores various questions and misconceptions around mental health in India. Dr. Shyam K. Bhat is a Physician and Psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience, and has a special interest in holistic and integrative methods of treatment. Anna Chandy is a social psychologist and counsellor. Shyam and Anna are both trustees of the Live Love Laugh Foundation against depression.

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Dr. Shyam K Bhat and Anna Chandy in conversation with host Pavan Srinath.

Mental health remains a stigma 2020. How can Indians overcome anxiety and depression? What are the new challenges posed by a global pandemic and an indefinite lockdown?

Shyam is a Physician and Psychiatrist, who focuses on holistic and integrative methods of treatment. Anna is a social psychologist and counsellor. They are both trustees of The Live Love Laugh Foundation.

The world in 2020 is facing an unprecedented health crisis and a daunting economic crisis. India has a festering banking crisis that makes dealing with the economic fallout of COVID-19 all the more difficult. Narayan Ramachandran talks to host Pavan Srinath and unpacks the twin economic crises and draws useful historical parallels. On Episode 6 of BIC Talks, Narayan argues for an Indian Marshall Plan, extensive reforms, broad approaches, and charts a path ahead for India. Narayan writes a fortnightly column in Mint called 'A Visible Hand'.

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The world in 2020 is facing an unprecedented health crisis and a daunting economic crisis. India has a festering banking crisis that makes dealing with the economic fallout of COVID-19 all the more difficult.

Columnist, emerging markets investor and polymath Narayan Ramachandran talks to host Pavan Srinath and unpacks the twin economic crises and draws useful historical parallels. Narayan argues for an Indian Marshall Plan, extensive reforms, broad approaches, and charts a path ahead for India.

Ambassador Nirupama Menon Rao talks to historian Narayani Basu about Narayani's latest book: VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India.

Who was VP Menon, and how did history forget the legendary civil servant and statesman?

They discuss VP Menon's life and work, his relationships with Nehru, Jinnah and Patel, his involvement in early constitutional reform, the integration of princely states, and his legacy in the creation of modern India.

Ambassador Nirupama Menon Rao talks to historian Narayani Basu about Narayani’s latest book: VP Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India.

Who was VP Menon, and how did history forget the legendary civil servant and statesman?

They discuss VP Menon’s life and work, his relationships with Nehru, Jinnah and Patel, his involvement in early constitutional reform, the integration of princely states, and his legacy in the creation of modern India.