Hardeep Singh Puri is an Indian politician, former diplomat, and author, currently a Rajya Sabha MP and the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs & Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is a 1974 batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013. His former portfolios in the Government of India include Civil Aviation Minister (I/C) and MoS for Commerce and Industry.

In this episode, Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri and Vinamre talked about:

- His experience in Japan, life as a diplomat and politician, and the 1984 riots

- Differences in the implementation of schemes during different governments

- The Indian urbanization crisis and why RERA was introduced

- The Importance of the Central Vista project and Modi's national security measures

- India’s role in stabilizing the global market and oil bonds during the Congress rule

Watch this Episode if you actively follow the politics of India and want to know more about the various policies of the government and the sources of crude oil of India.

Prevention of communal and targeted violence bill (access to justice and reparations) bill, 2011:

https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/bills_parliament/2005/NAC_Draft_Communal_Violence_Bill_2011.pdf

Timestamps:

00:00- Introduction

1:00- Level Up Your Mic Game

2:30- Facts, Narratives and teachings of Marx

13:53 - Changes in lives of people before and after 2014

15:40 - Tap water connections in 10 years

17:23 - Cooking gas connections in 2014 vs 2024

21:20 - His experience in Japan

24:25 - BJP vs Congress schemes deliverables

27:40 - Difference in life as a diplomat and a politician

31:50 - What led him to join the BJP?

38:12 - National security and foreign policies of India under BJP

43:17 - Problems in Congress

47:00 - Is BJP a meritocratic party?

53:40 - Is democracy in India under threat?

57:03 - Experience during the 1984 riots

1:00:30 - Urbanization in India

1:04:35 - Why was the Central Vista project important?

1:08:50 - Slum households, waste processing, migration

1:13:08 - Why was RERA important?

1:20:00 - Imports of crude oil in India

1:21:45 - Reality of petrol and diesel prices in India

1:26:12 - How to acquire taste

1:32:20 - Advice to younger people

1:36:22 - Advice to IFS and IAS aspirants

1:38:45 - His life as a lecturer of history

1:41:50 - Book recommendations

1:52:25 - Conclusion

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