In early April, Nepal’s Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha travelled to China for his first foreign visit since taking office. While no major deals or breakthroughs were reported, this signalled a new proximity between the two countries. In this episode, Manoj Kewalramani talks to author and journalist Amish Raj Mulmi about the recent developments in China-Nepal ties.


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Is Nepal Balancing or Tilting towards China?

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In this episode, Ashwin Prasad and Nandika Rohith explore India's Direct Ascent Anti-Satellite (DA-ASAT) missile technology, detailing its capabilities and offering a look at how India is shaping its stance in space defence and diplomacy.

Anti-Satellite Warfare: Direct Ascent Missiles

India has recently taken huge steps to open up the space sector to private entities. Join Arindam Goswami and Ashwin Prasad in this episode of All Things Policy as they look at the trajectory of private sector participation in the Indian space sector, especially in the context of the recent reforms to open up the space sector to private entities and the guidelines issued by IN-SPACe to clarify more about these aspects.
To know more, read Ashwin’s op-ed on this topic here - https://www.deccanherald.com/amp/story/opinion/new-guidelines-could-hamper-indias-promising-space-industry-3035235

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Beyond boundaries: exploring India's space odyssey

If you are curious to know about the evolution of drones & the way it's changing the landscape of Military Warfare, here's an episode put together for you. Sowmya and Lakshmi are in conversation with Anushka. They dwell into India's drone capabilities, technical details, materials used, AI & jobs.
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Drone Warfare: Eyes in the Air

In this episode of All Things Policy, Rakshith Shetty quizzes Amit Kumar on the utility and relevance of MBTs in modern warfare in the context of heavy losses suffered by Russian armoured campaign against a weaker adversary.
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Are Main Battle Tanks Obsolete?

Professions in India such as doctors, advocates and teachers have been accorded an elevated status of nobility. The idea that professions are noble has a range of consequences in terms of their regulatory and judicial treatment.
In this hard-hitting episode, Anupam Manur & Shrikrishna Upadhyaya question the idea of nobility attached to professions. They discuss how professionals are burdened with restrictions relating to advertisements & marketing, client solicitation, and earning profits, that in turn have skewed the market for delivery of these important services.
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Is Nepal Balancing or Tilting towards China?

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