All Things Policy Takshashila Institution

Join Rohan Pai as he quizzes Satya Sahu on the way in which technology intersects with political parties' strategy within the broader context of elections in an information age. This is the first in a two part podcast series on Technology and Elections.

Cancer is fast emerging as a matter of public health concern in India. Challenges are aplenty with limited access to affordable and quality healthcare and shortage of skilled healthcare professionals. Additionally, for breast cancer, it’s also the cultural barriers, misinformation and stigma associated with this disease.

Malathi Renati hosts the award winning oncologist Dr Soumya Holla, a senior breast cancer surgeon and entrepreneur who shares her insights about cancer treatment in India.

In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharat Sharma speaks to Dr. Saya Kiba from the Kobe City University of Foreign Studies, on how Japan views the Indo-Pacific, its regional objectives its interests, and the Quad's role in Japanese foreign policy. Dr. Kiba also comments on the trajectory of Japan's relations with India.

The ubiquitous semiconductor chips have acquired huge importance in today’s geopolitical environment. Join Arindam Goswami and Satya Sahu in this episode of All Things Policy as they uncover the intricate world of chip-based hardware backdoors, exploring their implications for cybersecurity, national security and public policy.

The Politburo of the Communist Party of China met in late April to discuss the country’s economic situation. It also announced that the long-awaited third plenary session will be held in July. Third plenums historically have charted the course for economic policy. In this episode, Anushka Saxena and Manoj Kewalramani breakdown the readout of the Politburo meeting, analysing the CPC’s economic priorities.

93 percent of India’s workforce is informally employed and migrant workers, who move seasonally from villages to cities, form an extremely vulnerable group in this category. What are some of the chief concerns of such workers and how could India's recent plans to introduce a living wage by 2025 impact them?  Join Kripa Koshy and Divya Varma, Co-founder and Director (Knowledge and Policy) at Work Fair and Free, an organization committed to advancing worker-centric knowledge and action, to learn more.