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In this 10 Years of NDA podcast, businessline’s Abhishek Law speaks to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, a Rajya Sabha MP from the CPI(M) and also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, on the state of education in India and where efforts need to be made by the next government. 

In this NDA @10 episode, we take a look at how healthcare and pharmaceuticals have fared in the last 10 years.
It’s been among the most tumultuous years when it comes to health, when Covid-19 brought our lives to a grinding halt, in many ways.
But the last decade, has also seen schemes like the Ayushman Bharat (health insurance) or the Jan Aushadhi stores (that sell less expensive medicines) evolve and grow in strength. The pharmaceutical sector has built on existing legacy in supplying to the rest of the world and sectors like medical devices and diagnostics have also emerged. But there’s still much to be done.
Former Union Health Secretary JVR Prasada Rao speaks to PT Jyothi Datta, giving his take on the health and pharmaceutical sector, in the last decade.

With the resounding success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission and the Aditya L-1 mission, India has earned an enviable measure of respectability across the world. Countries that once denied India technology are today eager to collaborate with India. Though much of the success was achieved in the last ten years, the foundations for success were laid in the preceding decades. And, the excitement has just begun. 
In this episode of the NDA@10 podcast, businessline's M Ramesh talks to Dr. Chaitanya Giri, a space expert and Consultant for Space Policy & Space Diplomacy at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in New Delhi, India, about the space sector and what India has achieved so far.

Shishir Mankad, Partner – Strategy & Transaction, EY Parthenon joins in to explain if the right steps are being taken to popularise central bank digital currency (CBDC) or E-Re (Retail) as it is popularly called.

In this episode of the ‘NDA@10’ series, businessline’s Dalip Singh talks to Rajinder Singh Bhatia, President of the SIDM, about the transformation of India’s defence sector over the past decade.  
Bhatia starts the discussion by commending the government's policy implementation and underscores the importance of export orientation and preference for Indian products as game changers.  
Bhatia also talks about how India has been pushing towards policy transparency in defence procurement, preference for Indian products and focus on indigenisation.  
The conversation goes on to highlight the nation’s historical reliance on imports for defense equipment and emphasises the significant policy interventions and strides towards indigenisation since 2014.  
Singh discusses the emergence of a vibrant defence industry, marked by increased private sector involvement, the proliferation of startups, and a notable surge in exports and military diplomacy. 
Overall, the discussion provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution of India's defence sector under the NDA government, highlighting achievements, challenges, and future prospects. 

Energy transition, reforms in oil and gas sector, shift to gas-based economy so on and so forth, we have heard all during the two terms of NDA regime led by Narendra Modi. But what is the real story? Here is a detailed conversation with Vandana Hari , CEO & Founder Vanda Insights fossil fuel and India coming of age in dealing with geopolitical challenges.