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After having spent around forty years in the automobile sector and taking an active role in much of Martui-Suzuki's decisions, R C Bhargava, who is currently the Chairman, talks about the journey of four decades in building the company and how they plan to continue the growth.





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Hong Kong is seeking global business investment especially for FinTech and AI.

But will Chinese Law and ownership apply to Intellectual property of an entity operating in Hong Kong? And what are the incentives offered to overseas investors today?

Ambassador Satish Chandra has written an account of
interesting episodes and turning points in his career spanning four decades. The book, "A life Well Spent" is an insider's view of the Indian
Foreign Service and the people and events that shaped the world in that period, from the viewpoint of Ambassador Chandra. Vickram Bahl, in this interview, explores some of the interesting details with the author.

In this episode :

- On what drove him to write the book.

- On his relationship with then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif.

- On burning of classified documents in the Indian High Commission in Pakistan during 1971.

- How India could have resolved the border dispute with
Pakistan in 1971.

- On Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif proposing Visa Free
travel and why he opposed it.

- On why he does not trust Pakistan.

- Iraq and WMDs. His meeting with his British counterparts on Iraq having WMDs.

- On leaving out some details in the book and the work of intelligence
agencies.

- On his future plans.


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Do the EU and NATO need to reform?

Yannis Alexis Zepos, the former Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs explores with Vickram Bahl.

In this episode:

- Could the European Union have averted the direct conflict between Russia and Ukraine?

- EU countries brought about the Minsk agreement but why could they not make it hold the peace?

- Was there a missed opportunity to bring Russia into the European fold?

- On his view of a resolution that may be possible.

- Are we nearing a point where negotiations are possible?

- What are the effects of this on Europe?

- Would a European solution be possible or would the US be needed to lead the solution?

- Could the EU have built trust with Russia via an economic relationship and what went wrong?

- On new arrangements that Europe is entering to replace Russian supplies and EU-Russian relations in the future.

- On the EU re-engaging with Russia in the future.

- On the current Greek-Indian relations.

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Joshua Lincoln, a former UN official and currently Senior Fellow at the Fletcher School's Centre for International Law and Governance, Tufts University, explores, with Vickram Bahl, one of the most important subjects for mankind's survival and advancement - Conflict Resolution.

This episode explores :

- With bodies like the UN and EU are we better at conflict resolution today?

- Could the Russia - Ukraine conflict have been avoided?

- What options are there for reform the United Nations Security Council?

- Should conflict resolution be taught in schools to train humans to keep a health adversarial relationship from growing into enmity?

- Overall, are international relations heading for a downward trend or getting better?

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Are Humans also an endangered species? 

Arthur Dahl, the President of the International Environment Forum, answers the questions : 

- Are some species endangered and at the risk of extinction? 

- Is heating and cooling of earth a natural evolution; can the earth may heal itself? 

- What is the contribution of War to climate change? 

- Should there be penalties for countries who not comply with climate safeguard agreements? 

- How do we balance development with additional cost for sustainable practices and who will beat it?  10:33 What solutions does that will be acceptable to all and enforceable?



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