Season 2 Trailer: Questions for the Next Decade

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Season 2 Trailer: Questions for the Next Decade

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Mar 22, 2021

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Introducing the hosts of Season 2, in the order that they appear on the trailer: Shruti Sharma, Suyash Rai, Anirudh Burman, Shibani Mehta, Rajesh Bansal, and Deep Pal.

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Mar 22, 2021

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On Interpreting India, every week, we bring in voices from India and around the globe to unpack how technology, the economy, and foreign policy impact India’s relationship with the world. Interpreting India is a Carnegie India production hosted by Srinath Raghavan.

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Trailer: Episode 1: Interpreting India debuts August 15. For the inaugural episode, Srinath Raghavan talks to Nandan Nilekani about the economy, data privacy, and India's role in an increasingly globalized world. by Interpreting India
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Learning from China’s Coronavirus Experience: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Ananth Krishnan to discuss the trajectory of COVID19 in China, Beijing’s strategy to contain the virus, and the lessons India can learn from China in its own fight against the pandemic. by Interpreting India
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Balancing the Innovation and Regulation of Fintech with Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff: Srinath Raghavan speaks to Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff about the emerging fintech space and the suitable regulatory and policy approaches to it. by Interpreting India
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Unpacking the Economy with Indira Rajaraman: Srinath Raghavan and Indira Rajaraman discuss India's 2019-2020 Union Budget, the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, and the slowing global economy. by Interpreting India
32 min listen
Technology and Society with Nandan Nilekani: Srinath Raghavan sits down with Nandan Nilekani to discuss the future of globalization, data empowerment, and the role of technology in society in India and around the world. by Interpreting India
31 min listen
Understanding the RCEP with Rajat Kathuria: Rajat Kathuria and Srinath Raghavan analyze the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and India's approach to the multilateral organization. by Interpreting India
36 min listen
Analyzing India's Union Budget 2020: Guest host, Anirudh Burman and Suyash Rai analyze the impact and implications of the Union Budget 2020 on the Indian economic landscape. by Interpreting India
36 min listen
China's Path to Economic Recovery Post-Coronavirus: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Michael Pettis as they discuss the various facets of the Chinese economy and Beijing’s attempts to set itself on the path to economic recovery post-coronavirus. by Interpreting India
38 min listen
A Nuclear World with Vipin Narang: Vipin Narang joins Srinath Raghavan to discuss India's evolving nuclear strategy and the impact of nuclear weapons around the world. by Interpreting India
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Demystifying India's Financial Sector with Suyash Rai: Suyash Rai, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, provides a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges for India's financial sector. by Interpreting India
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Applications and Ethics of AI with Chinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan: Chinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan breakdown the applications of AI and the ethical debates surrounding its use. by Interpreting India
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Globalization in the Age of Coronavirus: Rudra Chaudhuri joins Srinath Raghavan as they talk about the global nature of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on world politics. by Interpreting India
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Decoding the India-China Relationship with Shivshankar Menon: As India and China mark 70 years of diplomatic ties, Srinath Raghavan speaks to Shivshankar Menon about the shared history, culture, and future of the bilateral relationship between the two neighbors. by Interpreting India
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Covid-19, Lockdowns, and India's Macroeconomy with Pranjul Bhandari: Four months after the first lockdown, Srinath Raghavan is joined by Pranjul Bhandari as they assess how India's macroeconomic responses have aged through the pandemic. by Interpreting India
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Shaping Space Diplomacy with Rajeswari P. Rajagopalan: Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Srinath Raghavan discuss areas for competition, cooperation, and governance in the space domain. by Interpreting India
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The Indian Police and State Capacity: Srinath Raghavan speaks to Maja Daruwala, chief editor of the India Justice Report—a first-of-its-kind study— which assesses the state capacity of India’s police force and identifies key areas where reforms are most urgent. The report also focuses on the other three pillars of justice in India, which are the judiciary, prisons and legal aid. by Interpreting India
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The Geopolitics of Data with François Godement and Ralf Sauer: In a special episode recorded at the Global Technology Summit 2019, guest host, Rudra Chaudhuri speaks to François Godement and Ralf Sauer about the global debates on issues of data privacy and data protection, EU's approach to data sovereignty, and the implications of India's personal data protection bill. by Interpreting India
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Assessing India's COVID-19 Response With K. Sujatha Rao: To help take stock of India's pandemic strategy, Srinath Raghavan speaks to K. Sujatha Rao. They discuss the impact of India's nationwide lockdown, center-state public health relations, and the way forward. by Interpreting India
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Data privacy and Pandemics: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Anirudh Burman as they discuss how different countries are leveraging data in their fight against COVID19, India’s approach, and what privacy means in a world engulfed by a pandemic. by Interpreting India
34 min listen
Assessing the Sino-Indian Border Confrontation: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Ashley J. Tellis as they discuss the origins and nature of the current Sino-Indian border confrontation. They situate the crisis in the context of broader geopolitical developments and assess its potential impact on Sino-Indian ties. by Interpreting India
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Understanding the Line of Actual Control with Shyam Saran: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Shyam Saran as they discuss the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the Sino-Indian border. They discuss how the LAC impacts and is impacted by the relationship between New Delhi and Beijing. by Interpreting India
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Diplomacy in a Disordered World with William J. Burns: Srinath Raghavan and William J. Burns highlight the importance of diplomacy in an increasingly tumultuous world and evolving India-US relations. by Interpreting India
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Assessing India's Inflation Targeting Regime with Radhika Pandey: Radhika Pandey joins Srinath Raghavan to analyze India's inflation targeting system. They assess how the system has fared since 2015, particularly in the wake of the pandemic. by Interpreting India
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The Dynamic India-US-China relationship with Tanvi Madan: Tanvi Madan, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, discusses the dynamic India-US-China trilateral relationship and how China shaped India-US relations during the Cold War. by Interpreting India
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Revisiting the LAC with Sushant Singh: In this episode, Sushant Singh joins Srinath Raghavan to discuss the latest developments in the Sino-Indian border conflict along the LAC. They analyse the current military positions of both sides and the prospects of conflict. by Interpreting India
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Future of US-China Relations Post-Coronavirus: Srinath Raghavan is joined by Evan Feigenbaum to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the geopolitical and economic competition between the US and China and their prospects for cooperation. by Interpreting India
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The Economic Impact of COVID-19: Srinath Raghavan and Suyash Rai discuss the grave social and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on financial markets and its consequences for India. by Interpreting India
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Data Protection in India with Anirudh Burman: Anirudh Burman and Srinath Raghavan discuss the implications of India's draft personal data protection bill. by Interpreting India
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India's Remittance Economy with S. Irudaya Rajan: Professor S. Irudaya Rajan joins Srinath Raghavan as they unpack the issues that plague India's remittance economy. They analyze the coronavirus pandemic's impact on remittance income from a national and regional perspective and try to chart the future of this institution in a post-pandemic world. by Interpreting India
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Coronavirus and the Indian Labor and Household Sectors: As India enters week 8 of its lockdown, the country's economy has reached a grinding halt. To better understand the impact of the pandemic – especially on the labor and household sectors– Srinath Raghavan speaks to Mahesh Vyas about the long-term repercussions of the lockdown on the Indian economy. by Interpreting India
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Poornima Dore on the Dynamics of India’s Regional Economies: In this episode of Interpreting India, Poornima Dore, an economist and business leader, joins host Suyash Rai to discuss the nuances of regional economic development in India. Their conversation centers around the themes explored in her co-authored book, “Regional Economic Diversity: Lessons from an Emergent India,” which delves into the dynamics of regional development and the stark economic disparities that exist within the country. How should we measure regional economic development? What are the patterns of divergence and convergence across regions, if any? What factors explain these patterns? What are some institutional changes required to make a focus on regions more effective? by Interpreting India
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Steven Freeland on Exploring Governance of Space Resource Activities: In this episode of Interpreting India, the Vice-Chair of the United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) Working Group on Legal Aspects of Space Resource Activities, Steven Freeland, joins Tejas Bharadwaj to discuss Space resource activities and governance. This episode discusses the concept of space resources activities and their opportunities and challenges? It further focuses on the current multilateral initiatives that are looking to govern space resource activities responsibly, peacefully and sustainably, discussing the role active spacefaring countries like India can play in these initiatives. by Interpreting India
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Ajay Kumar on Defense Innovation in India: In this episode of Interpreting India, former defence secretary Ajay Kumar joins Konark Bhandari to discuss defense innovation in India and the role of the partnerships in catalyzing defense projects. What have been the recent trends in military modernization? What role can India's indigenous industry play? What explains the recent surge in defence exports from India? by Interpreting India
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Season 2 Trailer: Questions for the Next Decade

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