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Ever wondered how automation will change the world? Maybe you puzzle over what India could do to ease traffic congestion, or how China's aircraft carriers will transform Indian Ocean geopolitics? All Things Policy, a daily podcast brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, brings you all the answers. Every weekday, our researchers break down complex economic and geopolitical ideas through the lens of current events. For everyone from the busy executive to the curious student, All Things Policy is all you'll need to understand the world (and appreciate your breakfast) better.
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Only one or two of every ten drug candidates discovered in the lab succeed in human trials. Many of the rest looked safe in animals first. That gap is why the US, UK, EU and China are investing in human-relevant testing: organoids, organs-on-chips and computer models, known as New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). India had been moving the same way. It banned cosmetics testing on animals in 2014, accepted non-animal methods in its drug rules in 2023, and has funded 109 NAM projects across 71 institutes. The Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA) has now proposed draft rules for lab animals, which look regressive.In the latest episode of All Things Policy, Malathi Renati speaks with Dr Surat Parvatam, cell biologist and Senior Program Director, Research and Toxicology at Humane World for Animals India. We discuss the draft changes, why they matter for scientific credibility, and where India could lead.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
The Strait of Hormuz has remained physically open through the West Asia crisis, but commercial shipping traffic has collapsed. In this episode of All Things Policy, Nithiyanandam Y and Shreya Ramakrishnan examine why vessels remain reluctant to use the waterway despite the absence of a physical blockade, and what sustained, data-driven tracking reveals about how the disruption is evolving.Show Notes: Explore Nithiya's India Risk Dashboard, which tracks maritime activity, geospatial developments, and economic indicators related to the crisis: https://nithiyageo.github.io/india-risk-dashboard/All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
India wants to train AI on its own data: medical records, bank files, government databases. But that data belongs to real people. Can a locked digital room let the model learn without anyone’s secrets leaving? Anwesha Sen, in conversation with Kavya Rai, discusses the government’s new plan to train AI on sensitive data without breaching privacy, and why the hardest problem isn’t the technology at all.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
With a 'blue wave' washing over republican states, energy was a key concern in flipping swing states. How did energy prices shape the outcome of the 2026 US Midterm Elections? In this episode of All Things Policy, Bhumika Sevkani, Research Analyst at the Takshashila Institution, speaks with Abhishek Kadiyala, who has been closely tracking the US midterm elections, to examine how energy affordability became a decisive political issue. From Trump’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ agenda and rising gasoline and electricity costs to the growing public backlash against AI data centres driving up residential power bills, the conversation explores how energy politics influenced voter sentiment across key swing states. Finally, the episode examines what the election results mean for Trump’s political influence, the future of US foreign policy, and the broader implications for India.All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
The question of the decline of the West, and the rise of "superstates" like India and China, has no easy answers. In this episode of 'All Things Policy', however, former UK Cabinet Minister Sir Vincent Cable discusses his perceptions of the West's relative decline and argues that the 30-year trajectory of both India and China indicates a surge in economic output and global ambition. He explains the three scenarios he sees the world moving towards: "The Global West," "The Multipolar World," and "The Multilateral World." Find out what these mean by tuning in and picking up a copy of his latest book, 'Eclipsing The West: China, India, and the Forging of a New World'. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institution, Bengaluru.Find out more on our research and other work here: https://takshashila.org.in/research-areas Check out our public policy courses here: https://school.takshashila.org.in
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