A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.
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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 ...
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Diplomatic Immunity: Frank and candid conversations about diplomacy and foreign affairs Diplomatic Immunity is a podcast from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. We bring you "frank and candid" conversations on the issues facing diplomats and national security decision makers globally. We talk to current and former diplomatic officials, scholars, and analysts and seek to understand how best to foster international cooperation in an age of global crises. Hosted ...
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Listen as Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and other Ruth Institute experts join different podcast hosts to discuss current affairs, up-to-date research, and how to defend marriage, family, and civilization. Don’t miss out as Dr. Morse’ brings her wit, expertise, and life experience to various situations to equip the hosts and their audiences to defend the family. Dr. Morse is a highly sought-after speaker who has traveled the world over presenting on family and life issues, most notably the effect ...
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The Focus is the flagship current affairs podcast of SAGE International, an independent, Adelaide-based geopolitical think tank. Hosted by Dr. John Bruni—a veteran geopolitical commentator with over 24 years in the Australian media—The Focus brings a critical edge to global affairs. John's expertise is built on decades of experience, including time with the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, work as a university lecturer, senatorial foreign affairs adviser, analyst for Jane’s Inte ...
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Get ready to dive into the wild world of "Right2BWrong" – the podcast that flips the script on everything you thought you knew! Join our fearless hosts as they navigate the choppy waters of entertainment, politics, sports, and current affairs with a twist. We're not afraid to challenge the status quo, ruffle some feathers, and maybe even admit when we're wrong (hey, it's in the name!). From backstage gossip to front-page news, from underdog victories to political face-offs, "Right2BWrong" se ...
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The Cable with Gregory Feifer - saving democracy one podcast at a time! We address the threats to democracy in Europe and the transatlantic relationship, with a particular focus on backsliding countries in Central Europe.
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Every Wednesday Balder Hageraats and Dario Hasenstab examine how Western countries are increasingly lost in their own delusions on the world stage, and what can be done to bring them back to reality. We discuss issues ranging from geopolitics and human rights to development aid and current affairs, all through the lens of the Western Bubble.
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Nicholas Lorimer and Gabriel Crouse provide their unique take on everything and anything going on in South Africa and the world at large, with a focus on history, philosophy and current affairs. Getting away with murder in South Africa, Russian oligarchs, American elections and geopolitical strategy all feature in this unconventional podcast.
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Global, a podcast brought to you by IRI, is not your usual foreign policy podcast. Each episode dives into history, current events, and complex topics that impact how countries can become more democratic. Our dynamic hosts interview top country experts, including heads of state, elected officials, foreign policy analysts, journalists, and on-the-ground activists. Whether you’re a foreign policy expert learning about a new country in your portfolio, a world traveler looking for your next dest ...
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Edgy thought-provoking posts, commentaries, and interviews by Dr. Beni Balak on today’s social economics and geopolitical issues helping decipher the misinformation propaganda inflicted on our society by today’s corporate media profiteers and their political facilitators. Dr. Balak is an economics professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He currently teaches various courses on economics, media, and propaganda. Co-hosting the podcast with Dr. Balak, is Jesse Velez, a recently gra ...
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From Scroll to Soul: Building Tech That Matters IRL
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Many technology companies infamously measure their success based on how long someone spends in their app. That amount of screen time may or may not be good for a person’s wellbeing, but executives don’t see that as their problem. Not all CEOs have fallen into that trap, though. Bill Ready, the head of Pinterest, and Justin McLeod, who runs the dati…
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The Sacred Heart in the Streets: The Philippines Connection | Nirva and Raven
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Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse speaks with Raven Jard Castañeda and Nirva dela Cruz, two young Catholic leaders from the Philippines who helped pioneer the Humilitas March—a public act of reparation and devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. What began in 2024 as a small prayer gathering in Davao has grown into a nationwide movement offering a faithful …
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The sovereign citizen movement has shifted from fringe ideology to front-page news. In Australia, it has turned deadly—most notably at Wieambilla in Queensland, where two police officers were ambushed and killed, and in the case of Dezi Freeman, whose violent clashes with authority brought the movement into sharper public focus. From traffic stops …
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The Geometry of Uncertainty: India-US Relationship and Quad’s Future
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Vanshika Saraf is joined by Rushali Saha, a Maitri Fellow at the United States Studies Centre in Sydney. Together, they examine whether the Quad is beginning to drift in the choppy waters of the Indo-Pacific. Recent developments, from stalled trade talks to a sudden spike in visa fees, have tested the foundatio…
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After Charlie Kirk: Hope in a Culture of Chaos
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The sexual revolution has distorted truth, fueled confusion, and even bred violence. Labels like “transgender” hide very different realities, while wishful thinking and confirmation bias block repentance and healing. Reflecting on the murder of Charlie Kirk, the dignified, prayerful response of young Turning Point USA members stands out as a sign o…
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Bengaluru's Yellow Metro Line Through Geopolitical Tracks
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On 10 August 2025, after a long delay, the yellow metro line was finally inaugurated by PM Modi in Bengaluru. But just a month after the inauguration, long wait times, overcrowding and underutilisation of potential continue to plague the nearly 19 km line that connects RV Road with Bommasandra. The reason? Geopolitics, because of the involvement of…
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Jasmine Sun on Silicon Valley through a Chinese Mirror
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This week on Sinica, co-host Tianyu Fang makes his debut on the show to join me in interviewing his Stanford classmate and talented writer Jasmine Sun, who studies the anthropology of disruption. This summer, she took a trip to China with a group of friends with different levels of China experience, from people raised in the country to total novice…
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Society, State & Market: India’s Cyber Awareness Playbook
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Cyber scams, phishing links, ransomware attacks and digital threats are everywhere. In this episode of All Things Policy, Sowmya Prabhakar (COO, Takshashila Institution) chats with Vinay Nagaraj and Lokendra Sharma about how the society, government and markets can join forces to keep our data safe and our clicks smarter. Tune in for practical tips,…
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U.S. Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World with Emma Ashford
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Kelly talks with Emma Ashford about her new book, First Among Equals: U.S. Foreign Policy in a Multipolar World (Yale University Press, 2025), where she proposes a return to a more pragmatic, realist set of strategic principles, ones better suited for the emerging multipolar world, that would pursue narrower U.S. interests, cultivate the capabiliti…
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Emission Trading Systems and the Pursuit of Green Competitiveness
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China plans to implement absolute caps on carbon emissions for its industries. The Chinese Emissions Trading System (ETS) covers the power, steel, cement and aluminium sectors, accounting for 60% of the country's total emissions. In this episode, Bhumika Sevkani, Research Analyst with the Indo-Pacific Studies programme, and Anisree Suresh, Research…
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India is rising — but what does that mean on the frontlines? 🇮🇳 In this episode of The Focus, Dr. John Bruni speaks with Lt. Gen. Ravi Shankar (Retd.), former Director General of Artillery and the bold voice behind The Gunner’s Shot. Unapologetic and unfiltered. This is India’s rise told from the inside. Show Notes Connect with Ravi The Gunners Sho…
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India's Military Wishlist: Understanding the TPCR
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Adya Madhavan and Anwesha Sen discuss the latest edition of India’s Technology Perspective Capability Roadmap, or TPCR, and consider its significance for defence procurement, industry, and modern military capability. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on public policy brought to you by the Takshashila Institu…
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Yascha Mounk on China and Western Liberalism
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This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with well-known author and public intellectual Yascha Mounk about his recent fascination with China, his approach to learning about the country and learning Chinese, and his thoughts on how China fits into the current crisis of Western liberal democracy. 7:15 – Yascha’s experience of living in China and learn…
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The Dire Wolf and the Science of Reversing Extinction
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Colossal Biosciences has grand ambitions to bring back extinct species like the woolly mammoth and the dodo. But while it’s still working on those, Colossal surprised the world by announcing in April that it had created three white animals it says are dire wolves — a canine that lived in the Americas and is thought to have been slightly larger than…
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In this episode, we confront the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk and what it means for free expression in today’s political climate. Kirk, known for sparking open dialogue—even with those who fiercely opposed him—became a target of ideological violence. We examine how free speech is increasingly under fire, why honest debate is being replace…
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Sridhar Krishna (Senior Scholar), Suman Joshi (Staff Programme Manager, GCPP) and Kripa Koshy (Staff Programme Manager, PGP) take a high-level look at the state of Indian society vis-à-vis inequalities and contradictions that pervade it. They pay particular attention to the story beyond economic indices, with p…
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Truth, Therapy, and the Fight for Religious Freedom
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In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse discusses the rising tide of violence, cultural confusion, and the ongoing fallout of the sexual revolution. She explains how society’s rejection of God’s created order—especially in matters of sexuality—has led to dehumanization and despair, and why Christians must respond with truth, courag…
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Thinking through the Dalai Lama's Succession
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Amit Kumar and Anushka Saxena discuss the scenarios to witness during the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama. Given the importance of the issue to the Gaden Phodrang Trust, the believers of Tibetan Buddhism, and Beijing, there is both a religious and geopolitical vantage point from which to assess India and Chin…
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From Same-Sex Marriage to Transgenderism: Unmasking the Cultural Pipeline
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Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse and Father Rob Jack discusses how the cultural acceptance of same-sex marriage laid the groundwork for today’s transgender ideology, highlighting the tragic case of a young man whose family fracture, gender confusion, and societal pressures ended in violence and suicide. She explains how lies such as the “affirm or suicide…
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The Trans Agenda for Women & The Science That Brought Him Back
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Subscribe to our newsletter to get this amazing report: Refuting the Top 5 Gay Myths https://ruthinstitute.org/refute-the-... Have a question or a comment? Leave it in the comments, and we'll get back to you! Watch the full episode, uncensored, on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/Theruthinstitute In this episode of the Dr. J Show, Dr. Jennifer Robac…
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Anisree Suresh and Swathi Kalyani unpack India’s agricultural trade policies, examining where the country holds export potential and what it must do to maximise gains from its agriculture sector. They discuss India’s farm trade policy and suggest calibrated liberalisation, tariff easing, and leveraging strength…
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Trade, Security, and the Future of U.S.–India Ties with Sameer Lalwani
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Interview with Sameer Lalwani — 27:32 This week, Kelly and Tristan cover Israel’s unprecedented strike on Hamas leaders in Doha and the diplomatic fallout for Qatar and the Gaza ceasefire talks, the historic trial of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro and what it means for democratic resilience, and Beijing’s memory-politics summit—complete w…
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India's Flash Flood Reality and the Challenges Ahead
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Swathi Kalyani, Geospatial Research analyst at the Takshashila Institution and Mr. Vipul Anand, Consultant to the Water Resources Division, Bureau of Indian Standards, Government of India discuss about the critical world of flash flood management. They explore what distinguishes these sudden, devastating events…
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Beyond Bali | Australia-Indonesia Relations
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Australia and Indonesia are tied together by geography — but how well do we really understand each other? Despite being close neighbours, relations between Canberra and Jakarta are often uneasy, marked by cooperation, competition, and occasional mistrust. In this episode of The Focus, Dr. Gatra Priyandita (Australian Strategic Policy Institute) joi…
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Beyond 9/11: Al-Qaeda’s Evolution and Relevance
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More than two decades after 9/11, al-Qaeda continues to quietly rebuild, embed in local conflicts, and sustain a decentralised global network. In this episode, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks with Kabir Taneja to unpack where al-Qaeda stands today, its regional affiliates, and what its evolution means for the Indian subcontinent. All Things Policy is a d…
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What Did the September 3 Parade Mean?
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This week on Sinica, I speak first with retired Senior Colonel Zhou Bo, a frequent commentator on Chinese military and security affairs and a prolific writer now at the Center for International Security and Strategy at Tsinghua University, and with Rana Mitter of the Harvard Kennedy School and author of Forgotten Ally, a book about World War II in …
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The Great Rewiring of Childhood — And How We Reverse It
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Raising our kids with access to touchscreens and technology at almost all hours of the day is an untested experiment with unknown results. But by many measures, it isn’t going well. For several years, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been collecting and analyzing the data on young people, social media and smartphones. He’s found some deeply t…
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Democracy: For the Majority or Minority?
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At its core, democracy is often described as “the will of the people.” But who exactly are the people? Is democracy about the rule of the majority, or is its true strength in protecting the rights of the minority? In this episode of Right2bWrong, we dive deep into the paradoxes and tensions that shape modern democracies. Majority rule is a cornerst…
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The recent blanket ban of online real money gaming in India has upended a multi-billion dollar industry and raised urgent questions about jobs, user protection, and market regulation. In this episode of All Things Policy, Adya Madhavan and Anwesha Sen break down the new law’s impact on platforms, players, and policymakers—and explore whether this r…
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Is the 'Shanghai Spirit' the New 'Washington Consensus'?
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The Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Tianjin, China, concluded with many substantive agreements between 'partner' countries surrounding the creation of a new bank, the addition of new members, and the creation of a global economy that suits the interests of developing countries. But does it create the trajectory for the charting of a new world order?…
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AI for All: Making the case for AI that is Open
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In a world of shifting power dynamics, who controls access to AI? Join us as we unpack the critical issues of AI sovereignty and access. In this episode of All Things Policy, our expert guest, Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK, discusses with Bharath Reddy on how open AI, software, hardware, data, and standards might hold the key. All Things Policy is a …
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How did China become a tech superpower, and can it last? Join Shobhankita Reddy and Ashwin Prasad as they explore the foundations of China's technological rise—from its achievements to the hidden fragilities that threaten its future. If you are keen to learn more, check out the chapter co-authored by Shobhankita Reddy and Pranay Kotasthane in a rec…
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USAID's Gutting and The Future of International Aid: Ambassador Erin Mckee
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This week, Kelly talks with former assistant administrator of USAID, Erin McKee, in light of the department’s gutting in recent months. She is now serving as the CEO of Nova Ukraina, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine and raising awareness about Ukraine in the United States and throughout the w…
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When Geopolitics Pulls the Plug on Technology
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In this episode of All Things Policy, Bharath Reddy chats with Arindam Gowsami on how geopolitics is increasingly shaping tech decisions. A US software company blocked services to a Russian-backed Indian oil refiner to comply with EU sanctions. An evolving tech landscape for companies and governments alike. All Things Policy is a daily podcast on p…
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How Could School Choice Change Education?
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A push to expand publicly-funded school choice programs across the country is gaining steam. In only three decades, the practice has grown dramatically and President Trump is supportive of the idea. But what effect do school choice policies have on the K-12 education system as a whole? And where do charter schools fit in this debate? In this discus…
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The NRL’s Future – A 20 Team Competition?
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The NRL is already one of Australia’s biggest sporting institutions, but what would the game look like if it expanded to 20 teams? In this episode of Right2bWrong, we dive into the debate over the NRL's future – from the new franchises and expansion cities to the risks, rewards, and rivalries a bigger competition could bring. Will expansion strengt…
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America's Endgame and the China Challenge
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In this episode of 'All Things Policy', Anushka Saxena interviews Dr. April Herlevi, CNA-affiliated expert on PRC security and foreign policy. Dr. Herlevi highlights the thinking behind security-related decision-making in the Trump administration, and how China's pan-securitisation of geopolitics, geoeconomics and technology exchanges is a primary …
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What if the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS wasn’t natural — but alien technology? In this special episode of The Focus, Dr. John Bruni speaks with Harvard astrophysicist Prof. Avi Loeb about the James Webb Space Telescope’s new images and asks the ultimate question: Who speaks for Earth if the universe makes contact? What are the geopolitical implicat…
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What Does China Want? The Authors of a New Paper Challenge the DC Consensus
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This week on Sinica, I chat with Dave Kang (USC), Zenobia Chan (Georgetown), and Jackie Wong (American University in Sharjah, UAE) about their new paper in International Security titled "What Does China Want?" The paper, which has generated quite a bit of controversy, takes a data-driven approach to examine the claim that China seeks global hegemon…
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Over the past decade, FOSS has become a significant component of modern technology, powering a large percentage of software solutions used regularly. FOSS offers the ability to study, adapt, share, and re-use software without the constraints of proprietary licensing. Beyond cost savings, organisations across sectors like healthcare, education, fina…
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India Navigates The 'Impossible Trinity' of Diplomacy
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As negotiations with Beijing continue, relations with Moscow strengthen, and contentions with Washington become evident, New Delhi finds itself navigating the 'impossible trinity' of its diplomacy. I.e., it cannot maximise one relationship in this superpower triad without creating concerns in at least one of the other two ties. Hence, delicately ba…
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Summits of Uncertainty | Putin, Trump & Europe
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Europe stands on shaky ground. With Trump floating “peace plans” for Ukraine, Putin pressing his advantage, and NATO allies second-guessing their future, uncertainty is the only constant. In this episode of The Focus Podcast, Dr. John Bruni speaks with Commander Anders Puck Nielsen of the Royal Danish Navy — one of Europe’s sharpest military analys…
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As India charts its trajectory to build in-house AI/ ML capabilities, data centres emerge, quite literally, as central to the ecosystem-building exercise. What role must industry play to bring capabilities home? How do challenges pertaining to power transmission and renewability affect data centre operations? Tune into this episode of 'All Things P…
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Can External Pressure Bring Peace to the DRC?
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Interview with Liam Karr — 28:50 This week, Kelly and Tristan cover the recent rounds of summit diplomacy between Presidents Trump and Putin and subsequent meetings with European leaders, the recent moves in Somaliland's quest for recognition, and the new settlements in the West Bank approved by Israel's finance minister. Kelly is then joined by Li…
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What happens when you mix a towering reading list, a looming recording date, and three policy nerds? You get the first episode of All Things Policy: Reads. Join Shreya Ramakrishnan, Shobhankita Reddy, and Arindam Goswami as they dive into two books on Indian public finance, covering the making of India’s fiscal union, subnationalism in Peninsular I…
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From Adoption to IVF: The Church was right all along | Elizabeth Kirk | Dr. J Show
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In this episode of the Dr. J Show, Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse welcomes Elizabeth Kirk, a distinguished scholar from the Catholic University of America. Together, they delve into the complexities of family law, the challenges of infertility, and the profound journey of adoption. Elizabeth shares her personal experiences and insights on the intersecti…
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