# episode things policy (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover episode things policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [Why Swimming Is A Policy Issue](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Why-Swimming-Is-A-Policy-Issue-e3nl1s9) _2026-08-20 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ India recorded 38,503 drowning deaths in 2022, 9.1% of all accidental deaths in the country (source: NCRB). Yet swimming is still treated as a summer hobby for the urban few, not the public-health and sporting priority the numbers demand. On this episode of All Things Policy, Malathi Reanti is in conversation with Hakimuddin Habibulla OLY, 2000 Sydney Olympian and founder of Swimming Matters,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124470601/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-20%2F44c3c7e3-a3ca-c935-5b7e-721fdc4765ce.mp3) ## [India’s Sovereign AI Stack: Beyond the GPU Race](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Indias-Sovereign-AI-Stack-Beyond-the-GPU-Race-e3njh8d) _2026-08-19 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ India’s AI ambitions are often framed around chips, GPUs, and the race for cutting-edge models. But AI is much more than hardware. In this episode, Gopal Tomar and Dr Dheeraj Dwarakanath examine India’s AI stack from the ground up — from electricity, data centres, and semiconductor manufacturing to models, applications, languages, and digital public infrastructure. The discussion explores what… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124420813/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-19%2Faf21f495-0d1b-037f-f76a-57f16e28ef4e.mp3) ## [Navigating India's Subsea Cable Governance](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Navigating-Indias-Subsea-Cable-Governance-e3ni30n) _2026-08-18 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ Subsea cables are the fibre-optic networks laid across the ocean floor that carry approximately 95% of all intercontinental digital communications, serving as the essential, yet often invisible, backbone of the modern global internet. In India, the subsea cable ecosystem is constrained by regulatory gaps, procurement hurdles, and structural commercial barriers, resulting in significant… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124373463/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-18%2F8fa3e856-444a-d8b6-2800-1578213a4c2a.mp3) ## [FCRA: A Potential US-India Irritant?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/FCRA-A-Potential-US-India-Irritant-e3nft5r) _2026-08-17 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ In this episode of the All Things Policy podcast, Kavya Rai and Abhishek Kadiyala examine India's 2026 amendments to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act and why a domestic funding law has drawn attention in Washington. The conversation frames the issue as a collision between Indian regulatory sovereignty and the rising force of religious-freedom politics in the United States. It traces the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124301947/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-16%2F0d7dd8e7-55b6-de1e-f732-22bd056f53b0.mp3) ## [China: Weaker at Home, Stronger Abroad?](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/China-Weaker-at-Home--Stronger-Abroad-e3ncseh) _2026-08-14 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ China's population is shrinking. Its property sector has collapsed, and taken local government finances down with it. Prices at the factory gate have been falling for years. By most conventional measures, the Chinese economy is in real trouble. And yet, last October, China made a change to its rare-earth export licensing, which sent countries scampering to think about economic statecraft. How does… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124202897/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-14%2Fdae8fc93-a953-6e25-ba76-5d7adaaff4fa.mp3) ## ["We Feel Free" — India's Geospatial Sector Since the 2022 Policy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/We-Feel-Free--Indias-Geospatial-Sector-Since-the-2022-Policy-e3nbe1c) _2026-08-13 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ Companies now tell Srikant Sastri that their chains have been removed. Dr Y. Nithiyanandam speaks with the GDPDC Chairman about whether that feeling amounts to an inflection point, what Operation Dronagiri proved in its pilot districts, where geospatial data pays off in agriculture, logistics and infrastructure; whether India can build sovereign capability in GeoAI and hardware; what students… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124155372/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-13%2Feca40f9e-864f-d78c-f381-7405c6acbad9.mp3) ## [Geospatial Technology and India's Monsoon Crisis](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Geospatial-Technology-and-Indias-Monsoon-Crisis-e3n8kot) _2026-08-12 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ Geospatial data can predict where a flood will happen. Satellite imagery can identify vulnerable settlements before disaster strikes. Real-time mapping can guide evacuation decisions. India has all these tools. Yet our early warning systems remain fragmented, slow, and disconnected. In this episode of All Things Policy, host Kavya Rai sits with Dr Y. Nithiyanandam as he explains what needs to… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124063965/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2F7e826dfb-1aa3-fb65-4fd2-346cb560eada.mp3) ## [Pakistan and the Taliban: From Allies to Adversaries](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Pakistan-and-the-Taliban-From-Allies-to-Adversaries-e3n8dk5) _2026-08-11 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ Five years since the Taliban's returned to power in Kabul, ties between Pakistan-Afghanistan have steadily deteriorated reaching a new low. In this episode of All Things Policy, Aishwaria Sonavane speaks to Islamabad-based scholar and investigative journalist Natasha Matloob about what went wrong between the traditional allies. They look beyond the capitals to understand how communities along the… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124056645/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-11%2Fb9ba8c6d-3ef8-5ac0-fb2b-31c489991ac6.mp3) ## [Indian Radius | Europe’s New Place in Indian Foreign Policy](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Indian-Radius--Europes-New-Place-in-Indian-Foreign-Policy-e3n6q0l) _2026-08-10 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ In this episode of The Indian Radius series, Vanshika Saraf joins Shobhankita Reddy to examine the progress of the India–EU Trade and Technology Council. The discussion looks at cooperation on open source technologies, start-up ecosystems, critical minerals, and a prospective association with Horizon Europe. They also briefly discuss the Indian President’s visits to Moldova, North Macedonia and… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/124003797/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-10%2Ff60df404-90ef-b94b-bdce-c0c899204802.mp3) ## [Try Before You Buy, Risk-Free (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/047sbxHq1NUZ) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Free trial hosting plus refunds processed in 12-24 hours, guaranteed. ## [Sanctions and Economic Statecraft](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/all-things-policy--taksha/episodes/Sanctions-and-Economic-Statecraft-e3n38qf) _2026-08-07 · Takshashila Institution · All Things Policy_ More than a quarter of the world's countries now live under sanctions. They have become the West's instrument of choice—the thing governments reach for when war is unthinkable and doing nothing is unacceptable. Freeze the reserves, cut off the banks, choke the exports, and force a government to change course without firing a shot. The fashionable verdict, after Russia's economy failed to collapse,… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/f4c5dde4/podcast/play/123887887/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2F73a5a293-53ef-4c33-b204-7a13ebd767b2.mp3)