In the run-up to Diwali this year the Delhi government banned sale and bursting of firecrackers. But nothing really changed. Begging the larger question: Do bans really work? This episode examines this vexing question in a conversation with Biju Dominic, a behavioural scientist.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24: Why the Idea of a Cracker Ban Was a Flight of Fancy

This week the Air Quality Index in Delhi and its vicinity began to rapidly deteriorate. Setting in motion the annual blame game. In this episode, Anil Padmanabhan speaks to Chandra Bhushan, CEO, iForest about the myth and reality of fighting India’s air pollution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

23: Myth and Reality of Fighting India’s Air Pollution

The covid-19 pandemic has ravaged the Indian economy. Less discussed is the economic scarring this has caused to those at the bottom of the pyramid. The loss to the have nots has worsened inequality, posing a serious challenge to public policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22: COVID-19 Widens India's Inequality Divide

The world economy is projected to contract by 4.4%. This recession is unprecedented and risks reversing the hard-won gains against poverty by countries like India. Also, the policy playbook has been reset. We are in uncharted territory in which there is only one constant: uncertainty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21: 2020: A gap year for the world economy and India

India may be winning the battle against the covid-19 pandemic. It needs to worry about the cure: tackling the prevailing NCD epidemic. If not it is safe till the next lethal virus strikes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

20: India is facing a syndemic, not a pandemic

Over the weekend, first the Reserve Bank of India and later the finance ministry swung into action. The big bet is that together they stand a better chance to revive the economy. Will it work? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19: RBI, Finance Ministry team up to jumpstart the Indian economy

After a long time, the Indian economy had a run of good news. Suggesting things are on the mend. But it begs the obvious question: Does one swallow make a summer or is this indeed an inflexion point for the Indian economy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

18: The September Surprise from the Indian Economy

The relationship between the centre and states is plumbing new lows. Testing India’s federal polity as it were. Will it derail the much needed second-generation reforms?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17: Karma of a Widening Centre, States Trust Deficit

The union government’s decision to legislate second-generation reforms of the farm sector has run into a political storm. This episode looks at the political economy of this change: Is there a winner?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16: A REVOLT OF THE RICH PEASANTS OF PUNJAB, HARYANA

India’s problem with China along the Line of Actual Control is not going away. Despite the recent move to declare a truce, both sides are yet to de-escalate. Neither is willing to blink. Exactly why some believe the latest truce will not hold up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15: Will the Truce Between India and China Hold Up

Last week the union government did the unthinkable. It rolled out a plan to reform the Indian bureaucracy. Dubbed as Mission Karmayogi, it proposes to make the Indian bureaucracy battle-ready for a ‘New India’. One which will be wealthier, more complex, and hence that much more difficult to govern. Join Anil in this week's episode to learn more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14: Like It or Not, India’s Babudom Is Poised for a Makeover

The Good and Service Tax or GST was developed on the idea of a new federal polity. Defined by the ideology of cooperative federalism. Three years later all of this is threatening to come undone. In fact, India’s most important tax reform is at risk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13: The Idea of One Nation, One Tax Is Under Siege

Almost everyone believes in India’s potential. But its inability to eliminate the myriad social and economic barriers has been its undoing. Nandan Nilekani the former UIDAI chief and Infy co-founder believes this can be achieved through internal globalization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12: India's Next Big Bet: Internal Globalization

Next year India will celebrate its 75th year of Independence. A significant moment. The big question is what will India look like 75 years later. It is clear that status quo won’t work. PM Modi believes the future is India’s to seize. On Saturday he proffered a blueprint for change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11: PM Modi’s Independence Day Message: Yes We Can, Yes We Will

The Indian economy too has been devastated by the economic crisis induced by the COVID pandemic. Initially, the priority was on saving. Now the focus has shifted to restoring livelihoods. RBI has done its bit. Time for Finance Ministry to stand up and be counted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10: It's Time for India to Walk the Talk on a Second Economic Stimulus

It is fair to conclude that in a democracy all policy is politics. Ergo, all policy interventions should also be seen through the prism of politics. In this podcast, Anil Padmanabhan will explore this intersection of politics and economics to try and give you a fresh perspective on the week that was. This is a Mint production, brought to you by HT Smartcast.

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