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The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).   Join this channel...

The new draft e commerce policy by the government will touch upon  multiple aspects of the eCommerce business itself and has wide ranging  consequences for all stakeholders involved. Understandably, there's a  lot of debate, skepticism, on certain clauses of the policy. To make  sense of all of these policy proposals and understand what is the right  way to look at these circumstances.  In this ep...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVW...

The Pegasus expose has caused a huge scandal for Indian journalists and  politicians. With the high-tech modern approach of this virus, we need  to take a big-picture geopolitical view of this complex situation.  Today, our guests are Surya Kanegaonkar and Karan Datta. Surya is a  finance professional passionate about Indic culture and global  geopolitics, and a columnist for many prominent news o...

26th July is celebrated every year as Kargil Vijay Diwas. On this podcast, we look back at some of the events that unfolded 22 years ago on perhaps the toughest terrain in the world, and speak about some the history and significance of a war that everybody deemed impossible to win.  To discuss this, we have Aadit Kapadia, who runs MyIndMakers, a website discussing Indian policy, politics and cultu...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly

Jayant Sinha is the Member of Indian Parliament and formerly the  Minister of State for Finance and the Minister of State for Civil  Aviation in the Government of India. Sinha ji is currently the  Chairperson for Standing Committee on Finance and a member of the Public  Accounts Committee for 2019-2020. He has also been an investment fund  manager and management consultant.  He is also a global ex...

The media landscape has changed drastically in the last 10 years with  the rise of independent media that offers an alternative to mainstream  media narratives. MyIndMakers, started in 2015, is one of the most  eminent examples of this movement. It has become one of the most popular  news sources for the Indian diaspora and beyond. In this episode, we  hosted Dr. Haritha Pusarla and Shri. Pramod B...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVW...

On this episode of the #LongIndia series, we are pleased to have with us  Shri. NK Chaudhary ji, who is the Chairman & MD of Jaipur Rugs.  Jaipur Rugs is one of India's biggest manufacturers of hand-knotted  rugs. The company's operations span across 600 villages in India, with  the product being distributed to over 40 countries. The company manages  around 40,000 artisans.    He is often held up...

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Of late, we don't just see debate on social media, but debate about it. There has been plenty of controversy about regulation, freedom of speech, big tech,  sovereignty and so on. In this podcast, we explored some of these nuances with Abhishek Ashtana.  Abhishek Asthana is an entrepreneur and founder of Ginger Monkey LLP and is a social media influencer with over 1Million followers on twitter.  I...

America celebrates 245 years of Independence this month, and in this  episode, we take a look at some of the social and political changes that  have taken place since the last few years. We tackled issues such as  the Trump election, the COVID-19 pandemic, wokeism, and much more.   Ruchir Sharma is an international affairs and social entrepreneurship  expert across India and Europe, with experienc...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.  If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

Much has changed in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. We did a podcast earlier last year featuring Sunanda Vashist and Mr. Sreemoy Talukdar detailing some of the societal changes that have happened since. In this episode, we have two prominent voices in the Kashmiri pandit community, Dr. Surinder Kaul and Shri Virinder Kaul.  Shri. Virinder Kaul is an activist who has been invol...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVW...

In this edition of our #LongIndia Series, we are privileged to speak with Mr. Shridhar Venkat, CEO of the Akshaya Patra Foundation; facilitators of the world's largest mid-day meal program, serving wholesome food to over 1.8 million children from 19,000+ schools all over India.  Mr. Venkat has been with the foundation for 16 years now and has also held leadership positions across prominent multina...

Monica Jasuja is a senior executive with extensive experience in building innovative digital products for the financial services industry. She is passionate about creating solutions in the digital payments space. Ritu Bhandari is Head of Research, Smahi Foundation of Policy and Research. She is a Chartered Accountant, with extensive experience working in the banking industry. She has co-authored a...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the  week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel  and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at  Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on  Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on  Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVW...

Sanjeev Sanyal is the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India. He joined the government at a time Indian economy was in a transition phase. This got worse with the ongoing pandemic.   In this discussion, Sanjeev talked about the impact of the pandemic on the economy. He explained the economic difference between the first and the second waves.  Sanjeev also commented on the high frequ...

In line with ICC's goal of having one tournament for each format of the  game, the World Test Championship is a bi-ennial tournament to find the  best test team in the world. Earlier attempts to hold this tournament  had failed, this is the first time a team will be declared as "World  Test Champions". India and New Zealand go head-to-head in the first  World Test Championship final to be held at...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.   This week we discuss Apple creating 20k jobs in India, States offer fiscal incentives to businesses, Tata Digital's investment in 1 Mg and more. If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on...

India bureaucracy is quite unique in its structure, in that it was  created by the British for their administrative needs and in independent  India, the systems and the processes have been gradually adjusted to  align with evolving demands of statecraft. Yet there is a feeling that  these changes are neither fast enough nor adequate.  We discussed these issues with Shri Avinash Dharmadhikari. Shri...

The Pallavas and Chalukyas were some of the most influential kingdoms of  South India. Their art, architecture, and culture were the defining  traits of Ancient South Indian history, and their eternal architectural   battles against each other resulted in some of the most awe-inspiring  structures India has ever seen. To explore the depth of Pallava  and Chalukya Architecture, authors Gurpreet Cho...

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was.   If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).  #Bharatvaarta #BVWeekly