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K Annamalai at Idea Exchange: ‘Our PM and senior leadership, none of them believes in one country, one language’Subscriber Only
June 5, 2023 09:54 IST
Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on the party’s performance in the Karnataka Assembly elections, preparing the next generation of leaders in Tamil Nadu and how the law governing religious endowments has outlived its utility. The session was moderated by Assistant Editor Arun Janardhanan
Keshav Prasad Maurya at Idea Exchange: ‘We are not a hard state. We are tough only with criminals. We want good governance’Subscriber Only
June 13, 2023 08:18 IST
UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya symbolises the BJP’s strategy to hold on to this key heartland state that decides a nation’s electoral fate.
Arvind Panagariya at Idea Exchange: ‘Asia is where the economic centre of gravity is shifting to; India has to be part of it’Subscriber Only
May 22, 2023 06:39 IST
Dr Arvind Panagariya is professor of Economics and the Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University.
Rahul Narvekar at Idea Exchange: ‘An action with a cloud of bias would affect a common man’s belief in parliamentary democracy’Subscriber Only
May 15, 2023 09:35 IST
After the Supreme Court verdict last week on the Maharashtra political crisis that erupted in 2022, the spotlight is once again on the role of the Speaker.
KK Shailaja: ‘COVID became a litmus test for governance worldwide… Wherever there was a strong public health system, we could fight the virus, reduce mortality rate’Subscriber Only
May 8, 2023 07:22 IST
As Kerala’s health minister between 2016 and 2021, KK Shailaja, 66, created history with her efficient handling of two major virus outbreaks — the Nipah virus in 2018 and the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic that destabilised the world.
Vinesh Phogat at Idea Exchange: When women raise their voices, they are targeted firstSubscriber Only
May 1, 2023 14:10 IST
In this Idea Exchange, wrestler Vinesh Phogat speaks on gathering courage to protest against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers, and the lack of support from the sports fraternity. The session was moderated by Associate Editor Nihal Koshie
Raghav Chadha at Idea Exchange: ‘BJP sees AAP as its challenger nationally; only Kejriwal can take on PM Modi’Subscriber Only
April 25, 2023 07:44 IST
Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab and AAP leader Raghav Chadha on turning around law and order in Punjab, the need for a new brand of politics to take on the BJP and the Kejriwal vs Modi battle. The session was moderated by Manraj Grewal Sharma, Resident Editor, Chandigarh
Mallikarjun Kharge at Idea Exchange: ‘People who want to support Congress are scared. But we aren’t scared, we will fight for truth’Subscriber Only
April 17, 2023 08:29 IST
President of the Indian National Congress and leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge began his political life as the president of the Gulbarga City Congress Committee in 1969.
Shashi Tharoor at Idea Exchange: ‘For Congress to regain its national image, it would have to make the point to Opposition parties’Subscriber Only
April 3, 2023 09:20 IST
Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor’s standing as a leader within and outside the Congress rose substantially after he managed to punch above his weight in the party’s presidential election in October against Mallikarjun Kharge, who had the support of the powerful All India Congress Committee (AICC) establishment.
CV Ananda Bose at Idea Exchange: ‘Nothing prevents it from being accessible… Raj Bhavan should be jan bhavan’Subscriber Only
March 27, 2023 06:56 IST
As Governor of West Bengal since November 2022, CV Ananda Bose has held out the proverbial olive branch to ease strained relations between the Raj Bhavan and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government.
Tony Abbott at Idea Exchange: I would very much like to see the 21st century as an Indian century. It’s better than being a Chinese centurySubscriber Only
March 20, 2023 14:43 IST
Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on why Australia can be India’s trusted partner, Adani, trade deals and countering China. The session was moderated by Shubhajit Roy, Deputy Chief of National Bureau
Pradyot Debbarma: ‘There is a fundamental shift in the Hindu-Bengali voter pattern towards the BJP’Subscriber Only
March 6, 2023 07:43 IST
In just two years since it was founded, Tipra Motha, led by Tripura royal scion Pradyot Debbarma, has emerged as the second largest party after the ruling BJP in the Tripura Assembly elections.
Sushil Modi at Idea Exchange | ‘If Vajpayee had the majority like Modi, he would have definitely tried to end Article 370’Subscriber Only
February 13, 2023 07:42 IST
Sushil Kumar Modi, senior BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member, on the takeaways from the Budget, the churn in Bihar’s politics and why Nitish Kumar is losing ground. The session was moderated by Senior Assistant Editor Harikishan Sharma
We are a country of savers, we are now trying to become one of investors: Rashesh Shah, chairman and CEO of Edelweiss group at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
February 6, 2023 12:48 IST
Rashesh Shah, chairman and CEO of Edelweiss group, on the Union Budget and its push for growth, why he supports the new tax regime and what makes him optimistic. This session was moderated by Sandeep Singh, Resident Editor, Mumbai
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra at Idea Exchange | ‘The amount we can save by accurate prediction and timely response to a weather event is several times the money invested’Subscriber Only
January 30, 2023 11:26 IST
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, Indian Meterological Department (IMD), on extreme weather conditions, rising temperatures and climate change. This session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Resident Editor, Pune
Milind Kamble at Idea Exchange: Reservation is a runway… If you won’t take off, how will another flight take off?Subscriber Only
January 17, 2023 20:41 IST
Milind Kamble has been pushing the idea of ‘Dalit capitalism’ within the Dalit community — that they should embrace capitalism, strive to become entrepreneurs, build enterprises and generate jobs.
Manoj Sinha at Idea Exchange: ‘Even Valley people have been martyred. Don’t look at killings on the basis of religion’Subscriber Only
January 2, 2023 07:20 IST
A seasoned politician, Manoj Sinha was sent as the Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
Everybody now wants to be a patriot and assert identity, not just in politics but in cinema too: Saeed Mirza at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
December 19, 2022 16:59 IST
Saeed Mirza on his memoir of Kundan Shah, director of the iconic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, blending the personal with the political and why he worries for young filmmakers. This session was moderated by Shubhra Gupta, Film Critic, The Indian Express
Nick Clegg: ‘Data is not oil… you burn and it’s gone. Data is more like air, you can’t lock up air’Subscriber Only
December 12, 2022 10:47 IST
After almost two decades in British and European public life, Sir Nick Clegg, 55, president of global affairs, Meta, joined Facebook in 2018 in what is arguably one of the toughest policy job in the world.
India is a leader in energy transition and nobody has done as much as we have: R K Singh at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
December 5, 2022 14:17 IST
Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy R K Singh on meeting global targets for climate action, streamlining power distribution and efficient harnessing of renewable energy. The session was moderated by Deputy Political Editor Liz Mathew
‘It’s a new virus, it’s still evolving, still adapting. We still need to be cautious’: Dr Soumya Swaminathan at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
December 3, 2022 13:45 IST
Soumya Swaminathan, who was appointed World Health Organisation’s (WHO) first chief scientist in 2019, has been an important voice in the world’s largest health agency.
Have energy needs, no cut for coal phase-down: Power minister R K Singh at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
February 6, 2023 06:21 IST
"I will generate power from wherever to meet the requirements of our country’s development. We are not going to compromise on that. I am not going to compromise on the availability of power for this country’s development,” Singh said.
Prof G Mohan Gopal at Idea Exchange: Reservation is a tool for representation. If we find a better tool, throw it into the Arabian SeaSubscriber Only
November 15, 2022 08:03 IST
Former Director of the National Judicial Academy, he has had stints with the World Bank, ADB, and was a member of SEBI. Gopal, also former Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, was in news recently when he argued against the EWS quota amendment in the Supreme Court.
Atmospheric scientist, Professor, IIT Kanpur: Strengthen pollution regulators, get more staff, train them in tech and back up with stringent normsSubscriber Only
November 7, 2022 07:04 IST
Dr Sachchida Nand Tripathi talks about the ‘low hanging fruits’ approach to managing air pollution, wind patterns which magnify the impact of stubble burning, crop diversification and a realistic AQI assessment for Delhi. The session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Resident Editor, Pune
Stubble burning factor for 10-15 days, weather & geography also play a role: Sachchida Nand TripathiSubscriber Only
November 5, 2022 07:19 IST
According to IARI’s paddy straw burning monitoring portal, over 26,000 fire incidents have been observed in Punjab since September 15. In Haryana, 2,440 incidents have been observed.
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