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Every two weeks, Interpreting India brings you diverse voices from India and around the world to explore the critical questions shaping the nation's future. We delve into how technology, the economy, and foreign policy intertwine to influence India's relationship with the global stage.

As a Carnegie India production, hosted by Carnegie scholars, Interpreting India, a Carnegie India production, provides insightful perspectives and cutting-edge by tackling the defining questions that chart India's course through the next decade.

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The Dynamic India-US-China relationship with Tanvi Madan Feb 06, 2020

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Tanvi Madan, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, discusses the dynamic India-US-China trilateral relationship and how China shaped India-US relations during the Cold War.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Tanvi Madan is a senior fellow in the Project on International Order and Strategy in the Foreign Policy program, and director of The India Project at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Madan’s work explores India’s role in the world and its foreign policy, focusing in particular on India's relations with China and the United States. She also researches the U.S. and India’s approaches in the Indo-Pacific, as well as the development of interest-based coalitions, especially the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. Quad.

Srinath Raghavan is a nonresident senior fellow at Carnegie India. He is also a professor of International Relations and History at Ashoka University. His primary research focus is on the contemporary and historical aspects of India’s foreign and security policies. He has written a number of books spanning international relations, strategic studies and modern South Asian history.

Additional Reading:

Fateful Triangle: How China Shaped US-India relations during the Cold War by Tanvi Madan
The Future of American's Contest With China by Evan Osnos
How American Foreign Policy got China Wrong by Kurt Campbell and Ely Ratner
What Went Wrong? US-China Relations from Tiananmen to Trump by James B. Steinberg
New Delhi Remains Washington's Best Hope in Asia by Robert D. Blackwill and Ashley J. Tellis

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Balancing the Innovation and Regulation of Fintech with Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff Jan 23, 2020

Show notes

Srinath Raghavan speaks to Sopnendu Mohanty and Philip Von Restorff about the emerging fintech space and the suitable regulatory and policy approaches to it.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Sopnendu Mohanty is responsible for creating development strategies and regulatory policies around technology innovation to “better manage risks, enhance efficiency and strengthen competitiveness in the financial sector”. Prior to joining MAS, Mohanty was with Citibank as their Global Head of the Consumer Lab Network and Programs, which included driving innovation programs and managing innovation labs across multiple geographies globally.

Philip Von Restorff has been appointed as Board Member of LuxFLAG on 20 June 2019. Philipp currently serves as Deputy CEO at Luxembourg for Finance (LFF), the agency for the development of the Luxembourg financial centre. Prior to his appointment at LFF, he was serving as Head of Communication of The Luxembourg Bankers' Association (ABBL), where he also held the position of Secretary of the ABBL Board of Directors. From 2014-2018, Philipp has been Chairman of the European Banking Federation's Communication and CSR Steering Committee.

Additional Reading:

2. The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State leave the Community Behind by Raghuram Rajan

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Applications and Ethics of AI with Chinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan Jan 09, 2020

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Chinmayi Arun and Matt Sheehan breakdown the applications of AI and the ethical debates surrounding its use.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Matt Sheehan is a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where his research focuses on global technology issues, with a specialization in China’s artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Chinmayi Arun has served on the faculties of two of the most highly regarded law schools in India from 2010 to 2018, and was the founder Director of the Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University Delhi. She was a Fellow of the Berkman Klein Center of Internet & Society at Harvard University from 2017-2019, and continues to be affiliated with the center this year.

Additional Reading:

The Transpacific Experiment: How China and California Collaborate and Compete for Our Future by Matt Sheehan
ChinaAI newsletter by Jeff Ding
Podcast: Tech Buzz China by Pandaily
Artificial Unintelligence: How Computers Misunderstand the World by Meredith Broussard
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Noble

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The Geopolitics of Data with François Godement and Ralf Sauer Dec 19, 2019

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In a special episode recorded at the Global Technology Summit 2019, guest host, Rudra Chaudhuri speaks to François Godement and Ralf Sauer about the global debates on issues of data privacy and data protection, EU's approach to data sovereignty, and the implications of India's personal data protection bill.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Rudra Chaudhuri is the director of Carnegie India. His primary research focuses on the diplomatic history of South Asia and contemporary security issues. He is currently writing a book on the global history of the Indian Emergency, 1975-1977. At present, he is also heading a major research project that involves mapping and analyzing violent incidents and infrastructural development on and across India’s borders.

François Godement, an expert on Chinese and East Asian strategic and international affairs, is a nonresident senior fellow in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is also senior advisor for Asia to Institut Montaigne, Paris, and an external consultant for the Policy Planning Staff of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Until December 2018, he was the director of ECFR’s Asia & China Program and a senior policy fellow at ECFR.

Ralf Sauer is the Deputy Head of Unit in DG Justice and Consumer's international data protection unit. As such he is co-responsible for the entire work of this unit which covers data flows both for commercial purposes and in the area of law enforcement cooperation. The objective of the unit is to facilitate such data flows through multi- and bilateral arrangements at international level while ensuring a high level of data protection.

Additional Reading:

Digital Privacy: How Can We Win the Battle? by François Godement
Will a GDPR-Style Data Protection Law Work for India? by Anirudh Burman
The era of data globalism is over. Where does this leave India? by Rudra Chaudhuri

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Data Protection in India with Anirudh Burman Dec 05, 2019

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Anirudh Burman and Srinath Raghavan discuss the implications of India's draft personal data protection bill.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Additional Reading:

AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order by Kai-Fu Lee
A Free and Fair Digital Economy: Protecting Privacy, Empowering Indians by the Committee of Experts under the Chairmanship of Justice B.N. Srikrishna

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Diplomacy in a Disordered World with William J. Burns Nov 21, 2019

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Srinath Raghavan and William J. Burns highlight the importance of diplomacy in an increasingly tumultuous world and evolving India-US relations.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

William J. Burns was president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the oldest international affairs think tank in the United States. Ambassador Burns retired from the U.S. Foreign Service in 2014 after a thirty-three-year diplomatic career. He holds the highest rank in the Foreign Service, career ambassador, and is only the second serving career diplomat in history to become deputy secretary of state.

Additional Reading:

The Back Channel: A Memoir of American Diplomacy and the Case for Its Renewal by William J. Burns
The Most Dangerous Place: A History of the United States in South Asia by Srinath Raghavan
George F. Kennan: An American Life by John Lewis Gaddis
The Naked Diplomat: Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age by Tom Fletcher

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Demystifying India's Financial Sector with Suyash Rai Nov 07, 2019

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Suyash Rai, in conversation with Srinath Raghavan, provides a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges for India's financial sector.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Additional Reading:

Unelected Power by Paul Tucker
Regulation in India: Banking by Suyash Rai

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Understanding the RCEP with Rajat Kathuria Oct 24, 2019

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Rajat Kathuria and Srinath Raghavan analyze the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and India's approach to the multilateral organization.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Rajat Kathuria is Senior Visiting Professor, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi. Between September 2012 – March 2021, he served as Director and Chief Executive at ICRIER. He is the Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Shiv Nadar University. He has over 20 years experience in teaching and 25 years experience in economic policy, besides research interests on a range of issues relating to regulation and competition policy. He has worked with the World Bank, Washington DC as a Consultant and carried out research assignments for a number of international organizations, including ILO, UNCTAD, LirneAsia, World Bank and ADB.

Additional Reading:

In Defense of Globalization by Jagdish Bhagwati
Peddling Prosperity by Paul Krugman

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Shaping Space Diplomacy with Rajeswari P. Rajagopalan Oct 10, 2019

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Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan and Srinath Raghavan discuss areas for competition, cooperation, and governance in the space domain.

EPISODE CONTRIBUTORS

Dr Rajeswari (Raji) Pillai Rajagopalan is the Director of the Centre for Security, Strategy and Technology at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. Dr Rajagopalan was the Technical Advisor to the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) (July 2018-July 2019). She was also a Non-Resident Indo-Pacific Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre from April-December 2020. As a senior Asia defence writer for The Diplomat, she writes a weekly column on Asian strategic issues.

Additional Reading:

Space Policy 2.0: Commerce, Policy, Security, and Governance edited by Rajeswari P. Rajagopalan and Narayan Prasad Nagendra
Space Warfare in the 21st Century: Arming the Heavens by Jordan Joseph Freese
The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests by James Clay Moltz

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