Interpreting India
Butiran Saluran
Interpreting India
In Season 4 of Interpreting India, we continue our exploration of the dynamic forces that will shape India's global standing. At Carnegie India, our diverse lineup of experts will host critical discussions at the intersection of technology, the economy, and international security. Join us as we navi...
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Unbundling AI Openness: Beyond the Binary
The episode challenges the familiar “open versus closed” framing of AI systems. Sharma argues that openness is not inherently good or bad—it is an ins...
India’s Air Defense After Operation Sindoor: Lessons and the Road Ahead
India’s air defense has transformed from sparse radars in the 1960s to a multilayered network anchored by the Integrated Air Command and Control Syste...
Military AI and Autonomous Weapons: Gender, Ethics, and Governance
The episode opens with Bhatt framing the global stakes: from drones on the battlefield to AI-powered early warning systems, militaries worldwide are r...
Beyond Superintelligence: A Realist's Guide to AI
The episode begins with Kapoor explaining the origins of AI Snake Oil, tracing it back to his PhD research at Princeton on AI's limited predictive cap...
Navigating the Open v. Closed Source AI Debate with Kailash Nadh
The episode opens with an in-depth discussion about the value of open source as a model of development and how the definitional contours of open-sourc...
Interpreting China: From the LAC to Taiwan – Mapping China’s Assertiveness
In this conversation, Aadil Brar and Saheb Singh Chadha examine how China's strategic behavior across the India-China border, Taiwan Strait, and South...
Interpreting China: The People’s Liberation Army—Reforms and Challenges
Saheb and Suyash begin by laying out where the PLA stands today in terms of its strengths, weaknesses, and the factors driving its evolution. While th...
Interpreting China: The Economy and its Impact on Foreign Policy
In this conversation, Saheb and Amit examine the three major structural dilemmas facing China’s economy: a persistently low domestic consumption rate...
Securing Space: Opportunities for U.S.-India Cooperation in a New Strategic Frontier
The conversation delves into the shifting contours of global space governance, touching on the rise of dual-use technologies, the importance of transp...
India's Defence Industry: The State of Play
Episode Notes
Lt Gen P. R. Shankar outlines the evolution of India’s defense industry and how it is nurturing a growing ecosystem of indigenous...
The Missing Pieces in India’s AI Puzzle: Talent, Data, and R&D
Anirudh Suri outlines the current AI landscape, discussing how the U.S. and China dominate the AI space while other nations, including India, strive t...
Trade, Tariffs, and Technology: U.S.-India Relations in Trump’s Second Term
Peter Harrell outlines the Trump administration's evolving approach to tariffs and their implications for U.S.-India trade relations. The discussion c...
Trump 2.0: Navigating the India-U.S. Relationship in a New Era
This episode explores the trajectory of India-U.S. relations as Donald Trump embarks on his second term as president. Arun K. Singh provides a detaile...
Syria in Transition: Regional Dynamics and India's Interests
This episode unpacks several critical issues shaping the future of Syria and its broader regional impact. Gaddam Dharmendra provides a historical cont...
Bridging East and West: India’s Pursuit of Stability Amid China, Russia, and U.S. Dynamics
This episode unpacks several key issues that shape India’s role on the global stage. As India navigates the path to re-establishing stability along it...
India's Lunar Exploration: Past, Present, and Future with Jatan Mehta
India's lunar exploration journey began with Chandrayaan-1, which marked a significant milestone in 2008 by becoming the first Indian mission to orbit...
The U.S.-India Partnership Under Modi and Biden with Arun K. Singh
The Modi-Biden era is characterized by a profound deepening of ties between India and the U.S., with significant cooperation in critical and emerging...
Europe’s China Policy with Janka Oertel
There has been a significant transformation in Europe-China relations over the past decade, with a shift from economic optimism to cautious de-risking...
Understanding Drivers of China's Foreign Policy with Helena Legarda
There are many factors that have led to China's more assertive foreign policy, especially under Xi Jinping. In this episode, Helena Legarda discusses...
5 Years of Interpreting India
In this special 5th-anniversary episode of Interpreting India, the Carnegie India team reflects on five years of insightful conversations that have sh...
Ajay Shah on Union Budget 2024: Fiscal Policy and Economic Challenges
The episode provides an in-depth analysis of the structural challenges that led to the slowdown in private investment in India from 2011, highlighting...
Quentin Verspieren on a Zero Debris Approach in Space Exploration
Space sustainability has become a critical issue with the increasing presence of space debris. In this episode, Quentin Verspieren provides insights i...
Raj Shukla on Modernizing India’s Armed Forces and Defense Industry
India's quest for military modernization has been marked by significant reforms in recent years. In this episode, Raj Shukla provides insights into th...
Vidyadhar Phatak on Urban Planning Challenges and Solutions in India
India's rapid urban growth has brought to light numerous challenges, including unmanageable expansion, inadequate housing, and air pollution. Vidyadha...
Madhumita Murgia on Addressing Unintended Harms of AI
In the past two years, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a burgeoning technology to a transformative force, reshaping industries a...
Karl Mehta on India's Tech-Driven Future
Karl Mehta highlights the critical role of trustworthy tech supply chains and the necessity for international collaboration among partner nations. Meh...
Poornima Dore on the Dynamics of India’s Regional Economies
India, a continent-sized country, exhibits profound regional economic disparities, with some regions having economic outputs comparable to upper-middl...
Steven Freeland on the Governance of Space Resource Activities
In the realm of space exploration, there's a growing focus on extracting resources from celestial bodies like the Moon and asteroids. This calls for a...
Ajay Kumar on Defense Innovation in India
The recent war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East have provided valuable lessons when it comes to the nature of future milita...
Jabin Jacob on China’s Increased Presence in South Asia
South Asia is a region of remarkable diversity, encompassing countries such as Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, and...
Anupam Chander on the Challenge of Regulating Free Speech Online
One of the guiding norms that has shaped the internet over the last few decades is that of online free speech. This norm is protected in many countrie...
Vijay Gokhale on Crosswinds of History: India, China, and the Cold War's Hidden Game
In this episode of Interpreting India, we delve into the often-overlooked history of India's early relationship with China. Author Vijay Gokhale forme...
Karthik Ganesan on the Current State of Electrical Connectivity in India
India has seen superlative progress in electrical connectivity, achieving 96.7 percent connectivity to the grid as of 2020 from around 67 percent over...
Izumi Nakamitsu on Exploring the Geopolitics of Technology: Insights into Military Applications of AI
There are similarities between the UN’s efforts to pursue a disarmament strategy for nuclear weapons and the regulation of the military applications o...
Amit Bhatt on Effective Ways to Achieve Cleaner Transportation
With the onset of winter, severe levels of air pollution have reemerged as a concern in North India. Various factors have been put forth to explain th...
D. Shyam Babu on Caste Census and the Politics of Social Justice in India
The last publicly available nation-wide caste census in India was conducted in 1931. Now, a state-wide caste census has become available from the gove...
Devashish Dhar on Understanding the Indian City
One of the most visible signs of India’s economic development in the past seventy-five years has been the growth of its cities. Some of them are now a...
Stephen Ezell on Cultivating a Robust Semiconductor Environment
The U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) was launched during the Quad Summit in Tokyo in May 2022. The purpose of the iCET...
Emmanuel Lenain on the India-France Strategic Partnership and G20
Even though India and France have had a strategic partnership for twenty-five years now, the bilateral relationship between these countries has receiv...
Manoj Kewalramani on How China Views the Indo-Pacific Region
In the last decade, there has been a growing convergence of global powers in the Indo-Pacific, evident from the proliferation of multilateral initiati...