Dr Shamika Ravi is a Member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and a Secretary to the Government of India. Her research focuses on development economics, with a special emphasis on finance, healthcare, urbanisation, gender equality, welfare, and poverty.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Dr Shamika Ravi discusses how the West Asia crisis impacts India's economy. She responds to critics who argue that India's growth story is over and shares her views on foreign direct investment, India's position in the artificial intelligence race, the falling rupee, rising inflation, and the country's economic outlook in 2026.

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction

00:48 – India's Economic Future

04:29 – Foreign Direct Investment

07:11 – India's Approach to AI

11:09 – Indians' Purchasing Power

15:13 – Nuclear Reactors

17:28 – COVID-Like Crisis Coming?

19:56 – Advice for Investors

22:09 – India's Economic Growth

25:16 – Freebies and Welfare Politics

29:24 – Rural vs. Urban Consumption

30:52 – Economic Reforms

40:43 – PM's Advice Against Buying Gold

44:43 – World Abandoning Free Market?

48:43 – Market Privatisation in India

50:26 – Market Solutions for New-Age Problems

56:20 – India's Demographic Dividend

1:06:03 – Demographic Change in India

1:10:06 – Women's Reservation

1:18:24 – PM Modi's Economic Vision for 2047

Indrani Bagchi is the CEO of Ananta Centre, a platform for dialogue, leadership and public policy. She has spent many years covering India's Ministry of External Affairs and is known for explaining global events from an Indian perspective.

Prof. C. Raja Mohan is one of India's leading experts on foreign policy, national security and international relations. He has taught at major universities and has advised the Indian government on strategic and security issues.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash and Ishaan Prakash, the guests discuss where India's foreign policy is headed. They talk about the West Asia crisis, the Trump–Munir relationship, and how India should respond to China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean. They also discuss India's ties with the United States and China, as well as the Great Nicobar Project and India's long-term strategic challenges.

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction

01:23 – Marco Rubio’s India Visit

07:02 – India–US Trade Deal

10:41 – Trump–Xi Summit

15:15 – Trump’s Second-Term Doctrine

18:31 – India–US Relations

29:08 – Trump–Munir Lunch

33:33 – India’s Geopolitical Challenge

37:45 – How Energy, Tech & Trade Shape Geopolitics

45:38 – India’s Supply Chain Crisis

55:22 – India’s Economic Challenge

1:00:31 – Why India Needs Private Players in Defence

1:07:58 – West Asia’s New Alliances

1:18:23 – The Great Nicobar Project

1:28:20 – Tata–ASML Deal

In the latest edition of ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, we are joined by Kuldeep Mishra, better known as Sardar, the Executive Editor of The Lallantop; Asif Khan, fondly known as Khancha, the Executive Editor of India Today Group Digital; and Kamlesh Singh, or Tau, a senior journalist and columnist. Together, the trio host Teen Taal, one of India’s most popular Hindi podcasts.

From hostel tales and small-town stories to politics and friendship, the guests explain why sometimes the most meaningful conversations come from what they call “therapeutic bullsh*t.” Don’t miss this “most useless podcast ever.”

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction

04:06 – Melodi Trend

05:48 – How Teen Taal Team Met

09:26 – School Life: Then vs Now

17:46 – Political Ideologies

26:38 – Teen Taal's Show Format

28:37 – How Teen Taal Started

33:33 – The Lallantop & Teen Taal

37:57 – How Kamlesh Tau Entered Journalism

43:58 – Truck Wali Shayari

47:06 – Kamlesh Tau's Childhood Stories

49:08 – Original Idea Behind Teen Taal

56:51 – Photography: Then vs Smartphone Era

1:03:47 – Teachers & Schooling

1:18:22 – Story Behind Teen Taal Characters

1:26:08 – Journalism: Then vs Now

1:32:17 – Weird Food Combinations

1:36:16 – Culture & Tradition of Eating Paan

1:43:18 – Urbanisation

1:55:02 – India's Stray Dog Issue

2:08:38 – India's Urban-Rural Divide

2:11:40 – Two-Wheelers in India

2:17:35 – NEET Paper Leak

2:27:18 – Aditi Rao Hydari's Cannes Look

2:34:51 – Incentives for Having More Children

2:39:40 – Migration Within India

2:58:36 – Criticism of Teen Taal