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LISTEN TO THE OFFICIAL CPR PODCAST: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN SENIOR FELLOW D SHYAM BABU AND RICHA BANSAL
IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION POLITICS PODCAST

In recent times, several instances of violence against Dalits have brought back India’s focus on caste discrimination. Such instances also dent the claims of progress that Dalits have made with regard to their social and economic conditions. How does one reconcile that even in 2016 Dalits are subjected to violence with the fact that the country has implemented myriad programmes and schemes for their betterment? And what about the whole gamut of constitutional provisions that guarantee their basic rights? Where is the disconnect?

Listen to the first episode (above) of CPR’s podcast, ThoughtSpace, where Richa Bansal talks to Senior Fellow D Shyam Babu on issues ranging from his work celebrating Dalit Entrepreneurs in Defying the Odds (co-authored with Devesh Kapur and Chandra Bhan Prasad) to the current spate of anti-Dalit violence, and the way forward.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN NEELANJAN SIRCAR, BHANU JOSHI, ASHISH RANJAN, AND RICHA BANSAL
ELECTION STUDIES POLITICS PODCAST

The Uttar Pradesh (UP) state elections of 2017 saw the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, script an unprecedented and unexpected landslide victory in the state.

In the 12th episode of CPR’s podcast, ThoughtSpace, (above), Richa Bansal talks to Senior Fellow Neelanjan Sircar, and Research Associates Bhanu Joshi and Ashish Ranjan, who spent months conducting intensive field research in UP, to deconstruct BJP’s victory.

Drawing on their experience from the field and analysing available data, Sircar, Joshi and Ranjan explain the strategy that catapulted BJP to a historic win, as well as what this means for UP’s future, and for the general elections of 2019.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN RICHA BANSAL AND SENIOR FELLOW NAVROZ DUBASH
PODCAST CLIMATE RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL POLITICS

President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order to promote US energy independence and economic growth, which can potentially damage global efforts to limit climate change.

In the 14th episode of CPR’s podcast ThoughtSpace, Richa Bansal talks to Navroz Dubash to unpack the implications of this order further, and understand how it will impact India’s strategic interests, including the role India can play, going forward.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN RICHA BANSAL AND FELLOW DR NAMITA WAHI
PODCAST LAND ACQUISITION RIGHTS

The Land Rights Initiative at CPR recently completed a study of Supreme Court cases on land acquisition in India from 1950 to 2016. This study examines land disputes along various metrics, as well as analyses litigation under the newly enacted Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (LARR Act) for the three year period, 2014 to 2016.

In the 15th episode of CPR’s podcast ThoughtSpace, Richa Bansal talks to Dr Namita Wahi, a Fellow at CPR who heads the Initiative, to unpack the findings of the study, delving particularly into the massive imbalance between the state and land-losers, including possible ways forward.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN RICHA BANSAL AND SENIOR FELLOW MANJU MENON
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RIGHTS PODCAST

Manju Menon, Senior Fellow at CPR, leads research on environmental justice with her team, in collaboration with another organisation called Namati. In the 16th episode of CPR’s podcast ThoughtSpace, Richa Bansal talks to Menon to unpack her research, including the context; how the research is put to action on the ground through training personnel to find solutions; and the impact this action research project has had.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN RICHA BANSAL AND T R RAGHUNANDAN, ADVISOR TO ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE
BUREAUCRACY POLITICS PODCAST

Corruption is a systemic problem in India and a recently released report categorised states in India by their level of corruption. T R Raghunanadan, an advisor to the Accountability Initiative (AI) at CPR, is a pioneer on corruption work and was the programme head of the first website launched to address the issue called ipaidabribe.com. In In the 18th episode of CPR’s podcast ThoughtSpace, Richa Bansal talks to Raghunandan to understand corruption systemically; break down the different types of corruption and the various ways in which both the state and citizens can tackle it.

Raghunandan also wrote a series on blogs on corruption for the AI website, listed below:

The Corruption Survey – A Critical Analysis

Perception and Incidence of Corruption – A Critical Analysis

Crafting a Meaningful Measure for Corruption: Some Suggestions

A Useful Measure of Corruption: How it can be Designed

Measuring People’s Thoughts, or Corrupt Transactions?

FULL VIDEO BY PRATAP BHANU MEHTA
ECONOMY BUDGET POLITICS

Watch the full video (above) by Pratap Bhanu Mehta on the politics of the Union Budget 2017-18, and what it means for India’s future, as part of the 5-institute seminar on the budget organised earlier this month.

This joint seminar involved the directors of five institutions, namely, the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India Development Foundation (IDF), National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).

FULL VIDEO BY YAMINI AIYAR
ECONOMY BUDGET POLITICS

Watch the full video (above) by Yamini Aiyar on the politics of the Union Budget 2018-19, and what it means for India’s future, as part of the 5-institute seminar on the budget organised on 10 February 2018 at The Leela Palace, New Delhi.

This joint seminar involved the directors of five institutions, namely, the Centre for Policy Research (CPR), Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), India Development Foundation (IDF), National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), and National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP).