Plug & Play: Recent Episodes
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A collection of the best interviews from BloombergQuint curated for you to listen and share on the go.
Krishna Memani, the former vice chairman of investments at Invesco talks to Menaka Doshi about how global investors are reacting to the spread of Coronavirus and what kind of a recovery will the global economy see.
Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan speaks to BloombergQuint's Ira Dugal about the economic costs of fighting the Coronavirus outbreak and how India will finance it.
Are global policy makers doing enough to fight the coronavirus? What will a post-virus world look like? And who will lead the global recovery? Menaka Doshi puts all these questions to Professor Adam Tooze from Columbia University on the Plug & Play podcast.
Jayaprakash Muliyil is one of India's leading epidemiologist. He is the former Principal of Christian Medical College in Vellore and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He has served at ICMR in many scientific advisory committees. Menaka Doshi speaks to him about the effectiveness of India's 21-day lockdown and if there will be more to come.
India’s Founding Moment - legal scholar Madhav Khosla has been writing this book for 10 years. It explores how India’s Constitution created and structured the postcolonial state so as to transform subjects into citizens. Dr BR Ambedkar once said democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil, which is essentially undemocratic. And yet here we are – the world’s largest democracy. Much credit for that goes to how our founding fathers conceived the constitution. Listen to Menaka Doshi's interview with Madhav Khosla on why he felt the need to write this book.
Marico Chairman Harsh Mariwala speaks to Menaka Doshi about why it's important to fail in business to succeed. From people to products to business models, listen to him talk about some of his biggest setbacks and how he overcame them.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das speaks to BloombergQuint's Ira Dugal about the priorities of the central bank, the health of the banking system, the big risks to the economy and lots more.
Read more https://www.bloombergquint.com/economy-finance/rbi-governor-shaktikanta-das-on-economy-banks-and-regulations-exclusive
Stephen Schwarzman, chief executive officer and chairman of Blackstone Group, that manages $571 billion worth of assets talks about his new book, lessons in leadership and his outlook on the Indian economy with Menaka Doshi.
In his latest book Backstage: The Story Behind India’s High Growth Years, former finance secretary and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia documents the history of India’s economic journey and its transition from a closed socialist state to one of the fastest-growing economies today.
In a conversation with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, Ahluwalia talks about his return from the World bank in the 80s(where the two were colleagues), the reforms of the 90s and the ideas that shaped the Indian economy since then. They also discuss the current slowing of the Indian economy and the reasons for it.
Read more: https://www.bloombergquint.com/economy-finance/the-story-behind-indias-high-growth-years-montek-singh-ahluwalia-in-conversation-with-martin-wolf
Does India's tax policy of 'pay up or shut up' do justice to taxpayers? Menaka Doshi speaks to Mukesh Butani of BMR legal.
Reliance Industries Ltd. chairman Mukesh Ambani speaks to Microsoft Corp.’s Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella about India's role in the digital revolution at an event in Mumbai.
Read More https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/india-can-become-the-premier-digital-society-in-the-world-mukesh-ambani-tells-satya-nadella
After changing the way Indians shop, Sachin Bansal is looking to change the way Indians bank. He speaks to Nishant Sharma about his foray into banking and how he hopes to disrupt the market.
Read the full story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/sachin-bansal-bets-his-flipkart-dollars-on-mobile-first-banking
Arvind Kejriwal is set for a third term in office as the Aam Admi Party sweeps the Delhi election yet again. Kaushik Vaidya discusses the implications of the election outcome with Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav.
Read the full story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/delhi-elections-mamata-may-find-it-tough-to-replicate-kejriwals-strategy-says-yogendra-yadav
State Of The Economy | With the budget and monetary policy out of the way, have policy makers done enough to push India’s growth towards its potential? Ira Dugal speaks to V Anantha Nageswaran, part-time member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister.
Read the full story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/indias-sustainable-gdp-growth-rate-may-be-between-6-and-7-v-ananth-nageswaran
Axis Bank Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Chaudhry has urged the government and its institutions to push credit flow and ensure that the country has enough money in the system to enable entrepreneurs to take risks.
Read the full story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/axis-banks-amitabh-chaudhry-thinks-only-government-can-help-fill-indias-infrastructure-funding-gap
The Supreme Court of India is the only institution that people can turn to when the state abuses its power. But it will have to go beyond playing saviour and make sure it becomes a sentinel of the Indian Constitution, says Justice AP Shah at 4th LC Jain Memorial Lecture.
Read the full story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/law-and-policy/supreme-court-will-have-to-decide-whether-it-deserves-the-peoples-faith-says-justice-ap-shah
One of India’s best-known value investors is no longer going after value. “Value is out of fashion right now, deeply out of fashion. Even Warren Buffett is having a tough time,” Raamdeo Agrawal, chairman of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, said at a PMS AIF World event in Mumbai.
Read more at: https://www.bloombergquint.com/markets/raamdeo-agrawal-is-not-hunting-for-value-anymore
A conversation with author and lawyer Chintan Chandrachud on the constitution and judiciary. A look back at some high profile cases that came to define the role of the Supreme Court in safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens.
Read the whole story here: https://www.bloombergquint.com/law-and-policy/often-the-supreme-court-is-neither-right-nor-final-chintan-chandrachud