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‘While we provide freedom to our faculty to pursue their own activities, we have a very permissive attitude towards non-performance’

Manindra Agrawal at Idea Exchange: ‘While we provide freedom to our faculty to pursue their own activities, we have a very permissive attitude towards non-performance’

November 17, 2025 07:52 IST

As Director of IIT Kanpur, Manindra Agrawal heads one of the most prestigious research and innovation hubs in the country. Under his leadership, IIT Kanpur has emerged as a key centre to build India’s self-reliance in critical technology sectors, including defence, telecommunications and sustainability.

‘English-speaking people bought the narrative that if it is one party in govt from top to bottom, work will be done’

Saurabh Bharadwaj at Idea Exchange: ‘English-speaking people bought the narrative that if it is one party in govt from top to bottom, work will be done’

November 10, 2025 06:37 IST

Saurabh Bharadwaj, Delhi Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) President and former minister, on BJP’s Delhi government, expanding the party in Gujarat and the matter of vote chori and vote deletion.

‘IITians should transform their viewpoint from being job seekers to being job creators’: IIT Kharagpur director at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only

November 3, 2025 06:40 IST

A mechanical engineer by training, he is known for his work in fluid mechanics, biomedical engineering and affordable health and diagnostics

Sai Paranjpye at Idea Exchange: ‘When film censors feel they have the power to negate something with a pen or a stamp, it’s often misused’

October 27, 2025 14:27 IST

A recipient of the Padma Bhushan and several National Awards and recognised as one of contemporary India’s first major women filmmakers, her work is known for its warmth, humour and connection to everyday life

DUSU panel members at Idea Exchange: ‘Gen Z does not have interest in national politics. We make them aware now. Then we can think of what lies ahead’

October 20, 2025 06:59 IST

Delhi University Student Union (DUSU) is not just a campus body, it is a high-stakes political arena where all major national parties invest resources in young political talent

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Kalvakuntla Kavitha at Idea Exchange: ‘I call a spade a spade… that’s why I was unfairly removed from my party’Subscriber Only

October 13, 2025 07:16 IST

As the daughter of former Telangana CM and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) founder K Chandrashekar Rao, K. Kavitha has been a force-multiplier in the movement for statehood. Recently suspended from the BRS for taking a stand against coterie politics, she is seeking to establish herself as an independent political force.

SY Quraishi at Idea Exchange: ‘Election Commission has to win the trust of the Opposition… Anybody who raises questions is a friend and not an enemy’Subscriber Only

September 29, 2025 07:58 IST

Over the years, he has overseen the world’s largest elections with the eye of a scholar engaging with global debates on democratic decline

Rajiv Memani at Idea Exchange: ‘In the new global order, economic strength and resilience matter. India should focus on building that’Subscriber Only

September 22, 2025 10:37 IST

A seasoned and leading voice from the Indian industry, Rajiv Memani, Chairman and CEO - EY India, is currently the face of India Inc as the President of the Confederation of Indian Industry.

Upendra Kushwaha at Idea Exchange: ‘Nitish should continue to be CM but should consider his party’s leadership issue’Subscriber Only

September 15, 2025 07:01 IST

From being chief minister Nitish Kumar’s blue-eyed boy to being a Rajya Sabha MP nominated by the NDA, Kushwaha has established his relevance to each despite flip-flop

Eknath Shinde at Idea Exchange: ‘In Lok Sabha, did we say they stole the votes? They got more seats, didn’t they?’Subscriber Only

September 8, 2025 23:03 IST

A grassroots Maratha leader, he has been a strategic figure in the ongoing Maratha reservation movement. As chief minister from June 2022 to November 2024, he oversaw major infrastructure projects, including the Samruddhi Mahamarg and Atal Setu

Cheteshwar Pujara: “No regrets missing out on IPL contracts, but feel proud about performing in difficult conditions, playing 100 Tests"

Cheteshwar Pujara at Idea Exchange: ‘No regrets missing out on IPL contracts, but feel proud about performing in difficult conditions, playing 100 Tests’

September 1, 2025 04:20 IST

The lead act in India's maiden conquest of Australia, the brave-heart in the 2021 heist, the stonewaller that made stroke-makers blossom around him for 15 years and disillusioned some of the toughest bowlers in the world, he has left an indelible imprint in Indian cricket.

Asaduddin Owaisi at Idea Exchange: ‘For so-called secular parties, we are only good for iftar parties, Ajmer chadar… (today) anyone can marginalise the Muslim community’

August 25, 2025 04:30 IST

A barrister from London’s Lincoln’s Inn, he is one of the fiercest critics of the Narendra Modi government in the Opposition ranks and has slammed the three amendment bills introduced in Parliament

JOHN ABRAHAM: ‘In the name of being secular, you can’t be making controversial films. But biased films finding an audience is worrisome’

John Abraham at Idea Exchange: ‘In the name of being secular, you can’t be making controversial films. But biased films finding an audience is worrisome’

August 18, 2025 04:20 IST

John Abraham, who turned producer with Vicky Donor in 2012, has backed several films since, including in Malayalam and Marathi. A fitness icon, co-owner of the football club NorthEast United and an animal activist, Abraham’s latest film, Tehran, dropped on Zee5 last week.

Jyotiraditya Scindia at Idea Exchange: ‘You criticise the EC, call our economy dead, mock the judiciary… good luck to you’Subscriber Only

August 11, 2025 08:18 IST

During his tenure as Union Minister of Civil Aviation (2021 to 2024), the number of airports in the country increased from 74 to 157. He also served as Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the Manmohan Singh government

Gaurav Gogoi at Idea Exchange: ‘Victims want to hear an honest admission of government’s responsibility… Nehru is not to blame for Pahalgam’Subscriber Only

August 4, 2025 08:15 IST

With Assembly elections in Assam just months away, Gogoi will be in the thick of action formulating strategies to dethrone the BJP in the state, where the Congress has been out of power for 10 years

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor: ‘The climate has lent itself to many lawsuits, making it more terrifying for filmmakers’

Nagesh Kukunoor at Idea Exchange: ‘The climate has lent itself to many lawsuits, making it more terrifying for filmmakers’Subscriber Only

July 28, 2025 13:15 IST

Prominent director-writer Nagesh Kukunoor’s latest web series, The Hunt- The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case on SonyLIV, has received widespread appreciation for its deft handling of politically sensitive events that shook the nation.

Kanhaiya Kumar at Idea Exchange: ‘In the Opposition, you will see a reluctance to protect their base vote’

July 21, 2025 07:48 IST

AICC in-charge of National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), Kanhaiya Kumar is expected to play a key role for the Congress in the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar

Ram Madhav at Idea Exchange: ‘Any economic ideology benefitting the last man is priority. That’s why India could do away with absolute poverty’Subscriber Only

July 14, 2025 08:40 IST

An author and president of a think tank, India Foundation, his latest book is The New World: 21st Century Global Order and India, which focusses on building brand Bharat and where we should be headed

CR Patil at Idea Exchange: ‘The Nal Se Jal scheme is to provide water, not for some contractor to make money’Subscriber Only

July 7, 2025 09:03 IST

A four-time MP, he has been part of several Standing Committees, including the Standing Committee on Defence and Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare

Ravi Shankar Prasad at Idea Exchange: ‘No leader can dare to impose an Emergency. That’s the biggest positive consequence of that struggle’

June 30, 2025 08:25 IST

Prasad, who was arrested under MISA during student protests and had spent several months in detention, has been a vehement critic of the Emergency led by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

Hervé Delphin at Idea Exchange: ‘EU-India is not just a relationship, it’s become a tangible commodity’

June 23, 2025 10:19 IST

Hervé Delphin, EU Ambassador to India, on how the EU-India partnership has made global ties more compelling and where Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Iran conflicts are headed

Srinath Raghavan at Idea Exchange: ‘Institutional rules of the game were considerably weakened even before the Emergency’Subscriber Only

June 16, 2025 06:59 IST

Historian and scholar Srinath Raghavan analyses Indira Gandhi’s political career and the momentous changes that India experienced under her leadership in his new book Indira Gandhi and the Years that Transformed India

Montek Singh Ahluwalia: China challenged the US and what’s been unleashed is the weaponisation of tariffs

Montek Singh Ahluwalia at Idea Exchange: ‘China challenged the US and what’s been unleashed is the weaponisation of tariffs’Sign In to read

June 9, 2025 12:09 IST

Drawing on his decades-long experience at the intersection of politics and economics, he now unpacks what the new phase of global geopolitics and trade tensions could mean for India.

Kuldeep Yadav at Idea Exchange: ‘I was shocked when Rohit & Virat bhai retired. You want the seniors to stay for the big series’

June 2, 2025 05:31 IST

As the team embarks on a five-Test tour of England, a place not known to be too favourable to tweakers, his role would be crucial as English batsmen have historically struggled against bowlers of his ilk

Jawed Ashraf at Idea Exchange: ‘Managing foreign policy isn’t just analysis behind closed doors… It now plays out on your phone screen, shaped by people’s voices’Subscriber Only

May 26, 2025 07:58 IST

In recognition of his contributions to strengthening Indo-French relations, he will be awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honour, one of France’s top civilian honours

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