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V D Satheesan at Idea Exchange: ‘Leaders should discuss the future of the states. Only then will we be able to come back to power in many states’
May 11, 2026 07:54 IST
A six-term MLA, VD Satheesan is widely credited as a key architect behind the Congress-led UDF’s renewed strength in Kerala. The 62-year-old Congress leader played a pivotal role in reorganising the Opposition and sharpening its political strategy against the LDF government.
Shankar Prasad Sharma at Idea Exchange: ‘Nepal would like to balance its foreign policy relationship because we need all our friends’
May 4, 2026 07:57 IST
Shankar Prasad Sharma has been the ambassador of Nepal to India for the last four years. A top academic and one of Nepal’s foremost economists, he was the Vice Chairman of Nepal’s Planning Commission and also served as Nepal’s ambassador to the US during the Obama administration.
Sarbananda Sonowal at Idea Exchange: ‘We view our seafarers as national soldiers. We will never let them feel lonely under any circumstances’Subscriber Only
April 27, 2026 14:03 IST
Sarbananda Sonowal is the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, his ministry assumes increased significance, as it navigates the consequences of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Idea Exchange: INTUC’s Ashok Singh and BMS’s Pawan Kumar speak on workers’ protest, demands and handling of outcry by states
April 20, 2026 10:32 IST
Congress’s Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) vice president Ashok Singh and RSS-affiliated Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh’s (BMS) vice president Pawan Kumar have been at the forefront of efforts to mediate between workers, employers and state authorities.
Ireland’s Ambassador Kevin Kelly at Idea Exchange: ‘India follows a policy of strategic autonomy and multi-alignment, that doesn’t mean it is politically neutral’Subscriber Only
April 13, 2026 14:19 IST
Kevin Kelly, Ireland’s Ambassador to India, has been in Delhi for about two years and has witnessed from here major geopolitical developments, including the West Asia war and Russia-Ukraine conflict.
‘Coaching culture trains students to game exams, not build concepts’: IIT Bombay Director Shireesh Kedare at Idea ExchangeSign In to read
April 6, 2026 11:49 IST
Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Professor Shireesh Kedare, an environmental science engineer, is a strong voice in India’s energy policy sector.
Vivek Katju at Idea Exchange: ‘Can’t imagine Netanyahu bucking Trump if Trump lays the law. He may turn and twist but he will listen’Subscriber Only
April 1, 2026 12:13 IST
Veteran Indian diplomat Vivek Katju, from the 1975 IFS batch, dealt with Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan during his career. He watched the 1979 Iran Revolution from Abu Dhabi, was part of policy-making during the time of Delhi-Lahore bus service, Kargil war and Agra summit, managed negotiations with the Taliban during IC-814 hijack and dealt with the file on Iran’s nuclear programme.
Sudip Sharma at Idea Exchange: ‘There’s too much emphasis on economics today and not enough on the quality of storytelling’Subscriber Only
March 23, 2026 07:38 IST
Sudip Sharma is the co-writer, co-director and co-creator of the OTT series Kohrra. The show’s second season was recently released on Netflix. Through his experimental storytelling, Sharma has consistently attempted to explore often overlooked facets of Indian society in films.
AIIMS Delhi director: ‘Doctors are not handing over final decisions to machines. AI is functioning as a filter, a triage tool’Subscriber Only
March 16, 2026 11:40 IST
Dr M Srinivas, director of AIIMS Delhi, on AI in diagnostics, public healthcare pressures, lifestyle diseases and how AIIMS is a health university hospital. This session was moderated by Ankita Upadhyay, Special Correspondent, The Indian Express
Karen Hao: ‘The guardrails will come from the people, they are finding a reason to push back against the AI empire’Subscriber Only
March 9, 2026 21:37 IST
Journalist and AI insider Karen Hao on what is most troubling about Artificial General Intelligence, why data centres are unsustainable, how safety and accountability mean different things in the AI world and why her book, Empire of AI, is not kind to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. The session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Sachin Pilot at Idea Exchange: ‘Economic security is sacrosanct. US deal is a mandate, where India is being told what it can and cannot do’Subscriber Only
March 2, 2026 07:07 IST
Sachin Pilot, former union minister and a prominent face of the Congress party, has recently been appointed senior observer for the Kerala assembly elections, one of the most crucial states for the main Opposition party.
Parvesh Sahib Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘We now have a triple-engine government, with the same party ruling at all three levels. Our focus is solely on delivery’Subscriber Only
February 23, 2026 11:48 IST
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government completes one year in Delhi, Parvesh Sahib Singh, Minister of Public Works Department, Water, Irrigation and Flood Control, speaks about priorities and delivery.
Abhishek Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘Whether it’s Nvidia, Anthropic, OpenAI or Google, companies are looking at India to hire AI engineers’Subscriber Only
February 16, 2026 12:16 IST
Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CEO of the IndiaAI Mission, is one of India’s foremost voices on artificial intelligence (AI) and technology policy.
Jhumpa Lahiri: ‘To those who ask, ‘where are you from?’ I wish the answer could be, I’m from that room where none of us can answer that question’Subscriber Only
February 10, 2026 10:52 IST
From her first collection of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies (1999), through her novels, essays and most recently collections such as Whereabouts (2018) and Roman Stories (2023), Jhumpa Lahiri continues to explore identity, migration and the intimacies and ruptures that define our lives and that challenge how we think about language and belonging.
Bhupender Yadav at Idea Exchange: ‘If any doubts have arisen regarding the definition of Aravallis, I welcome the formation of a committee’
February 2, 2026 04:00 IST
Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, on BJP’s vision for elections in West Bengal, matter of the Aravallis, the Great Nicobar Island Project and tackling pollution in Delhi NCR. The conversation was moderated by Liz Mathew, Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan: ‘There is an overall obsession with just our lifetime, without thinking about future generations… We need to move from this short-termism’Subscriber Only
February 3, 2026 17:04 IST
Priyamvada Natarajan is among the top astrophysicists in the world whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of black holes, dark matter and the structure of the universe.
Richard Lesser at Idea Exchange: ‘It’s in India’s interest to be an innovator in the green economy space, China is already winning’Subscriber Only
January 19, 2026 08:41 IST
Rich Lesser, Global Chairman, Boston Consulting Group, is a leading voice on global strategy, leadership and geopolitics. During his tenure as CEO, he created new units for BCG’s digital business building, advanced analytics, machine learning and AI capabilities.
‘Govt good at implementation, so new welfarism, infra took off. (Pvt investment) needs rule of law, not to weaponise state to target or favour’Subscriber Only
January 12, 2026 07:25 IST
Arvind Subramanian, former Chief Economic Advisor, and Devesh Kapur, Professor of South Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University, on centralisation, the UBI concept and higher education in India.
Shafali Verma at Idea Exchange: ‘We all grew up watching men’s cricket but when girls start playing now, there will be women idols’Subscriber Only
January 5, 2026 05:45 IST
From not being in the original playing squad, cricketer Shafali Verma scripted an extraordinary comeback tale. An injury to Pratika Rawal opened the door for her and she stepped through it to enter the grandest stage and became the Player of the Match as India won the ICC Women's World Cup final to create history.
Retired SC judge Abhay S Oka at Idea Exchange: ‘It’s been 75 years of the Constitution and we are still not doing our duty of protecting the environment’Subscriber Only
December 29, 2025 12:05 IST
Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, who recently retired from the Supreme Court, is widely seen as a conscience keeper of the judiciary. His elevation to the Supreme Court itself was a victory for judicial merit. He has taken a stand in matters of liberty.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar at Idea Exchange: ‘When entrepreneurship is booming in southern states, in Kerala there is a flight of talent. Why then will investors come?’Subscriber Only
December 22, 2025 10:31 IST
While expanding his party in a state where it has failed to make significant electoral gains so far, Chandrasekhar continues to be the voice of the BJP, especially in entrepreneurship and India’s ambitions in critical areas such as AI and semiconductors.
BR Gavai at Idea Exchange: ‘Scrutiny should not affect judges. They are answerable to their conscience… not whether people will like their decision’Subscriber Only
December 15, 2025 07:55 IST
Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, who recently retired as the 52nd Chief Justice of India (CJI), left a lasting imprint on the country’s judicial landscape through some landmark judgements.
Kiren Rijiju at Idea Exchange: ‘Trust and ethics are an important part of parliamentary democracy. If trust is broken, it has a cascading effect’Subscriber Only
December 8, 2025 21:03 IST
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan at Idea Exchange: ‘Schemes for women aren’t freebies. We are correcting historical injustice, they now have financial freedom’Subscriber Only
December 1, 2025 07:42 IST
As Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare as well as Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has the crucial responsibility of shaping the core BJP constituencies — farmers and villages.
Former CRPF DG K Durga Prasad at Idea Exchange: ‘Even if you remove the thorn (Maoists) it doesn’t mean the field is ready… cultivation has to happen, government and its agencies should move in’Subscriber Only
November 24, 2025 13:25 IST
As former Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the officer who helped shape Andhra Pradesh’s elite anti-Maoist force, the Greyhounds, K Durga Prasad has spent the greater part of his career at the forefront of India’s battle against violent Left-wing extremism.
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