Rashesh Shah, chairman and CEO of Edelweiss group, on the Union Budget and its push for growth, why he supports the new tax regime and what makes him optimistic. This session was moderated by Sandeep Singh, Resident Editor, Mumbai
Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology, Indian Meterological Department (IMD), on extreme weather conditions, rising temperatures and climate change. This session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Resident Editor, Pune
Milind Kamble has been pushing the idea of ‘Dalit capitalism’ within the Dalit community — that they should embrace capitalism, strive to become entrepreneurs, build enterprises and generate jobs.
A seasoned politician, Manoj Sinha was sent as the Lt Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370.
Saeed Mirza on his memoir of Kundan Shah, director of the iconic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, blending the personal with the political and why he worries for young filmmakers. This session was moderated by Shubhra Gupta, Film Critic, The Indian Express
After almost two decades in British and European public life, Sir Nick Clegg, 55, president of global affairs, Meta, joined Facebook in 2018 in what is arguably one of the toughest policy job in the world.
Minister for Power, New and Renewable Energy R K Singh on meeting global targets for climate action, streamlining power distribution and efficient harnessing of renewable energy. The session was moderated by Deputy Political Editor Liz Mathew
Soumya Swaminathan, who was appointed World Health Organisation’s (WHO) first chief scientist in 2019, has been an important voice in the world’s largest health agency.
"I will generate power from wherever to meet the requirements of our country’s development. We are not going to compromise on that. I am not going to compromise on the availability of power for this country’s development,” Singh said.
Former Director of the National Judicial Academy, he has had stints with the World Bank, ADB, and was a member of SEBI. Gopal, also former Director of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, was in news recently when he argued against the EWS quota amendment in the Supreme Court.
Dr Sachchida Nand Tripathi talks about the ‘low hanging fruits’ approach to managing air pollution, wind patterns which magnify the impact of stubble burning, crop diversification and a realistic AQI assessment for Delhi. The session was moderated by Amitabh Sinha, Resident Editor, Pune
According to IARI’s paddy straw burning monitoring portal, over 26,000 fire incidents have been observed in Punjab since September 15. In Haryana, 2,440 incidents have been observed.
The Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Ashley Tellis specialises in international security and US foreign policy with a special focus on Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
Amish talks about how politics shapes writing, the possibility of a dialogue between history and myth and why he has faith in the Indian people. This session was moderated by Aakash Joshi, Deputy Associate Editor
Jitendra Singh is the minister who holds six — the maximum — portfolios in the present Narendra Modi government. He is Minister of State (MoS) (Independent Charge) in two ministries — the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
Shiv Sena leader and Thackeray scion Aaditya Thackeray on Eknath Shinde’s betrayal, the need for governance over politics, working trouble-free with the Congress-NCP combine and Vedanta Foxconn moving to Gujarat. The session was moderated by Eeshanpriya MS, Special Correspondent
British High Commissioner Alexander Ellis on India being a top priority for the UK, echoes of the past, the violence in Leicester and how there is no justification for Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conversation was moderated by Deputy Chief of Bureau, Shubhajit Roy
BC Nagesh, began his political career with the RSS, before he joined the BJP in 1984. He was part of the Basavaraj Bommai government in 2021 and has since been in the news for the hijab controversy in junior colleges, changes in school textbooks and cultural referencing in the syllabus.
Feisty, frank and independent, Gautam Gambhir was one of India’s most trusted batsmen between 2007 and the 2011 World Cup. As BJP MP from East Delhi, he has been deeply involved in his constituency, installing CCTV cameras for women’s safety, trying to clear the Ghazipur landfills and more.
He became RBI’s Governor just a week before the global financial crisis in mid-September 2008. An expert on fiscal policy, he led the effort to mitigate the impact of the crisis and initiated economic and financial sector reforms
Former president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Thakur is a voice of the government and has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on Aam Aadmi Party on the excise policy, which has now been withdrawn.
Thakur has been at the forefront of the BJP’s political attack on AAP on the excise policy, which has been withdrawn. Responding to a question, he alleged that the AAP has “eaten money” in the implementation of the policy and withdrew it when it stopped giving financial benefits.
Two of the country’s brightest young track and field stars, long jumper Murali Sreeshankar and high jumper Tejaswin Shankar, on their friendship, CWG medals lessening the weight of expectations, and how Neeraj Chopra’s Olympic gold inspired Indian athletes to think big and break mental barriers. The conversation was moderated by Principal Correspondent Andrew Amsan
Salman Rushdie was referring to his 1988 novel that had set off a series of death threats against him and forced him to live in hiding for nearly a decade following the pronouncement of a fatwa against him by Iran’s religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini.
Medal-winning long jumper Anju Bobby George talks about a scientific method of grooming talent and why Tejaswin Shankar was not selected at first. The session was moderated by Principal Correspondent Andrew Amsan