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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 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
Shahnawaz Hussain at Idea Exchange: ‘Opposition support is not a favour. It is every citizen’s duty to be on India’s side’Subscriber Only
May 19, 2025 08:17 IST
A former Union Minister and ex-MP from Bihar for three terms, Hussain has been national president of BJP’s minority wing in the past and has been the party’s voice and face — from Patna to Delhi.
Philipp Ackermann at Idea Exchange: ‘Pahalgam is a game changer in many ways. It is an attack on the heart of India’Subscriber Only
May 16, 2025 17:24 IST
As India and Germany complete 25 years of their strategic partnership, Ackermann has been instrumental in strengthening bilateral relations and putting India front and centre of German foreign policy
Kiren Rijiju at Idea Exchange: ‘Those opposing Waqf are the powerful voices among the Muslims… We are not bothered about them’Subscriber Only
May 5, 2025 07:23 IST
As Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, a four-time MP from Arunachal Pradesh, who tabled the controversial Waqf Amendment Bill, has been very vocal in defending the recent changes passed by Parliament
Lt General (retd) DS Hooda at Idea Exchange: ‘The horrific attack on tourists, selection of place, planning… this seems a deliberate escalation by Pakistan’Subscriber Only
April 28, 2025 07:57 IST
Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lt Gen DS Hooda (Retd) spearheaded the 2016 surgical strike across the LoC. During his four-decade-long career in the Indian Army, he navigated strategic challenges on the borders along China and Pakistan.
Baijayant Panda at Idea Exchange: ‘Some protests are happening but a much wider section of society is convinced by Waqf reform’Subscriber Only
April 21, 2025 07:56 IST
Baijayant Panda is the BJP’s national vice-president and Lok Sabha MP from Kendrapara, Odisha. He is also the Chairman of the Select Committee on the proposed Income Tax Bill
Anantha Nageswaran at Idea Exchange: ‘Lowering cost of doing business, making it easier to operate in domestic economy, will help absorb tariffs’Subscriber Only
April 14, 2025 07:49 IST
As India faces a 26 per cent (10 per cent now) import tariff by the United States, Nageswaran, who will be in the CEA’s chair till March 2027, turns the lens inwards, looking at India’s inherent strengths. With his eyes on the ball, he points to this global imbalance as an opportunity to reconfigure traditional economic models and strengthen strategic partnerships
Ricky Ponting at Idea Exchange: ‘Dhoni may be only one in IPL who doesn’t seek advice from the dugout ’
April 8, 2025 17:48 IST
During his playing days, Ricky Ponting was one of the most feared batters and captained a hugely successful Australian side, leading the nation to two World Cup titles (2003 and 2007).
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan at Idea Exchange: ‘It’s not about NEP…can you teach enough children one language properly in UP, Bihar?’Subscriber Only
March 24, 2025 08:38 IST
Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, also known as PTR, is one of the most articulate voices in the Dravidian politics of his party, the DMK, making a case against the Centre’s impending delimitation of constituencies and implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)
Abhay Karandikar at Idea Exchange: ‘We need to not only be technologically self-reliant but also develop solutions that are disruptive and game-changing’Subscriber Only
March 17, 2025 07:39 IST
Abhay Karandikar, Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Science & Technology, is leading efforts to upgrade the quality of scientific research in the country
Walter J Lindner at Idea Exchange: ‘India is the only country with a good relationship with Putin & Zelenskyy… If we need big weight, it is the first choice’Subscriber Only
March 10, 2025 07:51 IST
Been Germany’s ambassador to India from 2019 to 2022, Lindner is out with a book, What the West Should Learn From India: Insights from a German Diplomat. Amid the uncertainty in contemporary global politics, the book contextualises the rise of India as well as the challenges it confronts
Uday Shankar at Idea Exchange: ‘You can’t say that I own the platform, but I’m not responsible for the content’Subscriber Only
March 3, 2025 10:07 IST
A former journalist and media executive, Uday Shankar was instrumental in transforming Star India into one of the country’s foremost entertainment and broadcasting networks during his tenure as its CEO
Omar Abdullah at Idea Exchange: ‘What happened to us in 2019 can’t be the yardstick to approach relations between J-K and the Union govt’Subscriber Only
February 24, 2025 15:42 IST
J&K CM Omar Abdullah on difficulties of working in a hybrid democracy, restoration of statehood and special status for the region, and lessons INDIA bloc can learn from the BJP. The session was anchored by Muzamil Jaleel, Deputy Editor, The Indian Express
Jitendra Singh at Idea Exchange: ‘If we put these – deep sea, space, Himalayas – to optimum use, we won’t have to wait till 2047 for Viksit Bharat’Subscriber Only
February 17, 2025 07:57 IST
Dr Jitendra Singh, as the Minister of State for science and space, has overseen the opening up of the space sector. In these five years, the sector has grown in size and revenue
Bhushan Gagrani at Idea Exchange: ‘Mumbai roads not even to national standards… We will see 9-m wide roads in next 2 years’Sign In to read
February 10, 2025 09:47 IST
Dr Bhushan Gagrani, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner, has a rare record of keeping big-ticket projects of all six chief ministers he has worked with on track without ruffling feathers in political circles.
IIT Madras Director Kamakoti Veezhinathan: ‘There is rapid growth in industry technology, but college syllabus cannot change at the same pace’Subscriber Only
February 3, 2025 22:17 IST
A computer scientist, he led the research team that designed India’s first indigenously-developed microprocessor based on the RISC-V architecture, Shakti.
Arvind Panagariya at Idea Exchange: ‘A big mistake in the Nehru model was emphasis on heavy industry. You can’t be labour abundant and capital scarce’Subscriber Only
January 27, 2025 22:13 IST
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi decided to replace the Planning Commission with NITI Aayog, Arvind Panagariya was its first vice-chairman. In April 2023, he was appointed Chancellor of Nalanda University.
Chintan Vaishnav at Idea Exchange: ‘Greatest challenge for innovation in India is cultural. Families want their children to be safe, not take risks’Subscriber Only
January 13, 2025 22:17 IST
Dr Chintan Vaishnav was the Mission Director for Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a Government of India initiative to encourage grassroot innovation across the length and breadth of the country, for close to four years.
Manoj Bajpayee at Idea Exchange: ‘Real stardom lasted only till the time technology became big. But one thing that will always survive is the story’Subscriber Only
December 30, 2024 21:38 IST
Having enacted the role of a journalist in the recently released film Despatch, Manoj Bajpayee's career spans a wide range of genres and includes a rich experience in theatre.
Sanjay Jha at Idea Exchange: ‘Nitish got everyone together… but there was no movement, the kind envisioned by him, in INDIA alliance’Subscriber Only
December 16, 2024 17:29 IST
Former Bihar Cabinet Minister Sanjay Jha is the working President of the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal-United (JDU) at a time when it is the second biggest ally of the NDA at the Centre.
Atishi at Idea Exchange: ‘Arvind Kejriwal’s hands have been tied last 10 years, not just now… With him, people feel yeh hamara apna hai’Sign In to read
November 25, 2024 07:50 IST
Atishi, of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), was appointed the Chief Minister of Delhi after her predecessor Arvind Kejriwal stepped down.
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