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Dirty politics is not our DNA. That’s why we have the people’s goodwill and support with us: Aaditya Thackeray at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
October 10, 2022 10:50 IST
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
Pak is not as dominant… I keep saying it is Indo-Pac with a ‘c’ and not Indo-Pak with a ‘k’: British High CommissionerSubscriber Only
October 3, 2022 16:51 IST
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 at Idea Exchange: ‘The uniform system in colleges was not started by the BJP. No girl left because of the hijab issue’Subscriber Only
September 26, 2022 07:21 IST
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.
Gautam Gambhir at Idea Exchange: ‘What is our vision for Delhi? How much work we do on ground is how we create the narrative’Subscriber Only
September 19, 2022 10:24 IST
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.
D Subbarao at Idea Exchange: ‘RBI should intervene only to curb volatility, let rupee depreciate’Subscriber Only
September 12, 2022 11:55 IST
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
Anurag Thakur at Idea Exchange: Despite corruption charges, AAP is not willing to answer questions. They’re drunk on powerSubscriber Only
August 30, 2022 05:48 IST
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.
Kejriwal kingpin in excise… AAP’s habit to shoot & scoot: Anurag Thakur at Idea ExchangeSubscriber Only
August 27, 2022 11:13 IST
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.
Idea Exchange: Tejaswin Shankar and Murali Sreeshankar on their friendship, CWG medalsSubscriber Only
August 16, 2022 07:29 IST
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 at Express Idea Exchange in 2013: ‘Yes, I would write The Satanic Verses again…people define their identity not by what they love but what they hate’Subscriber Only
August 14, 2022 07:36 IST
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.
Anju Bobby George at Idea Exchange: Neeraj is India’s best ever athlete. People didn’t celebrate me 19 years ago but now there’s supportSubscriber Only
August 8, 2022 22:20 IST
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
‘This government uses bulldozers on the ground and bulldozes us inside Parliament’Subscriber Only
August 1, 2022 14:58 IST
Previously a Lok Sabha MP from the Congress in Assam, Sushmita Dev joined the TMC a year ago while both DMK’s Kanimozhi NVN Somu from Tamil Nadu and CPM’s AA Rahim from Kerala are first-time MPs. They are among the 23 Opposition MPs who have been suspended for alleged misconduct from the Rajya Sabha this session.
Idea Exchange | Rajeev Chandrasekhar: A lot of tech firms escaped regulation by pushing the innovation imageSubscriber Only
July 25, 2022 14:18 IST
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MoS, IT and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, on the IT Act and future legislation, internet shutdowns, and weaponisation of the Internet. The session was moderated by Liz Mathew, Deputy Political Editor, The Indian Express
Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee: ‘Using customised diet as a drug is the fifth pillar in anti-cancer therapy’Subscriber Only
July 19, 2022 16:50 IST
Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee is an eminent oncologist and Pulitzer award-winning author. He’s rolling out a significant clinical trial on treatment of cancer, called the Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, which has already been used in several countries.
Kevin Rudd at Idea Exchange: I can never rule out Xi Jinping making a significant gesture to India in his overwhelming interest of changing the game in his favourSubscriber Only
July 11, 2022 11:27 IST
As two-time PM of Australia and now president of Asia Society, Kevin Rudd has had the unique privilege of observing world politics, particularly the power dynamic between the US and China. He analyses its evolution, its complexities and its future in his new book, The Avoidable War.
Anil Sahasrabudhe at Idea Exchange: ‘The economy can’t run only on computer science or electronics, it requires civil and mechanical engineering, too’Subscriber Only
July 4, 2022 10:55 IST
Under his leadership, the AICTE has helmed initiatives such as the Smart India Hackathon — where engineering students create industry-ready solutions — scholarship schemes to bring girls into STEM disciplines, IDEA labs and AI tools for regional languages.
Viswanathan Anand at Idea Exchange: ‘We are no longer chess players from mythology; someone bespectacled who is slightly old’Subscriber Only
June 28, 2022 08:02 IST
Chess legend Viswanathan Anand on keeping it together as a chess player despite wanting to throw keys and pens around after a bad day’s play, chess shrugging out of its Cold War grab and how he quietly hit back at Anatoly Karpov’s casual snide of the Indian being too nice to win — by winning. A lot. This session was moderated by Senior Editor NIHAL KOSHIE
Wendy Doniger at Idea Exchange: ‘Ancient Hinduism is very liberal. What’s being said in its name today makes no sense historically’Subscriber Only
June 21, 2022 09:58 IST
As one of the world’s foremost scholars of Hinduism, Sanskrit and mythology, Wendy Doniger has also found herself at the centre of contentious debates on the politics of knowledge, the study of religion, the insider-outsider readings of texts and traditions. Her book The Hindus: An Alternative History had to be withdrawn after a campaign against it in India in 2014.
Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey: ‘Nobody can use the police. We don’t work by insinuation, persuasion or inclination’Subscriber Only
June 13, 2022 18:53 IST
Sanjay Pandey has been in the news ever since he was the unexpected pick of the MVA government for the top job as CP. A no-nonsense officer, he has attempted a makeover of the city police by sharing his personal mobile number with citizens and not towing vehicles.
God has gifted me pace and that’s bringing me the love of people around India: Umran MalikSubscriber Only
June 6, 2022 17:08 IST
Umran Malik is easily the fastest bowler to emerge from India in recent years. His 150 kph-plus deliveries during the recent Indian Premier League have left both fans and experts in awe.
Shyam Saran at Idea Exchange: ‘China made a wrong bet… whichever way you look at it, Russia has lost this war’Subscriber Only
May 30, 2022 23:01 IST
A former foreign secretary and then Prime Minister’s special envoy on nuclear deal and climate change, Shyam Saran understands China — its history, language, culture and politics better than most in Indian strategic circles.
Nikhat Zareen: ‘My mother was crying and said no one would marry me. I replied, ‘arre ammi, tension nako lo, naam hoga toh dulhon ki line lag jayegi!’Subscriber Only
May 23, 2022 16:38 IST
My struggles made me strong: Boxing champ Nikhat Zareen on fighting prejudice, growing up in orthodox society, IPS dreams and Hyderabad's sporting secret.
My dream, my goal is to win an Olympic gold for my country: Nikhat ZareenSubscriber Only
May 23, 2022 07:42 IST
Nikhat started her boxing journey in earnest in 2009, won the youth world championship in 2011, fell in the quarters of the senior world championship in 2016, and has now won the gold.
Bhupinder Singh Hooda at Idea Exchange: The only way out is to fight for the cause of the people; a leader then emerges automaticallySubscriber Only
May 16, 2022 06:59 IST
One of the tallest Congress leaders, and leader of Opposition in the Haryana Assembly, Bhupinder Singh Hooda was chief minister of Haryana from 2005 to 2014.
Ugo Astuto at Idea Exchange: ‘Russian aggression, not sanctions, is affecting global food security and prices’Subscriber Only
May 31, 2022 11:52 IST
As Ambassador of the European Union (EU) in India and Bhutan, Ugo Astuto is overseeing a transformative change in its strategic partnership with India. There’s a broad spectrum of issues — from trade to environment, technology to Indo-Pacific —that both are collaborating on, which is underpinned by shared values of democracy, individual freedom, pluralism and multilateralism
P Rajeeve at Idea Exchange: ‘Work-from-home to work-from-Kerala, it has peace and you can eat anything here’Subscriber Only
May 2, 2022 20:14 IST
Elevated to the CPI(M) central committee last month, P Rajeeve — who’s been a vocal Rajya Sabha MP from 2009-15, and has experienced both the UPA government and the BJP in power — is one of the prominent second-line faces of the party in Kerala.
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