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Subsea Cables, AI Infrastructure, and Africa's Connectivity Gap
August 27, 2026 · 45 minJane opens with a framing that runs through the entire conversation: for Africa, the subsea cable story is not primarily about geopolitics. It is about connecting citizens and translating that connectivity into economic participation. Less…
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India, Australia, and the Critical Minerals Opportunity
August 13, 2026 · 50 minThe conversation opens with a useful baseline on both countries. Australia has world-class mining equipment, technology, and services capabilities, and its mining sector contributes roughly 10 to 15 percent of GDP, yet it remains…
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Chokepoints, Economic Warfare and India's Strategic Options
July 10, 2026 · 34 minEdward lays out three criteria for what makes something a genuine choke point: dominant market share, difficulty to substitute, and the ability to weaponize it with asymmetric impact, hurting the adversary far more than yourself. All three…
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India's AI Ambitions and the Road to Viksit Bharat | AI Summit Special
July 2, 2026 · 33 minThis is the final episode of our special series on the India AI Impact Summit, examining the conversations, decisions, and debates that are shaping global AI governance. This episode explores: India has a clear North Star in Viksit…
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Did India's AI Summit Get Safety Right? AI Summit Special
June 19, 2026 · 40 minThis episode is part of our special series on the India AI Impact Summit, examining the conversations, decisions, and debates that are shaping global AI governance. Professor Ravindran addresses early on the perception that the India…
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Subsea Cables, Trusted Networks, and India's Strategic Opportunity
June 4, 2026 · 46 minPooja opens with a mismatch that frames the entire conversation. India consumes around 20% of global internet traffic but accounts for just 2% of global subsea cable infrastructure. Even with the expansion of landing stations currently…
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AI Literacy and the Future of Work in India
May 26, 2026 · 45 minJaspreet's framing for the AI and work debate is worth staying with. He is not dismissive of disruption: he thinks AI will destroy certain jobs, create new ones, and the rupture will be real. But he pushes back on the idea that job…
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Can AI Resources Be Democratized? AI Summit Special
May 15, 2026 · 28 minThis episode is part of our special series on the India AI Impact Summit, examining the conversations, decisions, and debates that are shaping global AI governance. The working group was designed from the start to be bottom-up rather than…