Asia Inside Out

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with S. Jaishankar, former foreign secretary of India and ambassador to the U.S. and China, about the state of U.S.-India relations, the India-China-Pakistan triangle, and the foreign policy accomplishments of the Modi government's first term.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford talks to Anna Fifield from the Washington Post and Laura Rosenberger from the German Marshall Fund about the importance of promoting diversity and gender equality in Asia-Pacific policy discussions. They discuss the need for exposure to a wider set of viewpoints, relay their efforts to elevate female expertise, and reflect on the role mentorship has played in their own career development.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with Dennis Kwok, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and a founding member of the Civic Party, about Hong Kong's perspective on the ongoing U.S.-China tensions and the state of the "one country, two systems" framework.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Anubhav Gupta, assistant director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, talks with James Crabtree about his book "India's Billionaire Raj: A Journey through India's New Gilded Age," a detailed account of India's super-rich.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Jonathan Landreth speaks with Kevin Rudd about China's struggle to explain itself and its strict internet censorship to young people around the world, about what China and the United States might do at this late date to work together on climate change abatement, and about what Americans should be thinking about vis-a-vis China as they head to the polls in the U.S. midterm elections.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Anubhav Gupta speaks with Columbia University’s Vishal Misra and Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa about the implications of the FCC repeal of net neutrality and what the United States can learn from the example of India.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford speaks with Rob York and Jean Lee to examine the origins of North Korea’s dynastic family, its evolution, and what it means for the current state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula.This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.