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by admin|25 June 202225 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 25, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. I record this episode a day after I’ve tested positive for COVID-19. Thank God for technology, which lets me put together the...

‘Food loss has multiple dimensions – economic, social, environmental’

by admin|22 June 202222 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 22, 2022 There is a gargantuan amount of post-harvest food loss – which occurs in the crops’ journey from farm to retailer – in India due to inefficient supply chains. Nearly 40% of the food we produce...

LIC stock shock could set back disinvestment push

by admin|18 June 202218 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 18, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Are you among those who have invested in the Life Insurance Corporation IPO? Since its listing on May 17, the shares have...

‘State’s structural violence pushes tribals into Naxals’ arms’

by admin|15 June 202215 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 15, 2022 The Naxal insurgency is much reduced from its peak but it remains one of our most significant internal threats. Naxals target security forces, government workers and symbols of the Indian state, claiming to fight for...

Why the Arab backlash against Prophet comments rattled Modi

by admin|11 June 202211 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 11, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Normally, the Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP, shows no remorse when its leaders indulge in Islamophobia, minority bashing and hate politics. In...

Audio podcast: ‘Digitisation would lower farm costs by 25%’

by admin|08 June 202208 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 8, 2022 If India is to maintain a growth rate of 8%-10%, agriculture must grow at 4% at least. We need to significantly grow farmers’ incomes too. For this, digitisation is critical – not just in planting...

Audio podcast: The flight of capital from India

by admin|04 June 202204 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 4, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Reserve Bank of India data tells us that India’s capital account has been negative over the past three years. In layman’s terms,...

Audio podcast: ‘Financial literacy can be a life-changer for the less privileged’

by admin|01 June 202201 June 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer June 1, 2022 It is estimated that only 27% of Indians are financially literate. Also, India has more than 275 million households and 100 million of them are set to become savers for the first time. However,...

Audio podcast: Welcome to shrinkflation

by admin|28 May 202228 May 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer May 28, 2022 EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Hello and welcome to All Indians Matter. I am Ashraf Engineer. Does that packet of biscuits you just bought seem lighter than it normally does? And is your soap lasting for fewer days?...

Audio podcast: ‘Govt must have sensed SC would review or throw out sedition law’

by admin|25 May 202225 May 2022|All Indians Matter

Ashraf Engineer May 25, 2022 Dr Kumar Askand Pandey, Associate Professor of Law at Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in Lucknow, points out that sedition cases rose sharply after 2014, gravely threatening civil liberties. Though the sedition law has...

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