Today my guest is Sajith Pai, who is a Partner at Blume Ventures, an early stage Indian venture fund. He is also a well known writer, and the author of the annual Indus Valley Report. We spoke about the trends in the latest Indus Valley Report, the stratifications in Indian consumer markets, investor sentiment, policies and infrastructure to foster the AI boom in India, the AI start-up scene and much more.

Recorded March 6th, 2025.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:04:32 - 2025 Trends

00:24:30 - Last Year vs. This Year

00:32:25 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence

00:45:59 - Artificial Intelligence Startup Scene

01:16:40 - Sajith’s Reading Habits

01:22:20 - Outro

Today my guest is Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who is a former justice of the Supreme Court of India. Prior to his elevation, he served as chief justice in High Courts in Gauhati and Kerala and as a justice in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

We spoke about his judgments on electoral qualifications, judicial conduct, transparency in judicial appointments, the constitutional right to privacy, separation of powers, and how dissent shapes constitutional interpretation, and much more.

Recorded February 25th, 2025.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:27 - Election Law Cases

00:17:15 - Process of Writing Opinions

00:25:38 - Misconduct of Judicial Officers

00:31:34 - NJAC Opinion

00:44:47 - Fundamental Right to Privacy

01:06:29 - Death Penalty Matters

01:15:36 - Outro

Today my guest is Akshay Jaitly, one of the founders of Trilegal, one of India’s leading law firms. He specializes in advising on energy and infrastructure projects. His research interests include power sector reform, the energy transition and public-private contracting.

We talked about the top-down nature of electricity regulation and pricing in India, the dysfunctional DISCOMS, the reforms required for an energy transition towards renewables and nuclear energy, and much more.

Recorded February 11th, 2025.

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:06 - Electricity in India

00:15:31 - DISCOMs

00:41:26 - Open Access

00:44:31 - Expanding Capacity

00:46:52 - Renewable Energy

00:50:04 - Technology Diffusion

00:59:11 - Nuclear Power

01:17:18 - Outro