Raghav's Take

Raghav's Take

The Quint’s editor-in-chief Raghav Bahl speaks on business, politics and policies.

Episodes

India "Deeply Loved" George Bush Jr For Ending Her Nuclear Isolation |America-India-Pakistan (Part6)

August 13, 2025 • 10 mins
In Part 6 of the special "America-India-Pakistan" series, Raghav Bahl dives into the transformative role played by President George Bush Jr in reshaping US-India relations. During his tenure, Bush Jr ended India's nuclear isolation, lifted economic sanctions, and fostered deep cooperation between the two nations. Despite the post-9/11 shift in US policy towards Pakistan, Bush Jr’s focus on strengthening ties with India remained piv...
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US-India-Pak: Bill Clinton Raps Pak Knuckles; India Loves That Crunching Sound! | The Quint

July 31, 2025 • 9 mins
In Part 5 of the series, Raghav Bahl delves into how after the Cold War ended, India and America went from estranged democracies to strategic partners. Clinton’s five-day India visit and frosty Pakistan stopover marked the moment the balance tipped. This is how trust was built - step by step. This episode unpacks: End Of Estrangement between India and US Growing Isolation of Pakistan Clinton’s Landmark Visit to India Pressure On Pa...
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America, India & Pakistan: Nuclear Race and Afghan Jihad Era (1977–92) | Cold War PART 4 | The Quint

July 24, 2025 • 9 mins
Part 4 of Raghav Bahl’s riveting historical series on the triangular relationship between America, India, and Pakistan dives into the high-stakes Cold War era of the late 1970s through early 1990s. As the world reeled from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and South Asia drifted into nuclear brinkmanship, US foreign policy under Presidents Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush underwent dramatic shifts. From Carter's b...
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Why Nixon Backed Pakistan & Hated Indira Gandhi | A Cold War Chapter That Shaped South Asia | PART 3

July 17, 2025 • 11 mins
Why did Richard Nixon favour Pakistan while Indira Gandhi stood firm on India’s sovereignty? This video dives deep into a forgotten Cold War chapter when the US-India relationship hit rock bottom. From Nixon’s secret China deal brokered through Pakistan to his infamous "tilt" during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, we decode the geopolitics that shaped South Asia. Watch how Indira Gandhi pushed back against US hostility, signed ...
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When President Johnson Held Back Food Aid to Humiliate Indira Gandhi | PART 2 of Cold War Series

July 10, 2025 • 11 mins
In Part 2 of our Cold War mini-series on the US-India-Pakistan triangle, we explore how Pakistan won over the Kennedy White House while India struggled to keep up. From Nehru’s waning influence and Ayub Khan’s charm offensive to Kennedy’s diplomatic missteps and the Indo-China war, we unpack a volatile decade that shaped the region’s geopolitics. We also examine LBJ’s humiliating ‘ship-to-mouth’ food policy towards India, Indira Ga...
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US, India & Pakistan: Power Games in the Truman–Eisenhower Era | Part 1 | The Quint

July 3, 2025 • 11 mins
America’s foreign policy towards India and Pakistan has shifted since the 1940s, often influenced by global politics and the personalities of US presidents. Early years saw the US favouring Pakistan due to India’s nonalignment and socialist leanings. Raghav Bahl asks: Could America’s changing stance reshape South Asia’s power balance? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Three Tragedies, One Question: What Do Pahalgam, RCB Stampede & Air India Crash Say About Life?

June 26, 2025 • 11 mins
In this thought‑provoking video by Raghav Bahl, we explore three devastating incidents — the Pahalgam terror attack, the RCB fan‑stampede, and the Air India crash — to understand what they reveal about life, death, and human resilience. Watch as we question our mortality, confront grief, and affirm the meaning behind loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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India's Dollar Bond Revival: Trump's Mar-a-Lago Accord Explained | The Quint

June 12, 2025 • 13 mins
In this episode of Raghav's Take we discuss how President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Accord could pave the way for India to reintroduce its sovereign dollar bonds. We explore the historical context, the challenges faced during the 2019 attempt, and the potential benefits of this strategic move for India's economy. Watch as we analyze the implications of this development and what it means for India's financial future. Learn more about your ...
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'My Personal American Diary Through 60 Years of India-Pakistan Wars': Raghav's Take | The Quint

June 9, 2025 • 11 mins
This video traces India-Pakistan conflicts from 1965 to 2025 through personal memories and shifting US policies. From American support for Pakistan in 1971 to a hands-off approach in 2025, the narrative shows changing global dynamics. Raghav Bahl asks, 'What really drives America’s unpredictable stance on South Asia?' From exposing misinformation to delivering impactful human rights reporting, our newsroom has relentlessly pursued...
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The Rise of the Digital Euro: Trump's Role Explained | The Quint

May 29, 2025 • 11 mins
In this episode of Raghav's Take, we break down how Trump's Executive Order 14178 which was meant to roll back the U.S. digital dollar—may have handed a golden opportunity to Europe. With the European Central Bank pushing ahead with the Digital Euro, is the U.S. at risk of losing its long-held "exorbitant privilege" of dollar dominance? Watch as Raghav Bahl unpacks the geopolitical and economic implications of Trump's move, the fut...
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Trump's Digital Dollar Ban: A Strategic Misstep? | EO 14178 Explained | The Quint

May 22, 2025 • 8 mins
In this video, we delve into President Trump's Executive Order 14178, which halts the development of a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). We explore the implications of this decision on America's financial future, the rise of private Stablecoins, and how this move might cede ground to digital currencies like the Digital Yuan and Euro. Is this a safeguarding of privacy or a strategic blunder? Raghav Bahl unpacks the nuances ...
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War Scare, Market Flare: What Pahalgam Taught Investors Before Peace Returned | The Quint

May 16, 2025 • 12 mins
After a brief but intense escalation near Pahalgam, India and Pakistan have pulled back with a ceasefire now in effect. But the Indian stock markets remain volatile. In this video, Raghav Bahl analyses how markets often respond after military conflict subsides. Drawing parallels from the Kargil War and WWII, could the return to calm trigger a delayed 'war boom' rally? Or are we heading for a new correction? 📖 Read more: https://ww...
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Donald Trump and the 'Exorbitant' Fairy Tale of the American Dollar | The Quint

May 5, 2025 • 10 mins
The American dollar is at a fatal crossroad. Will it die or will it have an angelic revival? Raghav Bahl answers. For decades, the US dollar ruled global trade like an untouchable monarch—everyone needed it, but only America could print it. But has this so-called privilege become America’s biggest liability? From Alan Greenspan to Donald Trump, from globalisation highs to inflation woes. In this video, Raghav Bahl decodes how the m...
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America Can Copy China’s Policies, But Americans Can Never Clone Chinese Workers

April 24, 2025 • 12 mins
Raghav's Take: Donald Trump loves to talk about taking a tough stance on China. From tariffs to trade wars, the US has tried to mirror Beijing’s economic playbook. But here’s the catch: America might copy China’s policies, but it can’t copy its people. Why? Because China’s system relies on a massive, low-paid, and compliant workforce that the US simply doesn’t have. In this video, we break down why Trump (or any American leader) ca...
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Just Like Nixon, Trump is Making China Great Again! | The Quint

April 9, 2025 • 16 mins
In the 1970s, Richard Nixon paved the way for China’s economic rise by making a strategic alliance with the country. Fast forward to 2025, and now Donald Trump is unknowingly helping China reclaim its global dominance once more. In this episode of Raghav's take, we explore how Trump’s isolationist policies, high tariffs, and withdrawal from global alliances are inadvertently enabling China to fill the geopolitical vacuum left by th...
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Will India Do Better Or Worse Under ‘Centrists’ Biden & Harris?

August 24, 2020 • 9 mins
The Democratic National Convention (DNC) nominated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the November elections in a uniquely spectacular manner. The fact that it was a COVID-induced ‘virtual event’ was perhaps the least of it. But the parade of Republican heavyweights at a Democratic convention was unprecedented, from Colin Powell, John Kasich to Cindy McCain. I shudder to think what legal convolutions would have gotten triggered if ...
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Budget 2020: Despite ‘Fixing’, ESOP Remains A Much-Abused Acronym

February 13, 2020 • 8 mins
India taxes ESOPs, ie employees stock options, harshly, very harshly. Let me give you a quick history lesson. When I founded TV18 in the early 90s, we had given generous stock options to our critical team members. In that sense, we belonged to a clutch of ESOP pioneers in India. And since we were leaders in business news, we also drilled hard into issues around entrepreneurship, taxation and union budgets. Tune in to Raghav's Ta...
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Budget 2020: Don’t Give Tax & Fiscal Cuts — Just Give Us ‘TRUST’

January 29, 2020 • 11 mins
It’s a familiar cacophony. Cut taxes. Invert the inverted duty structure. Control the fiscal deficit. Be honest about your arithmetic. Abolish equity taxes. Step up government expenditure, the fisc be damned. Bring back investment allowance. Slap inheritance taxes... And on it goes, a laundry list of standard policy tactics which could revive India’s economy. Frankly, the time for budget quick-fixes is over. If PM Modi genuinely ...
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Terrific Reforms, But Beware of ‘BABU-JAAL’ — Bureaucratic Cobwebs

December 4, 2019 • 7 mins
For over five years, I’ve criticised ‘state creep’ on Prime Minister Modi’s watch. This tendency hit a crescendo on 5 July 2019, when the second Modi regime’s first budget was read out in parliament. While that document was riddled with state over-reach, I will remind you only of the most egregious measure: a voluntary contribution under CSR (corporate social responsibility) was converted into a criminal liability! Mercifully, it w...
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Let’s Not Waste a Good Maharashtra Political Crisis

November 29, 2019 • 8 mins
The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress coalition in Maharashtra is perhaps the second most ‘unthinkable’ political alliance in India, next only to the most incompatible BJP-PDP coalition in Jammu & Kashmir, that ended with devastating consequences. So, what are the lessons from this most unusual, 80-hour-long Maharashtra political fiasco? Tune in to Raghav's Take! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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