About this episode

The episode discusses the influence of the Chintan Research Foundation, backed by Adani, on India's policy-making, particularly in the nuclear sector.

A two-year-old think tank backed by Adani just got 14 of its suggestions, some of them word for word, written into a law passed by Parliament. That law opened India's nuclear sector to private players for the first time in history. Months later, Adani floated a new subsidiary to enter the same field. The think tank is called Chintan Research Foundation. It started in a South Delhi cafe. It calls itself independent. And it's now one of the more visible and contested players in Delhi's policy world. So what exactly does Rs 100 crore buy you in India's policy ecosystem? Also listen to: Friday Roundup: Adani goes nuclear and AI's talent exit

Topics covered

• think tank
• policy
• Adani
• nuclear sector
• government
• India

Keywords

• Chintan Research Foundation
• Adani
• nuclear sector
• policy
• India
• think tank
• Parliament

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chintan Research Foundation, Adani

Products: nuclear sector

Places: India, South Delhi

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