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The Bridge, Episode 1: What Is a Think Tank For?

In the first episode of CRGD's podcast, the team talks about why the institution was created, what a think tank can and cannot do, and why it is based in Thiruvananthapuram.

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In this episode

  • Why CRGD was founded, and why it calls itself The Public Policy Bridge
  • What a think tank is for, and what it should not try to be
  • Independence, funding and non partisanship
  • Why state level policy research matters
  • How young people can get involved

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