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Mint Techcetra
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The Mint Techcetra podcast is your navigator into the mesmerizing maze that is technology today. From decoding technologies, policies, enterprises, and legal decisions to sci-fi and pop culture, this podcast will cover it all. Every week hosts - Leslie D'Monte, Shouvik Das and Deepti Ahuja - will talk about important developments in tech and how they transform our lives, work and play as we know it. If you have any questions or suggestions you can reach out to the hosts on LinkedIn via their handles given below: Leslie D'Monte, Mint's Sr. Associate Editor: linkedin.com/in/leslie-d-monte-4985993Shouvik Das, Mint's Assistant Editor, Mint: linkedin.com/in/shouvik-das-77a4bbba Deepti Ahuja, Content Head, HT Smartcast: linkedin.com/in/deepteaThis is a Mint production brought to you by HT Smartcast.
Episodes
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Why AI adoption isn't AI transformation | Avani Prabhakar, Atlassian | Mint Techcetra
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The Biggest AI Risk You Should Know About | Are Enterprises Ready? | Techcetra | Mint x Salesforce
PARTNERED In this episode of Techcetra, in partnership with @salesforce Leslie D'Monte speaks with Abhijit Kokane, Vice President - IT at Gen Digital, about how organisations can confidently navigate the next wave of AI transformation. From redesigning security architectures and empowering CISOs…
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The Economics of AI Explained | Neil Thompson on AI, Chips, & What's Next | Techcetra | Salesforce
PARTNERED Artificial Intelligence is advancing faster than ever—but can this pace continue? In this episode of Techcetra partnered with @salesforce , Leslie D'Monte speaks with Neil Thompson, Director of the FutureTech Research Project at MIT, to explore the economics driving today's AI…
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Can AI Agents Replace Human Work in Logistics? | Techcetra | Salesforce | Mint
PARTNERED Artificial Intelligence has moved far beyond chatbots. In this episode of Techcetra, in partnership with @salesforce Leslie D'monte speaks with Kapil Mahajan, Global Chief Information & Technology Officer at Allcargo Group, explains how AI agents are transforming one of the world's...
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Iron Man, Wolverine & Agentic AI? Salesforce SVP Explains the Future of AI
PARTNERED Artificial Intelligence is entering a new phase-and it's no longer just about generating content. In this episode of Techcetra, in partnership with @salesforce Leslie D'monte speaks with Shibani Ahuja, SVP, Enterprise IT Strategy at Salesforce, about why enterprises are shifting from...
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How AI Is Reinventing India's Jewellery Retail Experience | Techcetra | Salesforce x Mint
PARTNERED Artificial Intelligence is changing retail in ways most customers never notice. In this episode of Techcetra in partnership with @salesforce Mint's Leslie D'Monte speaks with Avnish Anand, Board Member at ORRA Fine Jewellery and former Co-founder & CEO of CaratLane, about how AI is...
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How Agentic AI Is Changing Education In India | Techcetra | Salesforce x Mint
SPONSORED Artificial Intelligence is changing education faster than ever before. But beyond concerns about students using ChatGPT, how are universities themselves adopting AI? In this episode of Mint Techcetra partnered with @salesforce , we speak with Dr. Ganesh Prasad, - Director - Digital &…
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Building the Infrastructure and Digital Sovereignty Foundation for Scaling Enterprise AI
“AI has to run where your applications are running and where your data resides." In this episode of Mint Techcetra, Nelson John speaks with Ravi Jain, Vice President, Systems and Cloud Sales, IBM India & South Asia, about what it takes to operationalise AI across large enterprises.The…
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Beyond ChatGPT: How AI Agents Are Changing Enterprise Logistics | Salesforce | Techcetra Episode 5
PARTNERED As businesses race to adopt Agentic AI, one question remains: how do you move beyond experiments and create real business value? In this episode of Techcetra, Mint's technology podcast in partnership with Salesforce, we speak to Sandeep Dewangan, President & Group CIO, Safexpress, about...
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Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Why Businesses Can’t Afford to Wait | Mint Techcetra
Artificial intelligence is no longer just an experiment for enterprises. In this special episode of Techcetra, in partnership with @salesforce , we decode how businesses are moving beyond AI pilots and embracing production-grade, enterprise AI. Recorded on the sidelines of the Agentforce World…
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Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Why Businesses Can’t Afford to Wait | Mint Techcetra
Artificial intelligence is no longer just an experiment for enterprises. In this special episode of Techcetra, in partnership with @salesforce , we decode how businesses are moving beyond AI pilots and embracing production-grade, enterprise AI. Recorded on the sidelines of the Agentforce World…
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Building India's AI-Ready Enterprises: The Data Strategy Behind Scalable AI | @IBM
"The real challenge is converting enterprise data into real-time, accurate, meaningful context" In this episode of Mint Techcetra, Nelson John speaks with Sriram Raghavan, General Manager, IBM Software, India, and Software Innovation Lab, about how agentic AI is driving the next major evolution…
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How under Tatas, Air India leapfrogged, built tech stack from scratch | Mint Techcetra
Artificial Intelligence is evolving faster than ever — and Agentic AI could completely redefine how businesses operate, how people work, and even whether traditional degrees remain relevant.In this special Techcetra episode in partnership with @salesforce , Leslie D'Monte, Consulting Editor at…
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Time of Massive Change, AI is now a rocketship: Salesforce's Arundhati Bhattacharya | Mint Techcetra
Artificial Intelligence is evolving faster than ever — and Agentic AI could completely redefine how businesses operate, how people work, and even whether traditional degrees remain relevant. In this special Techcetra episode in partnership with Salesforce, Leslie D'Monte, Consulting Editor at…
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The Rise Of Agentic AI: Salesforce’s Vala Afshar On Jobs & Digital Labour | Mint Techcetra
Artificial Intelligence is evolving faster than ever — and Agentic AI could completely redefine how businesses operate, how people work, and even whether traditional degrees remain relevant. In this special Techcetra episode in partnership with Salesforce, Mint’s Abhishek Singh speaks with Vala...
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The New Digital Sovereignty Playbook for Scaling AI
We live in a world where data moves faster than borders, but the real question is no longer just who owns the data; it’s who controls the future built on it. In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John is joined by Gaurav Agarwal, Vice President, Technology at IBM India & South Asia, to...
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Are Indian IT Firms Ready for the AI Era?
India is stepping into its biggest tech transformation yet. From powerful conversations at the Indian Impact Summit to insights from leading voices in AI, this episode explores how India is positioning itself in the global Artificial Intelligence race. We break down the surge in AI investments…
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The Sovereign AI Playbook for India’s Energy Sector
India’s energy sector is undergoing one of its most defining transitions — and AI is now at the heart of it. In this Mint Techcetra episode, host Nelson John speaks with Manish Malik, Executive Director (Information Systems) at Indian Oil Corporation Limited, and Rishi Aurora, Managing Partner…
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Two hours to delete unpalatable AI content. But how enforceable are short takedown deadlines?
In this episode of the Mint Techcetra podcast, our host Shouvik Das and Leslie D'Monte talk about the two most significant developments shaping the future of technology and regulation in India.The conversation begins with a critical look at the IT Rules 2026, where new amendments have introduced...
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Why IMF perception about India being a ‘Second-Tier’ AI Player, needs a revisit
“Instead of arguing about Tier-1 or Tier-2, the real question is whether AI will actually benefit 1.44 crore people.” In this episode of Mint Techcetra, we begin with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw pushing back against the IMF’s ‘second-tier AI’ label for India, and ask whether this whole idea of...
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Is Your Resume Invisible to AI? What Job Seekers Need to Know
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John sits down with Madhu Kurup, Vice President of Engineering at Indeed, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming India’s hiring ecosystem. Madhu unpacks the growing role of AI in improving job matching, supporting recruiters, and...
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The Clash Between Grok’s Spicy Mode and India’s Local Laws, Plus Our Favourite Tech Gadgets from CES 2026
“This is not really a question of morality; it’s about respecting the laws of the land.”In this episode, hosts Leslie D'Monte and Shouvik Das break down why Elon Musk’s Grok found itself in trouble across nations like India, Malaysia, and the European Union. We examine the controversy surrounding...
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India's Global Capability Leap: Unlocking AI-Driven Growth in 2026
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John explores the evolving role of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in India with Santhosh Rao, Partner and Executive Director at IBM Consulting, India & South Asia. The conversation delves into how AI and digital transformation are reshaping...
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AI in 2025: Power, Policy, and Guardrails and other 2026 predictions
A year ago, AI was still moving faster than everyone else, outpacing companies, governments, and just about anyone trying to keep up. By the end of 2025, that finally started to change. In this episode, our host Leslie D'Monte and Shouvik Das recap 2025 - the year AI stopped being just a...
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Charting India’s Quantum Future
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John discusses India's newly released National Quantum Roadmap with Dr. Amith Singhee, Director, IBM Research Indiaand CTO, IBM India, and South Asia.They explore India's ambition to become a global leader in quantum computing by 2035, the roadmap's...
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What India’s DHRUV64, Samsung’s tri-fold phone, and the foundation model transparency index say about tech in 2025
DHRUV64 is India’s first homegrown 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, and it quietly says a lot about where the country’s chip ambitions are headed. In this episode, our host Lesli D'Monte and Shouvik Das talk about what DHRUV64 means for India and why it matters for infrastructure and industry and...
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How Micron is Fueling India’s Chip Story while powering AI
If AI is the brain, memory and storage are the nervous system.” In this Mint Techcetra episode, host Nelson John sits down with Anand Ramamoorthy, Managing Director, Micron India, to flip the spotlight from models to the memory and storage backbone powering AI. They discuss why memory & storage —...
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From India's PSLV rocket launch to Google's Gemini AI push
In today's episode of Mint Techcetra, our host Leslie D'Monte and Shouvik Das talked about ISRO's trusted workhorse, the PSLV, which is now set to become a private "rocket taxi" for India, marking a major milestone in the commercialization of the country's space sector. The PSLV, known for its...
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Internet outages, massive WhatsApp data leaks, and what India's data protection laws mean for us
With the first episode of the new season of Mint Techcetra, your host Leslie D’Monte brings over his old tech friend Shouvik Das to talk about the Cloudflare outage that quietly took big chunks of the internet offline and stalled everything from trading desks to the everyday apps we barely think...
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Securing the Future of Bharat with AI Infrastructure: IBM preps Indian enterprises to be AI-ready
Join host Nelson John in a riveting episode of Mint Techcetra as he explores the future of AI infrastructure with IBM's business leader for IBMZ and LinuxONE, Suresh Jayanthi. They discuss the critical aspects of building a robust, secure, and sustainable IT infrastructure crucial for AI…
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Driving Relationship Banking & AI Transformation
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Kartik is joined by Suja Chandy, Managing Director of Zafin India and Global Chief Sustainability Officer, for a conversation on how Zafin is modernising the future of banking. Discover how India has become a strategic growth hub for Zafin, playing a…
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India’s Digital Leap: The Power of Intelligent Information Management
India is going digital at a record speed, but without intelligent information management, the transformation won’t be complete.In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John is joined by Arvind Subramanian, EVP & MD of Iron Mountain India, and Manish Yadav, Senior Principal Consultant at...
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Three decades of tech journalism: Leslie D’Monte of Mint steps down
This week’s episode is a little different. Our co-host Leslie D’Monte, who’s been making AI, science, and all the complicated technology easier to understand for you, is stepping down from Mint and from this podcast. A journalist who started with crime reporting. Filed stories on typewriters....
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How a Safe Second Account is Changing Digital Banking in India
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, we speak with Anubrata Biswas, MD & CEO of Airtel Payments Bank, about the growing role of digital banking in India and why having a Safe Second Account is a necessity.As digital payments surge, so do the risks. Anubrata unpacks how evolving user behaviour and...
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Agentic AI: The Next Frontier for Indian Enterprises
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, host Nelson John is joined by Siddhesh Naik, Country Leader – Data & AI Software at IBM India & South Asia, to unpack the rise of Agentic AI, a powerful shift from traditional automation to intelligent, decision-making systems. As Indian enterprises hit a…
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How AI in Healthcare is solving for India’s 1.4Bn?
"We’re not just innovating for India, we’re innovating from India for the world.”In this episode of Mint Techcetra, we sit down with Girish Raghavan, Vice President of GE HealthCare Technology, India and Global CTO for Women’s Health and X-Ray, to explore how artificial intelligence is changing…
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Inside multi-crore digital arrests, plus excitement toward GPT-5 and Google Pixel 10
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Inside multi-crore digital arrests, plus excitement toward GPT-5 and Google Pixel 10
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Nvidia on top of the world, Samsung’s new foldable, and Dorsey’s Bluetooth text app
“Nvidia is doing in AI what Apple did with the iPhone—it’s built an ecosystem that people don’t want to leave.” That’s where we start this week. Nvidia has crossed $4 trillion in market value, overtaking names like Microsoft and Apple. But does that valuation make sense? In this episode, we break...
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Brillio Turning AI Disruption into Trustworthy Tech That Works for Everyone
"AI is not here to take your job, it’s here to take the grind out of it." In this episode of Mint Techcetra, Chander Damodaran - Global CTO @Brillio talks about what it really means to build for the future in a world where customers expect everything instantly. From spatial computing and VR to...
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Inside The Dell’s AI Factory: Powering the Next Generation of Enterprise AI.
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, brought to you by HT Smartcast, host Karthik explores how enterprises in India are scaling smart and staying secure in the age of AI. Joining him is Mr. Venkat Sitaram, Senior Director and Country Head for the Infrastructure Solutions Group at Dell Technologies...
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Why Sam Altman wants you to stop blindly trusting ChatGPT plus India's $12 billion budget for advanced R&D and AI-related job cuts
"You can only become a product nation if you invest in R&D. Otherwise, you stay a service economy.” In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, we talk about what India’s $12 billion R&D push could actually mean beyond just numbers and press releases. We look at why India’s tech sector has lagged in…
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An Indian finally enters the Space Station, as Sam Altman’s World ID hits controversies
If India can rival SpaceX and send a person to the International Space Station, why can’t we have better roads back home?” In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, we start with Group Captain Shukla’s journey to the International Space Station. The first Indian to do so in over four decades and why...
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Tech jobs on the decline, but reusable rockets are on the rise
"Are we entitled to have our jobs for a lifetime in the AI age?" That’s the question this week’s episode of Techcetra opens with, as Shouvik Das and Leslie D’Monte talks about the growing instability in Big Tech employment. They examine the troubling pattern of layoffs at firms like Microsoft and...
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Apple slows down on AI, Android refuses to change, and ChatGPT breaks the internet
In today’s episode of Mint Techcetra, host Shouvik Das is joined by Leslie D’Monte to break down Apple’s WWDC announcements — from its new ‘Liquid Glass’ interface and renamed all its OS platforms to match the calendar year — iOS 26, macOS 26, and so on. But while the stage was set for an AI...
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AI’s murky side, OpenAI’s documentary, and Gen-Z using emojis at work
Can you blame the tech company for building a technology that willfully at fault for creating a bot, which performed the way it did? and one that’s becoming harder to answer. As chatbots like Character.AI start mimicking human intimacy (minus the actual feelings), who’s really responsible when...
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Google Flow vs. Video Editors, AI Model Blackmails Human, and the Consumer Technology Space
In today’s episode, we’re speaking about how the job of video editors is on the line and how the job of cinematographers might be next. The kind of videos that Google Flow is now able to generate, and the kind of visuals OpenAI’s Sora claims it can produce, are almost unprecedented for a machine....
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Very much in the AI game: Google doubles down on search, Gemini, and agents
Why listen? Our host Shouvik Das was on the ground at the most talked-about tech event of the year—Google I/O 2025—and brings you exclusive insights from Sundar Pichai’s closed-door session with global journalists. From the reimagination of Search to the rollout of AI Overviews, Gemini 2.5, and…
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Zafin: Revolutionising Banking with AI, Data, and Platform Innovation
Welcome to Mint Techcetra! In this episode, host Karthik dives deep into the journey and innovative solutions of Zafin with COO and Co-founder Anugopal Venugopalan. Spanning over two decades, Zafin has evolved into a global leader in SaaS-based banking transformation, empowering banks to…
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AI vs AI: The Cybersecurity War No One Sees Coming | Dell Technologies
In this episode of Mint Techcetra, in collaboration with Dell Technologies, host Karthik dives into the impact of AI on cybersecurity with Mr. Ripu Bajwa from Dell Technologies. Learn how businesses are adapting to AI-driven threats, the importance of a proactive security approach, zero trust...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Mint Techcetra podcast is your navigator into the mesmerizing maze that is technology today. From decoding technologies, policies, enterprises, and legal decisions to sci-fi and pop culture, this podcast will cover it all. Every week hosts - Leslie D'Monte, Shouvik Das and Deepti Ahuja - will talk about important developments in tech and how they transform our lives, work and play as we know it. If you have any questions or suggestions you can reach out to the hosts on LinkedIn via their handles given below: Leslie D'Monte, Mint's Sr. Associate Editor: linkedin.com/in/leslie-d-monte-4985993Shouvik Das, Mint's Assistant Editor, Mint: linkedin.com/in/shouvik-das-77a4bbba Deepti Ahuja, Content Head, HT Smartcast: linkedin.com/in/deepteaThis is a Mint production brought to you by HT Smartcast.
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