Episode 27 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: India's 2024 General Elections are a year away, and Western interference (Breaking India 2024) is intensifying. I analyze what's happening. Also: USA interferes in Indian diplomacy, Ukraine updates, and more.
Episode 26 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: The Biden administration has nominated former Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti as the next United States Ambassador to India. He is a politician who lacks diplomatic experience. I discuss his background, political ideology, agenda as India ambassador, and other geopolitical matters.
China is facing multiple long-term challenges - a shrinking, declining economy, catastrophically dropping birth rates, a rapidly ageing population, and military encirclement by the US in the Indo-Pacific. What choices does Xi Jinping have? What does this mean for India? I discuss this and other geopolitical matters.
Episode 24 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: As the Ukraine stalemate continues, Russia has the option to bring into play a long-forgotten nuclear option: Transnistria and the Soviet-era ammunition depot at Cobasna. NATO, China, India, France, Japan, the US and other actors are making their moves, vying for geopolitical advantage. I discuss this and other important geopolitical matters.
Episode 23 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: 2024 is a crucial election year in India, and the West is beginning to unleash its media and propaganda might against India under the guise of "strengthening democracy". The old fox George Soros has reared his head. I discuss this, the Ukraine conflict, Putin's choices, and other geopolitical matters.
I discuss how India's proactive presidency of the G20 group is positioning India as an emerging world leader. I discuss my participation in the Puducherry S20 initiation meeting in this context. I also discuss the Ukraine conflict, how India's demonetization affected Pakistan, the Chinese spy balloon, the upcoming 2024 elections (India as well as US), and other geopolitical matters.
The Chinese Communist Party's draconian one-child policy has pushed China to a point of demographic no return, with its population projected to almost halve by 2100. The situation is now being exacerbated by one of the most extreme forms of protest. I examine this and what it means for China and the world. I also discuss Pakistan, Ukraine, and other geopolitical matters.
With India reported to have chosen the French Rafale-M over the American F/A-18 Super Hornet, I examine why this is the correct decision. I also discuss the Ukraine situation, Pakistan, and other geopolitical matters.
Episode 19 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: I analyze China's expansive stated and unstated territorial claims on its neighboring countries and maritime regions, the major potential flashpoints, and how the hungry dragon can be countered.
Episode 18 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: I review the important geopolitical events of 2022, and try to peer into the crystal bowl and analyze how 2023 portends to be.
I discuss the rise of the Rupee, the India-Iran relationship, Pakistan's fledgling US vassal status, China's struggles, the Maldives' upcoming Presidential election, the Russia-Ukraine situation, and other important geopolitical issues.
I discuss the renewed India-China tensions arising from the December 9 border clash, what it means for BRICS and the world, a new Indian long-range missile test (possibly Agni-5), the Ukraine war situation, Twitter files, and other important geopolitical issues.
Episode 15 of The #IndianInterest Podcast: I discuss who India's geopolitical "friends" are: Israel? Russia? Japan? France? I also discuss Zelenskyy: Time Magazine's Person of the Year, Pakistan's new army chief, the situation in Afghanistan after over a year of Taliban rule, Xi's visit to meet Saudi ruler MBS, the situation in Ukraine, and other important geopolitical issues.
I discuss the recent "hiccup" in India-Israel relations (Nadav Lapid fiasco), China's Zero-Covid crisis, the gathering storm in Ukraine, and other important geopolitical issues.
I discuss the Russia-NATO (Ukraine) conflict, why its outcome is important for India, and other important geopolitical issues.
I discuss the G20 summit, the changing India-China relationship, Skyroot aerospace's success, Ukraine's attempt to start WW3, US midterm results, Trump's 2024 presidential race announcement, and other important geopolitical issues.
I discuss the US midterm elections and what the results portend for India and the world, the prospect of an expanding BRICS group, Russia's withdrawal from parts of Kherson oblast, and other important geopolitical developments.
I discuss Russia's allegation of a dirty bomb conspiracy, Mackinder's heartland thesis as a way of understanding the Ukraine conflict, as well as the US-Pakistan rapprochement and what it means for India and the global world order.
I discuss Liz Truss - the UK PM fiasco, the prospect of the UK's partition, Xi Jinping's consolidation of power, Hu Jintao's very public humiliation and purge, the deteriorating US-India relationship, Saudi Arabia and BRICS, the emerging new global order, India's MIRV technology, and the Ukraine conflict.
I analyze the Jaishankar Doctrine that provides the framework for India's economic, diplomatic & geopolitical engagement with the US, the West, and the rest of the world.
I discuss social media censorship, free speech, Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, NCERT, lobbying, and more.
I discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the sinking of the battleship Moskva, lessons for Taiwan from the Ukraine war, China's secretive security deal with the Solomon Islands government, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's failed mission to India, and India's rise as a major global pole in the emerging multipolar world order.
I discuss democracy: what it is, what it isn't, its strengths, its shortcomings, and the global "rankings" of democracies.
I discuss the Ukraine War, the golden Ruble, Western hegemony, India-China relations, Sri Lanka, the global order, and more.
I discuss the true nature of the ongoing Ukraine conflict, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi's visit to India, Indian nuclear weapons, India's naval power in the Indian ocean region, and Leadership.
I discuss the ongoing Ukraine conflict (who's winning?), Iran and nuclear weapons, India's choices, oil geopolitics, US sanctions, and more.
I discuss the global geopolitical landscape, the major global powers, their relationships and rivalries, the global hegemons, and India's current place in the world.
