India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor 
@mohaljoshi 
@veggiediplomat

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As the Ukraine War continues in Europe, India's immediate neighbourhood is facing economic crises. The economic crisis in Pakistan has now led to a political crisis eventually leading to the replacement of Imran Khan with Shahbaz Sharif. In Sri Lanka, the Gotabaya Rajapaksa administration finds itself cornered unable to manage the economy and is on the verge of defaulting its payment of international debts. 

#Pakistan #ImranKhan #ShahbazSharif #GeneralQamarJavedBajwa #PTI #SriLanka #GotabayaRajapaksa #MahindaRajapaksa #IMFBailout #IndianAssistance

Episode 38 Twin Crises in Indian Neighbourhood - Imran's Pakistan & Rajapaksa's Sri Lanka

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor
@mohaljoshi
@veggiediplomat

On December 9, around 300 PLA soldiers tried to transgress into Indian territory by crossing the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and were met by 50 brave Indian soldiers who physically stopped them from doing so. In the ensuing brawl, the outnumbered Indian soldiers were successful in not only stopping the PLA soldiers on their tracks, but also chase them back into their territory.
This episode delves into this event with whatever little information is available in public domain and tries to analyse the Chinese psyche and the Indian response.

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Episode 41 Imran Khan Arrest & Turmoil in Pakistan

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@mohaljoshi 
@veggiediplomat 

India Canada relations have nosedived suddenly after the explosive allegations by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the involvement of Indian government agencies in the killing of a wanted Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

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Episode 43 Nosediving India Canada relations after the G20 Summit success

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@veggiediplomat 

On May 8, US President Donald Trump unilaterally walked out of the nuclear deal signed by the P5+1 countries with Iran. In due course, his administration has imposed economic sanctions on Iran by stopping the supply of dollar notes and has threatened to take it many notches higher. We dive deep to understand the ramifications on the Iranian society and also it's impact on Indian oil imports. 

In 2015 Indian government made a government to government deal with French government to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets as a direct consequence of a renegotiation of an earlier bid floated by the Indian government. The government now is attacked by the opposition claiming that that fighter jets are being purchased at escalated prices. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff and explain to you the basic clauses of the deal in attempt to understand if there is any scam in the whole deal.

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India Rising: Ep 1 - Iran Sanctions and Rafale Controversy

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Ex-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Aug 16, 2018. This episode discusses the achievements and legacy of Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the realm of foreign policy. 

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India Rising: Ep 2 - Vajpayee Foreign Policy

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Turkey's currency Lira collapsed to all time lows recently triggering a wide spread collapse of currencies of emerging markets from around the world including the Indian Rupee. This episode looks at the strained US-Turkey relations causing the Turkish economic meltdown in addition to understanding the Indian Rupee's slide compared to the US Dollar.

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India Rising: Ep 3 - Turkish Lira Meltdown and Indian Rupee Slide

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@veggiediplomat 

India and the US held their first 2 Plus 2 Dialogue in New Delhi on Sep 6. India was represented by Minister of External Affairs Smt Sushma Swaraj and Minister of Defense Smt Nirmala Sitharaman whereas the US was represented by Secretary of State Mr. Michael Pompeo and by Secretary of Defense Mr. James Mattis. This episode looks at the context in which this meeting was held, the issues and topics discussed and also analyzes the joint statement issued at the end of the meeting.

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India Rising: Ep 4 - 2 Plus 2 Dialogue

The Indian Parliament this week abrogated article 370 which gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir a special status. The state was further bifurcated into 2 Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

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India Rising: Ep 19 - Abrogation of Article 370

Indian Defence Minister Sri Rajnath Singh issued a statement about how India might reconsider it’s self-imposed No-First Use policy depending on circumstances in the future.

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India Rising: Ep 20 - Is India Planning to Upend It's No First Use (NFU) Policy?

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor 
@mohaljoshi 
@veggiediplomat 

US President Donald Trump traveled to India on a 2-day visit. Among other things, trade deal was expected to be signed between the two nations, but didn't materialise. Was it a mere irritant in the overall ties or a deal breaker? Have the bilateral ties evolved beyond momentary trade deal failures and poised to think strategic and global?

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Episode 25 - When Trump Came Calling to India

India Rising: Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor 
@mohaljoshi 
@veggiediplomat 

49 years ago, on December 16, 1971, Pakistan surrendered in Dhaka to the Indian and Mukti Bahini forces marking the end of a short war resulting in the formation of the new state of Bangladesh. This episode is dedicated to that war and how it has shaped the subcontinent ever since.

▬ Contents of this track  ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

0:00 - Intro
1:43 - History and Background
8:40 - Geopolitical Angle
17:42 - Military Build-up to the War
29:00 - 1971 War - Air Operations
32:43 - 1971 War - Naval Operations
35:49 - 1971 War - Land Operations Western Sector
41:09 - 1971 War - Land Operations Eastern Sector
51:06 - 1971 War - Closing Stages of the War
58:28 - Legacy
1:09:18 - Recommendations

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Episode 30 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War

Strategic Affairs Conversations with Mohal and Kishor 
@mohaljoshi 
@veggiediplomat

Episode 43 Nosediving India Canada relations after the G20 Summit success

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