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India’s biggest mistake in Op Sindoor and why India must get a megaton bomb
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India’s biggest mistake in Op Sindoor and why India must get a megaton bomb

Bharat Karnad is an emeritus professor in National Security Studies at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi and a national security expert. He is the author of India's Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Weapons and Indian Security: The Realist Foundations of Strategy and author-editor of Future Imperilled: India's Security in the 1990s and Beyond. He is widely recognised as one of the best security studies (specialising in nuclear warfare) experts in India. In this audio-only podcast interview, Karnad spoke to Hindol Sengupta about, - India's biggest mistake in Operation Sindoor, •⁠ ⁠the gaps in India's nuclear deterrence, •⁠ ⁠the urgent need for a megaton bomb in India to effectively counter China, •⁠ ⁠the need for further nuclear tests to boost India's nuclear deterrence, •⁠ ⁠the lack of a strong strategic culture in India, even among strategists, •⁠ ⁠the need to take Pakistan a lot less seriously, and China, a lot more, •⁠ ⁠and why he thinks the Vedas are a better source for thinking about nuclear deterrence than scholars like Bernard Brodie, Herman Kahn, and Albert Wohlstetter. Chapters - 0:00-1:06 Introduction 1:08-9:40 Strategic blunders in Operation Sindoor 10:09- 19:57 India’s nuclear deterrence and the need for testing 19:59-29:46 China as the primary adversary 29:46-31:44 The call for a Megaton Bomb 32:18-35:31 Strategic culture and nuclear deterrence 35:32-37:38 Understanding adversaries and strategic challenges 37:39-46:25 Cultural reflections on warfare and deterrence 46:27-57:21 The gaps in nuclear deterrence 57:24-1:03:38 The future of India’s nuclear strategy 1:03:39-1:04:33 Conclusion #operationsindoor #india #pakistan #china #nuclear #nuclearweapons #nucleardeterrence #nuclearwar #thermonuclearweapons #megatonbomb #news #interview #foreignaffairs
Yunus vs Army: Civil War in Bangladesh?
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Yunus vs Army: Civil War in Bangladesh?

Chaos is spreading in Bangladesh again as the administration of Mohammad Yunus, Nobel laureate and chief advisor to the interim government refuses to call for elections in the near future, and the chief of the Bangladesh army Waker-Uz-Zaman insists that a clear timeline for elections must be announced. Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (retd.) talks to Hindol Sengupta about, - American intervention in Bangladesh and the controversial Rakhine State humanitarian corridor, - why the Bangladesh Army is refusing to allow Yunus a free hand, - why Yunus supporters are now demanding that he should remain in power for five years to complete 'reforms', - the crumbling situation in the Myanmar civil war, - the Americans versus the Chinese in Myanmar, - why the Americans are desperate to stop further Chinese infiltration in Myanmar, - whether India's northeast get further destablised, - why Bangladeshi naval expansion with the Chinese worries India, - and how the Pakistan navy is being boosted by the Chinese. Chapters: 00:00 - 02:25 - Introduction 02:26 - 06:42 - New concerning developments in Bangladesh 06:43 - 12:39 - Is the US trying to carve out a Christian domain in Bangladesh? 12:40 - 16:40 - The news of the Rohingya refugees amidst Operation Sindoor 16:41 - 20:35 - The position of Muhammad Yunus 20:36 - 23:49 - Attempted coups in Bangladesh 23:50 - 28:33 - Will the Myanmar conflict spillover into Bangladesh 28:34 - 37:37 - Will there be an implosion in Bangladesh? 37:38 - 40:44 - How should India view American presence in its neighbourhood? 40:45 - 51:36 - Has Pakistan acquired strategic depth to counter India? 51:37 - 51:21 - Conclusion #china #bangladesh #usa #india #civilwar #armycoup #coup #military #news #defence #pakistan #foreignaffairs #interview #myanmar #rakhine #rohingyanews
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