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In this episode of Bharatvaarta podcast, Roshan engages with geopolitical experts Ruchir Sharma and Surya Kanegaonkar to discuss the ongoing political, social, and economic turmoil in Bangladesh following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's deposition. The experts examine the geopolitical interests and meddling of powers like the USA and China, rise of Islamist movements, and implications for India's security and foreign policy. Historical contexts and potential scenarios for Bangladesh's interim government are discussed, along with India's strategic response. Additionally, the conversation broadens to address the need for structural reforms in India, drawing parallels with countries like China, Yugoslavia, and Rwanda, and highlighting the risks of secessionism, federal architecture, and sovereignty.

Topics:
00:00 Sneak peak
01:50 Introduction 
03:46 Discussion on Bangladesh's Political Turmoil
07:06 Economic Factors and Political Instability
12:01 US Involvement and Regime Change
28:30 China's Role and Regional Dynamics
45:12 Historical Context and Current Implications
01:02:14 History of Military Interventions
01:04:15 Modern Geopolitical Dynamics
01:07:50 India's Strategic Challenges
01:11:00 Potential for Foreign Influence in India
01:19:47 Economic and Political Reforms in India
01:25:26 Lessons from Global Examples
01:55:58 Future of India-Bangladesh Relations
02:00:42 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Guest bio:
Surya Kanegaonkar is a trader specializing in natural resources, geopolitics, and economics, with bylines in major publications like The Hindu and CNN News18. He is an alumnus of Imperial College and Warwick University, currently based in Zug, Switzerland. He is also a returning guest of the podcast.
Twitter: https://x.com/suryakane

Ruchir Sharma is an international affairs and social entrepreneurship expert across India and Europe and commentator in the media, having been quoted in the New York Times, and contributing to the Huffington Post, FirstPost, Swarajya, and Russia Insider, with a keen interest in the BRICS, European politics, and international terrorism. Ruchir is also a returning guest of the podcast.
Twitter: https://x.com/ruchirsharma_1

In this episode of the Bharatvaarta weekly, Roshan and Abhishek discuss the fight between BJP and the opposition parties and how India's politics of wealth affects the country, they also talk about the suppression of free speech in US Universities and India's reaction to it and more!

The Bharatvaarta Weekly is our reaction to the news headlines of the week that was. In this episode Roshan Cariappa, Nirav Kanodra and Abhishek Paul discuss the the latest news from the week and more!If you liked this episode, then don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and share this content. You can stay updated with everything at Bharatvaarta by following us on social media: we're @bharatvaarta on Twitter, facebook.com/bharatvaarta.in on Facebook, and @bharatvaarta on Instagram).

Topics:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 Electoral Bonds
07:13 CAA Implementation
13:42 Lok Sabha elections dates announced
19:20 Resignation of Haryana CM ML Khattar
21:47 DRDO's MIRV missile tests and Navy's fight against pirates

Britain is undergoing massive changes from a new monarch to a new Prime Minister. For 7 long decades the Queen was the symbol of stability for Britons, with her passing, her son Prince Charles ascended the throne to become King Charles III. The country also found itself with a new Prime minister amid several scandals and crises. 

In this episode Sunil talks about what the Monarchy means to Britain, the Queen's legacy, the new Prime minister of Britain and her political journey, road ahead for Britain, the violence in Leicester, Britain's allies and alliances and more!

Topics:
00:00 Sneak Peak
01:03 Introduction
01:53 The Queen's legacy and her significance
03:24 Roles and Responsibility of the Monarch
05:16 How will King Charles III be different?
08:33 India's Relationship with the British Monarchy
10:56 Liz Truss' Political journey so far
14:32 Bringing Britain's economy back under control
16:42 What can India expect from Liz Truss?
19:09 Leicester Violence: Why did it happen?
22:56 Who's responsible for the Violence
26:12 Important Geopolitical Alliances for the UK

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The 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is the eighth ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. It is being played in Australia from 16 October to 13 November 2022. Originally, the tournament was to be held in 2020, however, in July 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that the tournament had been postponed, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, the ICC also confirmed that Australia would host the rearranged tournament in 2022. On 21 January 2022, the ICC confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. Hosts Australia are also the defending champions.

In this livestream, Abhishek Paul, Mahek Vyas, Nirav Kanodra, and Rajesh Tiwary speak about the teams in T20 2022 and their takes on the squad compositions. They will also talk about their favourites in the upcoming tournament and take questions from the audience in this engaging livestream.

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Trinh Nguyen is a nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She is a senior economist covering emerging Asia at Natixis, based in Hong Kong. Nguyen joined Natixis in October 2015. She previously worked at HSBC as an ASEAN economist from 2011 to 2015.

Nguyen has been awarded best economist on Vietnam by Asia Money. She was a top-ranked regional economist, also by Asia Money. Nguyen’s analysis serves fixed income, equity, and FX markets.

In this episode Trinh and Velina spoke about Asia's Development, Steps US and China are taking to win over the ASEAN countries, the competition between Southeast asian countries in infrastructure investments and more!

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00:00 Sneak Peak
01:10 Introduction
02:01 Trinh's perspective on Asia's Development and future development 
10:23 US/China's steps to win over ASEAN / China post Zero covid
28:05 Competition in Infrastructure Investment  
49:40 Green Transition policies - Conflicts in decarbonization goals

Shaunak Agarkhedkar is the author of acclaimed spy thriller ‘Let Bhutto Eat Grass’, and its sequels. He also runs a newsletter focused on short stories about espionage all over the world. In this episode, hosted by Sharan Setty, they delve into topics such as the reality of spy work, how spies function in India, information-gathering techniques before the Internet Age, the US' position on various Indo-Pakistani interactions, and more. 

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