E180 - India's Homeland Security and Israel w/ Rhys Machold
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Danny and Derek are joined by Rhys Machold, senior lecturer in international relations at the University of Glasgow, to talk about how India tries to achieve homeland security through its relationship with Israel. They talk about the watershed 2008 Mumbai attacks (aka 26/11), the origins of India's relationship with Israel, the latter's security tech industry, post-Mumbai attack ramifications like Modi and Hindutva's rise, and how the concept of homeland security permeates many aspects of the culture. Buy a copy of Rhys' book Fabricating Homeland Security: Police Entanglements Across India and Palestine/Israel. And don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here. Further Reading: Lisa Stampintzky Disciplining Terror: How Experts Invented 'Terrorism'
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