What is driving the United States, Japan, and South Korea together, and is it sustainable?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the trilateral leaders’ summit between the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please...

How the BJP plans to win over South India in the lead up to the 2024 election.Political parties in India are slowly gearing up for the 2024 election showdown. Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak with a BJP heavyweight and strategist in the state of Telangana, Krishna Sagar Rao, to break down the BJP’s approach to win in South India -- a region that has long withstood Modi’s political juggernaut. We discuss the BJPs organizational shake up, its attempts to reverse...

Amid shifting regional geopolitics, the US and its two regional treaty allies grow closer.’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the upcoming trilateral leaders' summit between the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content,...

The U.S. sanctioned Kyrgyz firms for bypassing sanctions on Russia. What are the implications?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss recent developments in Central Asia. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and...

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak to survivors of the Rohingya genocide, currently living in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, as well as Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights.In this week's episode of Beyond the Indus, Joe and Tush speak to survivors of an ongoing genocide to discuss a topic largely ignored in the international community: the Rohingya crisis. We are also joined by Matthew Smith, CEO of Fortify Rights, about Rohingya refugees facing violence, human...

What drives the convergence between U.S. and India today?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent state visit to the United States. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes...

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty speak to Gaurav Narain about layers of this new technology and its impact on the Indian economy.Join Joe and Tush as they explore the revolutionary new technology that is transforming India’s governance and economy - The India Stack. Starting with the digital biometric Aadhar program that provided 1.4 billion Indian with the world's most advanced digital ID, integrated with a publicly owned payments platform and e-authentication of...

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty discuss Modi's state visit to the U.S., and broader trends in India-U.S. relations, with Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan.In this episode, Joe and Tush cover one of the most hotly anticipated events in international diplomacy: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to the United States. We speak to Dr. Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan, director at the Centre of Security, Strategy and Technology at the Observer Research Foundation,...

What does the 2023 Shangri-La Dialogue tell us about Asian geopolitics?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the 2023 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to ’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn. You can contact the...

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty explore how Bhutan is quietly gearing up to become the world's next Bitcoin superpower.For the very first episode at our new home, The Diplomat, Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty explore how Bhutan, an isolated kingdom tucked in the Eastern Himalayas, is quietly gearing up to become the world's next Bitcoin superpower. We speak to Tenzing Lamsang, editor of Bhutan's largest private newspaper, The Bhutanese,...

What happened at the 2023 G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the 2023 Hiroshima G-7 summit. Click the play button above to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also subscribe to The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast ; if you use Windows or Android, you can subscribe , or . If you like the podcast and have suggestions for content, please leave a review and rating on iTunes and TuneIn. You can contact the host,...

The rise and fall of Pakistan's most controversial populist.Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen explore the legacy of Pakistan's most intriguing and enigmatic leader in recent decades. With riots and protests sweeping through Pakistan after Imran Khan's arrest, we speak to Dr Avinash Paliwal of the SOAS London to break down how the one time darling of the Pakistan military became the bete-noire of the establishment, and how his face off with the state evolved into the...

With riots and protests sweeping through Pakistan after Imran Khan's arrest, Joe and Tush explore the legacy of Pakistan's most intriguing and enigmatic leader in recent decades. We speak to Dr Avinash Paliwal of the SOAS London to break down how the one time darling of the Pakistan military became the bete-noire of the Establishment, and how his face off with the state evolved into the most serious internal challenge to the Pakistani state in its entire history.

Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty tackle one of the world's greatest geopolitical conflicts, the Ukraine War, from a South Asian perspective.Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty tackle one of the world's greatest geopolitical conflicts, the Ukraine War, from a South Asian perspective. We're joined by Suhasini Haider, Diplomatic Editor at The Hindu, and Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow at CPR India, to talk about the impact of the war on the nations of South Asia, the viewpoints...

Join your hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty as they tackle one of the world's greatest geopolitical conflicts, the Ukraine War, from a South Asian perspective. We're joined by Suhasini Haider, Diplomatic Editor at The Hindu, and Sushant Singh, Senior Fellow at CPR India, to talk about the impact of the war on the nations of South Asia, the viewpoints and opinions on the conflict from the region and the wider strategic, economic and geopolitical factors involved.

The shadowy reemergence of the global Khalistan project.Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen explore the emergence and downfall of Amritpal Singh and evaluate where support for an independent Sikh state is at its greatest: in Punjab or overseas.

Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen explore the emergence and downfall of Amritpal Singh and evaluate where support for an independent Sikh state is at its greatest: in Punjab or overseas.

Unpacking Pakistan's economic and political meltdown.In the very first episode of Beyond the Indus, hosts Tushar Shetty and Joe Wallen are joined by Dr Miftah Ismail, former Finance Minister of Pakistan, and Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Centre, D.C., to discuss Pakistan's ongoing poly-crisis. Join us as we explore how Pakistan's long term economic woes, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the political chaos engendered by the rise and fall of...

In the very first episode of Beyond the Indus, we're joined by Dr Miftah Ismail, former Finance Minister of Pakistan, and Michael Kugelman, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the Wilson Centre, DC, to discuss Pakistan's ongoing Poly-Crisis. Join us as we explore how Pakistan's long term economic woes, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the political chaos engendered by the rise and fall of Imran Khan culminated in one of the worst crises the country has ever faced, accompanied by...