Episode 11 - The Nuclear Decades
On May 18, 1974, India conducted a 'peaceful' nuclear explosion - which came on the heels of vivisecting Pakistan. The intervening decades have seen n...
Pontificating Across The Pond
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Back in the day while we were roommates in Chennai and Bangalore, we would have many long debates and conversations on the country and the many forces making it what is today. Now, with a pond separating us with Uday in London, and me in Bangalore, we want to continue these conversations, over a podcast so we can have you join in with your views. We intend to come back with an episode as often as we can, the moment we find matters that require pontificating across the pond.
Episode 10 - US Oil's Descent into Anarchy and the Special Forces Debate Rages on
WTI's May Contract exchanged hands at -$37/bbl a day before expiry. Is this indicative of a wider supply glut or do US's unique inland dynamics make t...
A Leadership Crisis During A Crisis
As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the world - Som and Uday talk about the twin crises of leadership and the pandemic itself. The pain this pandem...
Episode 8 - Houston, we have Modi and a CDS
"India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi went on a charm offensive in the US. Som and Uday discuss what this means for India's foreign policy, that is, ...
Episode 7 - Kashmir in the Shah era
The Indian government scrapped Article 370, which granted Jammu & Kashmir special status, on 5 August 2019. This historic move has seen many reactions...
Episode 6 - War and Peace since Kargil
Operation Vijay - the operation to evict Pakistani infiltrators from the commanding heights in Drass, Kargil, Leh and Mushkoh valley was successfully ...
Episode 5 - Breaking down a pivotal budget and the most important company in the world!
In this episode, Som and Uday delve deeper into the budget - not the 'bahi-khata', but its contents. Uday tries to explain why lowering the fiscal def...
Episode 4 - A view of Kashmir and the journey of Political Satire
In this episode, Som and Uday discuss Kashmir - the past which brought us to the present and what the future holds as Sardar Patel's second coming ass...
Episode 3 - The AFSOD, the Elections Finale and our Leadership Crisis deep dive.
In this episode, we talk about the new Armed Forces Special Operations Command (AFSOD) and what it means for our security architecture. Why the high h...
Episode 2 - Masood Azhar, Indian Web Series and the Elections
In this episode we break down the Masood Azhar story and it’s impact on India and it’s neighbors, and the world as a whole. We also talk about Indian ...